Pope Francis accepted Omaha Archbishop George Lucas’ resignation Monday and appointed the new archbishop, Bishop Michael McGovern, as his replacement. Lucas, who served as archbishop of the Omaha ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Pope Francis has appointed a new Archbishop of Omaha. Archbishop-designate Michael McGovern will become the sixth Archbishop of Omaha. He gave his first official “hello” to the ...

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, as the next Archbishop of Omaha, the Archdiocese of Omaha announced Monday. McGovern will succeed Archbishop ...

A rich reputation for strong family life and quality Catholic education are two of the factors that have already impressed the man tapped Monday to be the sixth archbishop of the Omaha Archdiocese.

Pope Francis on Monday appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, after he accepted the resignation of Omaha Archbishop George Lucas.

See photos of the press conference introducing Omaha Archbishop designate Michael McGovern. Omaha Archbishop designate Michael McGovern listens to a question during a press conference at the ...

Pope Francis has appointed Belleville Bishop Michael McGovern as the next archbishop of Omaha, the Belleville diocese announced Monday.

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas on Monday and appointed a bishop as the new archbishop of Omaha.

THE ARCHDIOCESE OF OMAHA INTRODUCES THE NEW ARCHBISHOP, ARCHBISHOP GEORGE LUCAS RESIGNED AS IS REQUIRED BY CANON LAW. WHEN A BISHOP REACHES THE AGE OF 75. TODAY, LUCAS INTRODUCED MICHAEL MCGOVERN ...