Diocese of Lincoln
| Diocese of Lincoln | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Omaha |
| Diocesan bishop | James Douglas Conley |
| Apostolic Administrator | George Joseph Lucas |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz |
| founding | 1887 |
| surface | 61,756 km² |
| Parishes | 134 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 606.212 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 97,597 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 16.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 152 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 11 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 599 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 96 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 138 (2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Risen Christ |
| Website | www.dioceseoflincoln.org |
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The Diocese of Lincoln ( Latin : Dioecesis Lincolnensis ) located in the USA was detached from the Diocese of Omaha on August 2, 1887 and, like this, was subject to the Archdiocese of Dubuque as a suffragan. With the elevation of Omahas to the Metropolitan Archdiocese in 1945, Lincoln transferred to this.
In 1950 there were 39,695 Catholics (7.1%) in 141 parishes with 156 diocesan priests , 21 religious priests and 222 religious sisters, the 61,732 km² diocese grew to 89,331 Catholics (16.6%) in 134 parishes with 136 diocesan priests, 9 religious priests by 2002 , 2 deacons and 131 nuns.
Bishops of Lincoln
- Thomas Bonacum (1887–1911)
- John Henry Tihen (1911-1917)
- Charles Joseph O'Reilly (1918-1923)
- Francis Beckman (1924-1930)
- Louis Benedict Kucera (1930–1957)
- James Vincent Casey (1957-1967)
- Glennon Patrick Flavin (1967-1992)
- Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz (1992–2012)
- James Douglas Conley (since 2012)