Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha

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St. Cecilia Cathedral

Basic information

Location Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Territory 23 counties in Eastern Nebraska

Population 226,000 Catholics

Rite Roman Rite

Patron Saint Cecilia

Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Omaha

Cathedral St. Cecilia Cathedral

Bishop Archbishop of Omaha

Website Archdiocese of Omaha

Current leadership

Pope Benedict XVI

Metropolitan Elden Francis Curtiss
Archbishop of Omaha

Diocesan Bishop Elden Francis Curtiss
Archbishop of Omaha

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. It is currently headed by Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss and serves more than 230,010 Catholics in 152 parishes and missions.

1 History
2 Bishops
3 Parishes
4 Omaha Catholic Schools
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

History

The Diocese of Omaha was created on August 2, 1885 with the Reverend James O'Connor appointed as its first bishop. At the time, the diocese included all of Nebraska and Wyoming. The diocese became an archdiocese on August 10, 1945.

Bishops

Bishop James O'Connor - (1876-1891)
Bishop Richard Scannell - (1891-1916)
Bishop Jeremiah James Harty - (1916-1927)
Bishop Joseph Francis Rummel - (1928-1935)
Archbishop James Hugh Ryan - (1935-1947)
Archbishop Gerald Thomas Bergan - (1947-1969)
Archbishop Daniel E. Sheehan - (1969-1993)
Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss - (1993-Present)

Parishes

Omaha Parishes of the Archdiocese of Omaha^[1]
Parish Name (established)	Address	Notes	Link
St. Cecilia Cathedral (1888)	715 N. 40th St		Link
Assumption Parish (1894)	5434 S 22nd St	Czech	Link
Blessed Sacrament Parish (1919)	3020 Curtis Ave		Link
Christ the King Parish (1953)	654 S 86th St		Link
Holy Cross Parish (1922)	4803 William St		Link
Holy Family Parish (1876)	1715 Izard St
Holy Ghost Parish (1918)	5219 S 53rd St
Holy Name Parish (1917)	2901 Fontenelle Blvd		Link
Immaculate Conception Parish (1897)	2708 S 24th St	Polish	Link
Mary Our Queen Parish (1963)	3535 S 119th St		Link
Mother of Perpetual Help Parish (1975)	5215 Seward St	Church of the Deaf
Our Lady of Fatima Parish	709 S 28th St
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish (1927)	2310 O St.	Spanish
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (1917)	2110 S 32nd Ave		Link
Sacred Heart Parish (1890)	2218 Binney St.		Link
St. Aldabert Parish (1919)	2110 S 32nd Ave
St Agnes Parish (1889)	2215 Q St.	Irish/Spanish
St. Anthony Parish (1907)	5401 S 33rd St	Lithuanian
St. Bennedict of Moor Parish (1919)	2423 Grant St		Link
St. Bernard Parish (1905)	3601 N 65th St		Link
St. Bridget Parish (1887)	4112 S 26th St	Irish
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish (1981)	5419 N 114th St		Link
St. Fransis Cabrini Parish (1908)	1334 S 9th St
St. Francis Assisi Parish	3529 Q St	Polish/Spanish
St. James Parish (1963)	9025 Larimore Ave		Link
St. Joan of Arc Parish (1955)	3122 S 74th St		Link
St. John Parish (1897)	2500 California St.	Creighton University	Link
St. John Vianney Parish (1974)	5801 Oak Hills Dr		Link
St. Joseph Parish (1887)	1723 S 17th St
St. Leo the Great Parish (1978)	1920 N 102nd St		Link
St. Margaret Mary Parish (1919)	6116 Dodge St		Link
St. Mary Parish (1902)	3529 Q St
St. Mary Magdalene Parish (1868)	109 S 19th St
St. Patrick Parish Elkhorn (1868)	204th & Maple St		Link
St. Patrick Parish Omaha (1883)	1404 Castelar St		Link
St. Peter Parish	709 S 28th St		Link
St. Philip Neri Parish (1904)	8200 N 30th St		Link
St. Pius X Parish (1954)	6905 Blondo St		Link
St. Richard Parish (1963)	4320 Fort St
St. Robert Bellarmine Parish (1966)	11802 Pacific St		Link
St. Rose of Lima Parish (1919)	4102 S 13th St
St. Stanislaus Parish (1919)	4002 J St	Polish
St. Stephen the Martyr Parish (1989)	16701 S St		Link
St. Therese of the Child Jesus Parish (1918)	2423 Grant St
St. Thomas Moore Parish (1958)	4804 Grover St.
St. Vincent de Paul Parish (1991)	14330 Eagle Run Dr		Link
St. Wenceslaus Parish (1877)	15353 Pacific St	Czech	Link
Sts. Peter and Paul Parish (1917)	5912 S 36th St

Omaha Catholic Schools

The Omaha Catholic Schools is a school district in and around Omaha which is part of the Archdioses of Omaha. All schools are accredited or approved by the state of Nebraska. The school district is composed of 54 elementary schools, 1 private 4th-8th grade school, 4 corporation high schools, 3 K-12th grade schools, 1 special needs K-12th grade school, and 10 private high schools. Over 20,000 students attand Omaha Catholic Schools each year.

Catholic Secondary Schools in the Omaha area
School name	Type	City	Address	Date of founding
Archbishop Bergan High School	6-12	Fremont		1950
Cedar Catholic High School	Rural	Hartington
Central Catholic High School	Rural	West Point
Creighton Preparatory School	All Boys	Omaha	7400 Western Ave	1878
Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School	Private	Omaha		1968
Duchesne Academy	All Girls	Omaha	3601 Burt St	1881
Holy Family High School	K-12	Lindsay
Marian High School	All Girls	Omaha	7400 Military Ave	1955
Mercy High School	All Girls	Omaha
Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School	All Boys	Omaha		1953
Norfolk Catholic High School	Rural	Norfolk		1926
Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School	Rural	Elgin		1967
Roncalli Catholic High School	Private	Omaha
St. Francis High School	K-12	Humphrey
St. Mary's High School	K-12	O'Neill		1900
St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School	Corporation	Omaha		2007
Scotus Central Catholic High School	Rural	Columbus		1889
V. J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School	Private	Omaha	3131 S. 156th Street	1993