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 shareof the people living within its bounds
- 22.8%
- Priests
- 165
- Catholics per priest
- 1,447
- Extent
- 36,392 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 6.6
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.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.