Diocese of Lincoln
Lincolnen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
The Diocese of Lincoln is a Latin Rite see covering southern Nebraska, erected in 1887 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Omaha. Bishop James D. Conley has led the diocese since 2012.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 August 1887
- Latin
- Lincolnen(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001002011
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 95,104
- Population
- 620,359
- Catholic share
- 15.3%
- Priests
- 173
- Catholics per priest
- 550
- Extent
- 61,756 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.5
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- James D. Conley
- Born
- 19 March 1955
- Birthplace
- Kansas City
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Risen Christ stands in Lincoln, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Omaha
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Omaha.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of OmahaOmaha
- Diocese of Grand IslandGrand Island
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established in 1887 after Irish, German and Czech Catholic immigrants settled the region, the Diocese of Lincoln (Latin: Dioecesis Lincolnensis) takes in most of the eastern and central portions of Nebraska, United States, south of the Platte River. It is suffragan to the archdiocese of Omaha, with its episcopal see at Lincoln, Nebraska. Bishop James D. Conley has led the diocese since 2012, and the Cathedral of the Risen Christ serves as its cathedral parish.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].