allegations against all Catholic dioceses in the state of Kansas, which includes the Diocese of Wichita, since November 2018. On August 14, 2020, Melissa Underwood, spokeswoman for the KBI, stated in an email "As of Aug. 7, we have had 205 reports of abuse and have opened 120 cases." The Diocese of Wichita has a section on the main page of its website, under the heading, "Promise to Protect/Pledge to Heal", in which the bishop expresses commitment to address all allegations of sexual abuse of minors. "Virtus Training" is required/mandatory for all diocesan volunteers. According to the Diocese of Wichita, "Members of the clergy, religious, employees and each volunteer who has regular contact with a minor is required to attend a live awareness session called Protecting God’s Children for Adults. This session, provided by certified VIRTUS Facilitators, gives participants an awareness of the signs of child sexual abuse, the methods and means by which abusers commit abuse and 5 concrete steps to create safe environments and to prevent abuse." Bishops Bishops of Wichita James O'Reilly (1887); did not take effect, because of his death John Joseph Hennessy (1888–1920) Augustus John Schwertner (1921–1939) Christian Herman Winkelmann (1939–1946) Mark Kenny Carroll (1947–1967) - Leo Christopher Byrne (coadjutor bishop 1961–1967), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis before succession David Monas Maloney (1967–1982) Eugene John Gerber (1982–2001) Thomas J. Olmsted (2001–2003), appointed Bishop of Phoenix Michael Owen Jackels (2005–2013), appointed Archbishop of Dubuque Carl A. Kemme (2014–present) Other priests of the diocese who became bishops John Henry Tihen, appointed Bishop of Lincoln in 1911 and later Bishop of Denver in 1917 Ignatius Jerome Strecker, appointed Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in 1962 and later Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas in 1969 Eugene John Gerber, appointed Bishop of Dodge City in 1976 and later returned to this diocese as Bishop of Wichita in 1982 Ronald Michael Gilmore, appointed Bishop of Dodge City in 1998 Paul Stagg Coakley, appointed Bishop of Salina in 2004 and later Archbishop of Oklahoma City in 2010 James Douglas Conley, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Denver in 2008 and later Bishop of Lincoln in 2012 John Balthasar Brungardt, appointed Bishop of Dodge City in 2010 Shawn McKnight, appointed Bishop of Jefferson City in 2017 Notable people Emil Kapaun (1916–1951), Roman Catholic priest, Army chaplain, Medal of Honor recipient, and candidate for canonization Education The Catholic Diocese of Wichita was cited