Archdiocese of Omaha
Omahen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 October 1885
- Latin
- Omahen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Cecilia
- Annuario code
- 001002454
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 238,731
- Population
- 1,047,607
- Catholic share
- 22.8%
- Priests
- 165
- Catholics per priest
- 1,447
- Extent
- 36,392 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 6.6
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
- Archbishop
- Michael G. McGovern
- Born
- 1 July 1964
- Birthplace
- Chicago
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
St. Cecilia Cathedral stands in Omaha, 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
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Grand IslandGrand Island
- Diocese of LincolnLincoln
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
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].