Country United States Parishes 138 Archbishop George Joseph Lucas Phone +1 402-558-3100 | Ecclesiastical province Omaha Address Omaha, NE, USA Cathedral St. Cecilia Cathedral | |
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Territory 23 counties in Eastern Nebraska Area 14,051 sq mi (36,390 km) Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
930,000
238,800 (25.7%) Hours Closed now Tuesday9AM–4PMWednesday9AM–4PMThursday9AM–4PMFriday9AM–4PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–4PMSuggest an edit Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha (Latin: Archidioecesis Omahensis) is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss served as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese until Archbishop George Joseph Lucas, formerly the head of the Springfield, Illinois diocese, was installed on July 22, 2009. The Archdiocese serves more than 230,010 Catholics in 152 parishes and missions.
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History
On January 6, 1857 Pope Pius IX established the Vicariate Apostolic of Nebraska from the Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains. The Rev. James Myles O'Gorman, O.C.S.O. from New Melleray Monastery near Dubuque, Iowa was named the Apostolic Vicar on January 28, 1859. It lost territory when the Vicariate Apostolic of Montana was created in 1883. The vicariate was elevated to a diocese and renamed the Diocese of Omaha by Pope Leo XIII on October 2, 1885 with the Reverend James O'Connor appointed as its first bishop. At the time, the diocese included all of Nebraska and Wyoming. It lost territory on August 2, 1887 when the dioceses of Cheyenne and Lincoln were established. The diocese lost territory two more times to the Diocese of Kearney; in 1912 when it was created and again in 1916. It was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XII on August 10, 1945.
Ordinaries
The lists of ordinaries and their years of service:
- James O'Connor (1876–1890)
- Richard Scannell (1891–1916)
- Jeremiah James Harty (1916–1927)
- Joseph Francis Rummel (1928–1935)
- James Hugh Ryan (1935–1947)
- Gerald Thomas Bergan (1947–1969)
- Daniel E. Sheehan (1969–1993)
- Elden Francis Curtiss (1993–2009)
- George Joseph Lucas (2009–present)
Omaha Catholic schools
The Omaha Catholic Schools is a school district in and around Omaha which is part of the Archdiocese of Omaha. All schools are accredited or approved by the state of Nebraska. The school district is composed of 54 elementary schools, 1 private 4th-8th grade school, 4 corporation high schools, 3 K-12th grade schools, 1 special needs K-12th grade school, and 10 private high schools. Over 20,000 students attend Omaha Catholic Schools each year.