The archdiocese has 67 Catholic schools across 23 counties, including 58 elementary schools and 16 high schools. "Omaha, you have a great reputation as a local church when I think of all the ...

Lucas, who served as archbishop of the Omaha diocese for 16 years, submitted his resignation in June 2024 after he turned 75, something the Catholic Church requires of archbishops. Lucas welcomed ...

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, as the next Archbishop of Omaha, the Archdiocese of Omaha announced Monday. McGovern will succeed Archbishop ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Pope Francis has appointed a new Archbishop of Omaha. Archbishop-designate Michael McGovern will become the sixth Archbishop of Omaha. He gave his first official “hello ...

Lucas has led the Archdiocese of Omaha since 2009. McGovern is the youngest child of a large Catholic family. He grew up in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, where he attended Christ the King Parish and ...

Pope Francis has appointed Belleville Bishop Michael McGovern as the next archbishop of Omaha, the Belleville diocese announced Monday.

"I look forward to meeting the clergy and faithful in the Archdiocese of Omaha. The Church in Omaha has a great reputation for supporting Catholic education, including many parochial schools ...

McGovern, who said he heard from the pope “very recently” about his Omaha appointment, became the ninth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville in 2020. Pope Francis is recovering from ...

Lucas has led the Archdiocese of Omaha since 2009. McGovern is the youngest child of a large Catholic family. He grew up in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, where he attended Christ the King ...