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Metropolitan see Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Archdiocese of Omaha

Omahen(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Omaha originated as the Apostolic Vicariate of Nebraska (1857), became a diocese in 1885, and was elevated to an archdiocese in 1945. It is the metropolitan see for northeastern Nebraska with suffragans Grand Island and Lincoln, led by Archbishop Michael G. McGovern since 2025.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Cecilia Cathedral, in Omaha, United States.

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Established
1885
Catholics
238,731
Priests
165
Territory
36,392 km²

Parishes and churches

135 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Michael G. McGovern
Born
1 July 1964
Birthplace
Chicago

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The cathedral

St. Cecilia Cathedral stands in Omaha, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Northeastern Nebraska in the United States is served by the Archdiocese of Omaha (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Omahensis), a diocese of the Catholic Church with St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha as its mother church. As of 2025, Michael George McGovern is the archbishop.

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