Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln

Diocese of Lincoln
Dioecesis Lincolnensis
Location
Country United States
Territory The territory that lies south of the Platte River across Southern Nebraska
Ecclesiastical province Omaha
Statistics
Area 23,844 sq mi (61,760 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2012)
588,641
96,625 (16.4%)
Parishes 134
Information
Denomination Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established August 2, 1887 (131 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Risen Christ
Patron saint Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop James D. Conley
Emeritus Bishops Fabian Bruskewitz
Map
Website
www.lincolndiocese.org
Cathedral of the Risen Christ

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln (Latin: Dioecesis Lincolnensis) is a Catholic diocese in Nebraska, United States, and comprises the majority of the eastern and central portions of the state south of the Platte River. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Omaha. The episcopal see is in Lincoln, Nebraska. Bishop James D. Conley is the current ordinary of the Diocese. The Cathedral of the Risen Christ is the cathedral parish of the diocese.

History

The diocese was established on August 2, 1887, by Pope Leo XIII from the territory taken from the Diocese of Omaha.[1][2]

In 1996, Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz issued a statement forbidding Catholics in the diocese to join a number of organizations, including the Society of St. Pius X, Call to Action, Planned Parenthood, Catholics for a Free Choice, the Hemlock Society, and various Masonic groups, under pain of excommunication.[3]

In 2006, the Diocese rejected the proposed undertaking of an audit by the National Review Board of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - which would have examined whether the Diocese had effectively implemented national guidelines on sex-abuse programs[4] In June 2014, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' National Review Board for the protection of children reported that the Lincoln diocese was the only one in the United States that had yet to comply with the USCCB's charter requiring every diocese to submit its procedures for the protection of children to the Review Board for an audit.[5] According to a 2015 statement by Conley, the Lincoln Diocese has complied with all church and civil laws on child-abuse reporting and child protection. He stated that the audit process had been improved and that the diocese would now therefore participate.[6]

Demographics and statistics[7]

  • Total population: 588,641
  • Catholic population: 96,625
  • Diocese patron: Immaculate Conception
  • Priests: 150
  • Deacons: 3 permanent; 8 transitional
  • Parishes: 134
  • Seminarians: 49
  • Religious priests: 10
  • Religious sisters: 141

Bishops

The bishops of the diocese and their years of service:[8]

Bishops of Lincoln

  1. Thomas Bonacum (1887-1911)
  2. John Henry Tihen (1911-1917), appointed Bishop of Denver
  3. Charles Joseph O'Reilly (1918-1923)
  4. Francis Beckman (1924-1930), appointed Archbishop of Dubuque
  5. Louis Benedict Kucera (1930-1957)
  6. James Vincent Casey (1957-1967), appointed Archbishop of Denver
  7. Glennon Patrick Flavin (1967-1992)
  8. Fabian Bruskewitz (1992-2012)
  9. James D. Conley (2012-present)

Diocesan priests who have become bishops

High schools

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brief History of the Diocese of Lincoln". Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine. Catholic Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 2015-03-19. Archived 2015-03-19 at Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese History". Archived 2014-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. Archdiocese of Omaha. Retrieved 2015-03-19. Archived 2014-12-14 at Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Bruskewitz, Fabian. "Statement of Bishop Bruskewitz Excommunicating Certain Groups". Reproduced at CatholicCulture.org. 1996-03-19. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
  4. ↑ "Bishop Bruskewitz shoots back at National Review Board",Catholic World News, April 2, 2006.
  5. ↑ Roewe, Brian (2014-06-12). "Bishops talk sex abuse complacency, not accountability at annual meeting". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  6. ↑ Jones, Kevin J (September 11, 2015). "For Diocese of Lincoln, Audit Will Strengthen Its Effective Child-Protection". National Catholic Register. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ http://www.dioceseoflincoln.org/Pages/about_home.aspx
  8. ↑ "Bishops of Lincoln". Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine. Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 2015-03-19. Archived 2015-03-19 at Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 40°48′35″N 96°40′31″W / 40.80972°N 96.67528°W / 40.80972; -96.67528

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