Archdiocese of Omaha
| Archdiocese of Omaha | |
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| Country | United States |
| Diocesan bishop | George Joseph Lucas |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Elden Francis Curtiss |
| Vicar General | Michael W. Grewe |
| founding | 1857 |
| surface | 36,392 km² |
| Parishes | 139 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 889.225 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 224,532 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 25.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 193 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 85 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 808 |
| Permanent deacons | 199 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 112 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 325 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Cecilia |
| address | 100 North 62nd St. Omaha NE 68132-2795 |
| Website | www.archomaha.com |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Bishopric of Grand Island Bishopric of Lincoln |
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Located in the United States , the Archdiocese of Omaha ( Latin : Archidioecesis Omahensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Omaha , Nebraska .
history
The Archdiocese of Omaha found its beginnings in the Vicariate Apostolic Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains, from which it was separated on January 6, 1857 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Nebraska. After Idaho had already been lost in 1833, it was raised to a diocese on October 2, 1885 and as a suffragan diocese subordinated to the Archdiocese of Dubuque . Two years later, in 1887, the dioceses of Cayenne and Lincoln were separated from it, and in 1912 also the diocese of Kearney . On August 4, 1945, Omaha was elevated to an archbishopric with metropolitan headquarters.
territory
The diocese area includes Boyd County , Holt County , Merrick County , Nance County , Boone County , Antelope County , Knox County , Pierce County , Madison County , Platte County , Colfax County , Stanton County , Wayne County , Cedar County , Dixon County , Dakota County , Thurston County , Cuming County , Dodge County , Burt County , Washington County , Douglas County, and Sarpy County .
Bishops of Omaha
- James Michael Myles O'Gorman OCSO (1859–1874)
- John Ireland (1875-1875)
- James O'Connor (1876-1890)
- Richard Scannell (1891-1916)
- Jeremiah James Harty (1916-1927)
- Joseph Francis Rummel (1928–1935)
- James Hugh Ryan (1935-1945)
Archbishops of Omaha
- James Hugh Ryan (1945-1947)
- Gerald Thomas Bergan (1948–1969)
- Daniel Eugene Sheehan (1969-1993)
- Elden Francis Curtiss (1993-2009)
- George Joseph Lucas (since 2009)