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On May 16, 1916, Harty was appointed bishop of what was then Diocese of Omaha with the personal title of archbishop. He filled the vacancy of Bishop Richard Scannell, who died on January 8, 1916. [2] In 1917, Harty expressed skepticism of Father Edward J. Flanagan and his establishment of Boys Town , a home for troubled boys in Boys Town, Nebraska.
The next bishop of Omaha was Bishop Richard Scannell from the Diocese of Concordia in Kansas, named by Leo XIII in 1891. [4] Under his governance, the cornerstone of St. Cecilia Cathedral was laid in 1907. [12] He also oversaw the diocese's expansion to 95 parishes, serving more than 80,000 Catholics. [12]
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On October 19, 1999, Lucas was appointed the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois by Pope John Paul II.He received his episcopal consecration on December 14, 1999, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield, from Cardinal Francis George, with Archbishop Gabriel Higuera and Bishop Daniel L. Ryan serving as co-consecrators.
Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is ...
Scannell was named by Leo XIII to succeed Bishop James O'Connor as bishop of the Diocese of Omaha on 30 January 1891. [3] Under his governance, the cornerstone of St. Cecilia Cathedral was laid in 1907. [4] He also oversaw the diocese's expansion to 95 parishes, serving more than 80,000 Catholics. [4]
Hanefeldt was ordained a priest at St. Ludger Church by Archbishop Jean Jadot for the Archdiocese of Omaha on July 14, 1984. [3] After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Hanefeldt as parochial vicar at the following parishes in Nebraska: St. Mary in West Point (1984 to 1988) St. Joan of Arc in Omaha (1988 to 1992).
Following the appointment of Bishop Joseph Rummel to Archbishop of New Orleans in March 1935, Ryan was named the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Omaha on August 3, 1935. [2] In 1939, he was sent to South America to "develop cultural relationships" on behalf of the American Catholic Church and the U.S. Department of State. [5]