Archdiocese of Omaha

ARCHDIOCESE OF OMAHA (Archidioecesis Omahensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1857 as Apostolic Vicariate of Nebraska
Elevated to Diocese of Omaha in 1885
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1945

Official blazon

Vert, a fess wavy argent; overall a cross sable.

Origin/meaning

The green field signifies the green farmland of Nebraska. The cross is the symbol of Christianity and the silver wavy bar the Missouri River.

Arms of Bishops

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  James Michael Myles O’Gorman (1859-1874)

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  John Ireland (1875)

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  James O'Connor (1876-1890)

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  Richard Scannell (1891-1916)

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  Jeremiah James Harty (1916-1927)

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  Joseph Francis Rummel (1928-1935)

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  James Hugh Ryan (1935-1945)

Arms of Archbishops

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  James Hugh Ryan (1945-1947)

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  Gerald Thomas Bergan (1947-1969)

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  Daniel Eugene Sheehan (1969-1993)

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  Elden Francis Curtiss (1993-2009)

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  George Joseph Lucas (2009-present)

Arms of Auxiliary bishops

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  Daniel Eugene Sheehan (1964-1969)

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  Anthony Michael Milone (1982-1988)

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