Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
Located in the United States Archdiocese of Omaha (Latin: Archidioecesis Omahensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic church located in Omaha, Nebraska.
History
The Archdiocese of Omaha finds its beginnings in the Apostolic Vicariate of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains, from which it was removed on January 6, 1857 as Apostolic Prefecture of Nebraska. After it had lost in 1833 Idaho, it was raised on October 2, 1885 and placed under the diocese as suffragan to the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Two years later, in 1887, the dioceses Cayenne and Lincoln have been extracted from him and 1912 and the Diocese of Kearney. On August 4, 1945 Omaha was elevated to an archdiocese with Metropolitan seat.
Territory
The diocese territory 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)