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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha

1857 establishments in Nebraska TerritoryAC with 0 elementsChristianity in Omaha, NebraskaEducation in Omaha, NebraskaReligious organizations established in 1857
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of OmahaRoman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th centuryRoman Catholic dioceses in the United States
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The Archdiocese of Omaha (Latin: Archidioecesis Omahensis) is Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. Its current archbishop, George Joseph Lucas, was installed in Omaha on July 22, 2009. The archdiocese serves more than 230,000 Catholics in approximately 140 parishes and missions. It includes 23 counties in northeast Nebraska: Boyd, Holt, Merrick, Nance, Boone, Antelope, Knox, Pierce, Madison, Platte, Colfax, Stanton, Wayne, Cedar, Dixon, Dakota, Thurston, Cuming, Dodge, Burt, Washington, Douglas, and Sarpy.

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Dodge Street 100 N.
68132 Omaha
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University of Nebraska Omaha
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Tornado outbreak sequence of March 1913
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