Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Elden Curtiss and named Bishop George Joseph Lucas, 59, of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois as the new Archbishop of Omaha. Archbishop Elden Curtiss introduced his successor at a 10 a.m. news conference on June 3.
Archbishop-Designate Lucas will lead more than 221,000 Nebraska Catholics in an archdiocese long known for its generous support of Catholic schools and community outreach. The Archdiocese of Omaha boasts 148 parishes and missions and 76 primary and secondary schools. Archbishop Curtiss has been appointed apostolic administrator and will act in that capacity until the installation. It has been scheduled for 2 p.m. on July 22, 2009 at St. Cecilia’s Cathedral, the seat of the Archbishop of Omaha since 1907.
Archbishop-Designate Lucas has been the leader of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois for nearly ten years. He was born in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1949, the eldest son of George J. Lucas and Mary Catherine Kelly, now deceased. He has one sister and two brothers. He completed studies at Cardinal Glennon College and Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in Saint Louis. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis on May 24, 1975.
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