Archdiocese of Omaha Archidioecesis Omahensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 23 counties in eastern Nebraska |
Ecclesiastical province | Omaha |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,051 sq mi (36,390 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,017,223 235,975 (23.2%) |
Parishes | 123 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 6, 1857 (167 years ago) |
Cathedral | St. Cecilia Cathedral |
Patron saint | Saint Cecilia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | George Joseph Lucas |
Bishops emeritus | Elden Francis Curtiss |
Map | |
Website | |
archomaha.org |
Archbishop of Omaha | |
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Archbishopric | |
catholic | |
Incumbent: George Joseph Lucas | |
Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Omaha |
Information | |
First holder | James Myles O'Gorman |
Established | 1859 |
Diocese | Diocese of Omaha |
Cathedral | St. Cecilia Cathedral |
Website | |
archomaha.org |
The Archdiocese of Omaha (Latin: Archidioecesis Omahensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northeastern Nebraska in the United States. Its current archbishop, George Joseph Lucas, was installed in Omaha on July 22, 2009.
As of 2017, Archdiocese of Omaha served over 230,000 Catholics in approximately 120 parishes and missions.[1] Its mother church is St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha.