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.
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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.
- St. Isidore ParishColumbusMass times recorded
- St. James ParishOmahaMass times recorded
- St. Jane Frances de Chantal ParishRandolphView parish
- St. Joan of Arc ParishOmahaMass times recorded
- St. John at Creighton University ParishOmahaMass times recorded
- St. John Nepomucene ParishHowellsMass times recorded
- St. John Paul II Newman CenterOmahaMass times recorded
- St. John the Baptist ParishFt CalhounMass times recorded
- St. John the Baptist ParishHolt County, Deloit TownshipView parish
- St. John the Baptist ParishPenderView parish
- St. John the Baptist ParishPetersburgMass times recorded
- St. John the Evangelist ParishValleyMass times recorded
- St. John Vianney ParishOmahaMass times recorded
- St. Joseph MissionAmeliaMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishAtkinsonMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishLyonsView parish
- St. Joseph ParishOmahaMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishPierceMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishPlatte CenterMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishPoncaMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishSpringfieldMass times recorded
- St. Joseph ParishWalthillView parish
- St. Joseph ParishWisnerMass times recorded
- St. Lawrence MissionScribnerMass times recorded
- St. Lawrence ParishSilver CreekView parish
- St. Leo ParishSnyderMass times recorded
- St. Leo the Great ParishOmahaMass times recorded
- St. Leonard ParishMadisonMass times recorded
- St. Ludger ParishCreightonView parish
- St. Margaret Mary ParishOmahaMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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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