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ecclesiastical province of Omaha which includes the Archdiocese of
Omaha (Nebraska) and Dioceses of
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Archdiocese
of Omaha (Nebraska) [est. 1885, Archdiocese 19451]
Chancery: 100 N. 62nd St. - Omaha, NE
68132.
Serves northeastern Nebraska, including the City of Omaha
and the surrounding area including the counties of Antelope, Boone,
Burt, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Knox,
Madison, Nance, Pierce, Platte, Sarpy, Stanton, Thurston, Washington
and Wayne.
Archdiocese
of Omaha History from 1856 - The Diocese of Omaha
originally included all of Nebraska and Wyoming. St. Mary's
Church, the first church in the Nebraska Territory was built, on
8th Street, in Omaha, and dedicated in August 1856.
Parish
Directory
Archdiocese
of Omaha, Nebraska - newspaper
History
of the Archdiocese of Omaha, by James Aherne, from The
Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XI, 1908, by Robert Appleton Company,
Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
St. Anthony Parish (Platte County, NE) 562 17th Avenue - Columbus, NE 68601
St. Bonaventure Parish – 1565 18th Avenue – Columbus, NE 68601
St. Bonaventure was formed, in 1877, from an earlier St. John's Parish which had been established in 1860.
Baptisms in St. John's Catholic Church records, online at the Platte County, NEGenWeb Genealogy web site
St. Isidore Catholic Church – 3921 20th St. - Columbus, NE 68601
St. Joseph Church [est. ca. 1884] – 155 A Street – Platte Center, NE 68653
St. Augustine Indian Mission (Thurston County, NE) P.O. BOX GG - Winnebago, NE 68071 Phone: (402) 878-2402
History of St. Augustine's Indian Mission!!! - Upon the request of the Winnebago Tribe in the State of Nebraska, Mother Drexel came to Winnebago, Nebraska, in the year 1908, and her order founded the St. Augustine Indian Mission.
Diocese
of Grand Island (Nebraska) [est. 19121]
Chancery: 311 W. 17th St. - P.O. Box 996 - Grand
Island, NE 68802.
Formed from the Archdiocese of Omaha,
the Diocese of Grand Island encompasses the western Nebraska
counties of Keyapaha, Rock, Garfield, Valley, Sherman, Buffalo,
Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Scotts, Bluffs, Sioux, Dawes, Box Butte,
Morrill, Garden, Sheridan, Cherry, Grant, Hooker, Thomas,
McPherson, Logan, Custer, Blane, Loup, Brown, and part of the
counties of Dawson, Lincoln, Keith, and Deuel.
Diocese of Grand
Island: "...The diocese was erected at Kearney
on March 8, 1912; the See city of the diocese was transferred to
Grand Island on April 11, 1917..."
Nativity
of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral
207 S. Elm - Grand Island, NE 68801-6549
Phone:
(308) 384-2523 E-mail: gidgism@kdsi.net
Blessed Sacrament Church 518 W. State - Grand Island, NE 68803 Phone: (308) 384-2086.
St.
Leo Catholic Church 2410 South Blaine - Grand
Island, NE 68801
Phone: (308) 382-4753
E-mail: stleos@computer-concepts.com
Resurrection Catholic Church 4130 Cannon Road - Grand Island, NE 68803 Phone: (308) 382-8644.
St.
Michael Church
2402 20th Avenue - Central City,
NE 68826 Phone: (308) 946-2855.
Diocese
of Lincoln (Nebraska) [est. 18871]
Chancery mailing address: P.O. Box 80328 -
Lincoln, NE 68501
Chancery:
3400 Sheridan Blvd. - Lincoln, NE 68506 Phone: (402)
488-0921.
Archivist
and Historian: P.O. Box 80328 - Lincoln, NE 68501-3569
Catholic
Social Services
Formed from the Diocese of Omaha, the
Diocese of Lincoln encompasses the area of southern Nebraska, south
of the Platt River. See: Diocese
Map
History
of the Diocese of Lincoln - "...In 1885, Bishop James
O'Connor of Omaha had jurisdiction over the Catholic Church in the
entire State of Nebraska..."
History
of the Diocese of Lincoln, by Thomas F. Meehan, from The
Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IX, 1910, by Robert Appleton Company,
Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
The
Southern Nebraska Register - weekly news
P.O. Box 80329 - Lincoln, NE 68501.
Cathedral of the Risen Christ 3500 Sheridan Blvd. - Lincoln, NE 68506 Phone: (402) 488-0948.
St.
Mary's Catholic Church P.O. Box 37 -
Davey, NE 68336 Phone: (402) 785-3445.
"...originally part of St. Patrick's Parish founded in
1870..."
North American Martyrs Catholic Church (LANCASTER County, NE) 1101 Isaac Drive - Lincoln, NE 68521 Phone: (402) 476-7373.
St. George Mission Byzantine Catholic Church, includes History! 3330 N. 13th Street - Lincoln, NE 68521.
Sacred Heart Parish [est. ca.
1873] (ADAMS County, NE) Crete, NE Phone:
(402) 463-1336
CLOSED
Mail to the Diocesan
Archives, at P. O. Box 80328, Lincoln, NE 68501
St. Cecilia Parish [est. ca.
1878] (ADAMS County, NE) 7th and Kansas Streets,
Hastings, NE Phone: (402) 463-1336
Mail
to: 301 West 7th Street - Hastings, NE 68901
St. Michael Parish [est. ]
(ADAMS County) 701 Creighton Avenue, Hastings,
NE Phone: (402) 463-1023
Mail to: 715
Creighton Avenue - Hastings, NE 68901
Sacred
Heart Parish [est. ca. 1920] (Roseland Tp., ADAMS County)
11818 West Alexander, Roseland, NE Phone: (402)
756-6251
Mail to: P.O. Box 67 - Roseland,
NE 68973
The Assumption Catholic Church, at
Juniata (section 4, Roseland Township), is served as a mission of
Sacred Heart Parish.
Assumption
Mission [est. 1883]
12620 West Assumption
Road, Juniata, NE Phone: (402) 756-6251
Mail to: P.O. Box 67 - Roseland, NE 68973
The Adams
County Historical Society (2002) relates a History
of Roseland, by Catherine Trausch Renschler: "...Although
the town of Roseland did not exist until 1887, a post office by
that name had been established in August, 1875...The Sacred Heart
Catholic Church was constructed in 1920 and dedicated in 1921. the
rectory was built in 1922. Father J.L. O'Donnell, the first
priest, served until 1926. Prior to 1920 Roseland Catholics
had attended the Assumption Catholic Church north of town..."
The Adams County Historical Society (2002) has also published
an online History
of Assumption, by Catherine Trausch Renschler: "...
In 1873, when the area was still prairie, families of Luxembourg
and German descent began to settle in south-western Adams County
near where Roseland would later be established.
Juniata, then the county seat, was their trading post. These
pioneers were subjected to many hardships not the least of which
was being deprived of the opportunity to practice their religion.
The nearest priest, Rev. Lechleitner resided at Crete,
in Saline County, a distance of over 90 miles. He was
only able to visit about five or six times a year.
Religious services were held in homes, the Busch School (Dist.6),
or at Thorne's Hall in Juniata. In 1878 Rev. Glauber was
appointed resident priest of St.
Cecilia's Church, Hastings. Families from the German
settlement traveled to Hastings to hear Mass,
and Rev. Glauber
held monthly services in the German settlement. In 1881 Rev.
Simeon was appointed pastor of Hastings. On his
first
visit to the Assumption area he found the people hopelessly
divided concerning the location of a church....To end the impasse,
a third plot of land was chosen in the center of the
settlement. In April,1883, a five acre tract of land was
purchased in the southwest corner of Sec. 4, Roseland Township for
the sum of $25. The problem that had delayed the
construction of a church for so many years was finally solved.
Matt Beiriger, John Scholl, Theodore Weber, and Nick Lorenz were
elected to a building committee. The ladies of the parish
were given the honor of naming the church. In October 1883,
they designated it the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary.
St. Peter's (BUTLER County, NE) Rectory: 211 Esplanade, Bellwood, NE 68624 Phone: (402) 538-3135.
St. Anthony Parish (BUTLER County, NE) RR 1 Box 36a - Bruno, NE 68014 Phone: (402) 543-2465.
St. Mary's (BUTLER County, NE) Rectory: 580 I Sreet -David City, NE 68632-1368 Phone: (402) 367-3579.
St. Francis Parish (BUTLER County, NE) 3071 P Road - David City, NE 68632 Phone: (402) 367-4202.
Catholic Church (BUTLER County, NE) 205 S 6th - Ulysses, NE 68669 Phone: (402) 549-2136.
St.
John Parish [est. ] (FRANKLIN County) 518
South Seward, Campbell, NE Phone: (402) 756-8006
Mail to: P.O. Box 156 - Campbell, NE 68932
The Mission of Holy Trinity, at Blue Hill, is also served from St.
John's.
Holy
Trinity Church
513
South Liberty, Blue Hill, NE Phone: (402) 156-8006
Mail to: P.O. Box 156 - Campbell, NE 68932
Sacred
Heart Parish [est. ca. ] (SALINE County) 13th
& Ivy Streets, Crete, NE Phone: (402) 826-2044
Mail to: 515 East 14th Street - Crete, NE 68333-1604
To locate local Nebraska
Catholic Churches try:
USWest: White
Pages Search category "Churches", then select
"Catholic" or "Catholic Ukrainian".
For Byzantine Catholic refer to
The Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Archparchy of Pittsburgh
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (Byzantine-Ukrainian Rite) 2301 S. 16th St. - Omaha, Nebraska 68108 Phone: (402) 345-1552
St. George Mission Byzantine Catholic Church, includes History! 3330 N. 13th Street - Lincoln, NE 68521.
For more information on the Byzantine Catholic Churches in the United States Click here to return to Main Local Catholic Byzantine Links
Historical Research of Catholic Churches & Ancestors
Nebraska
See also Catholic
Biographies
Explorers and Missionaries
Jesuit missionary Peter De Smet
Dioceses and Churches
Catholic Encyclopedia: History of the Diocese of Kearney (Nebraska) - Formed from the western part of the Diocese of Omaha, in 1912, the Diocese of Kearney was a sufferage of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, IA. It encompassed the Nebraska counties of Keyapaha, Rock, Garfield, Valley, Sherman, Buffalo, Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Scotts, Bluffs, Sioux, Dawes, Box Butte, Morrill, Garden, Sheridan, Cherry, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, McPherson, Logan, Custer, Blane, Loup, Brown, and part of the counties of Dawson, Lincoln, Keith, and Deuel. See Local Catholic Iowa*
St. George Mission Byzantine Catholic Church, includes History! 3330 N. 13th Street - Lincoln, NE 68521.
Catholic History General
Boy's Town USA - founded in 1917 by by Father Edward Flanagan in Omaha, Nebraska, this site includes history with The Story of Boy's Town.
Organizations
Nebraska Knights of Columbus includes a state council history from 1902.
Timeline
1838: Pierre-Jean
de Smet, Jesuit missionary to the North American Indians,
visited the site of Bellevue.
1850:
Vicariate Apostolic of the Indian Territories
1856: St. Mary's Church, the first church in the Nebraska
Territory was built, on 8th Street, in Omaha, and dedicated in
August 1856.
1857: The Vicariate
Apostolic of the Nebraska Territory was established.
1885: The Diocese of Omaha was established, originally
encompassed the entire
area of present-day Nebraska
and Wyoming.
1887: Formed from the
Diocese of Omaha, the Diocese of Lincoln was established,
to serve the area of Nebraska south of the Platt River, and
The Diocese of
Cheyenne was established 9 August, 1887 to encompass the
State of Wyoming.
1908: History
of St. Augustine's Indian Mission! - Upon the request of
the
Winnebago Tribe in the State of Nebraska, Mother Drexel came to
Winnebago, Nebraska, in the year 1908, and her order founded the
St. Augustine Indian Mission.
1912:
The Diocese of Kearney was established to serve western Nebraska.
1917: The Kearney Diocese was transferred
to Grand Island.
1945: Omaha was made
an Archdiocese.
Following WWII, Ukranian
Catholic families arrived in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Catholic Biographies
If you know of a web site for
a biography of a Catholic with a Nebraska connection, please
let me know.
Explorerers and Missionaries
Pierre-Jean de Smet, (b. 1801 in Belgium, d. 1873 in St. Louis, MO) - Jesuit missionary to the North American Indians, visited the site of Bellevue, and he founded St. Joseph's Mission at Council Bluffs for the Pottawatomies.
Biography of Joseph Carroll - (Born in 1849 to Irish parents) -Extracted from The Compendium of History, Reminiscence and Biography of Nebraska, 1912, by Heidi Goetsch-Guio. Links to Heidi's other family history pages include passenger lists, biographies, news items and more...She has a delightful site.
Reverend Thomas Carney (born: 1849, in Ireland - died: July 2, 1903, in Platsmouth, Nebraska) - The son of Patrick J. Carney I and Bridget McDonough - Ilion, New York.
State of Nebraska Official Web Site
NEGenWeb: for Nebraska Genealogy, by Connie Snyder and Bill Oliver.
Churches - chapter from History of Nebraska, by Harrison Johnson, Omaha, Neb. : printed by Henry Gibson Herald Printing House, 1880 (cover page).
On-Line Library has a number of biographies
Rev.
James A. DUFFY, bishop of the Grand Island Diocese of the
Roman Catholic church, was born in the city of St. Paul,
Minnesota, September 13, 1873 to James and Nora (SHIELY) DUFFY.
In 1913 he was appointed the first bishop of the diocese of
Kearney, with residence in Kearney, from which city he came to
Grand Island in 1916...
Rev.
August W. HEIMES, pastor of St. Mary's Roman Catholic
Cathedral in Grand Island, was born in Westphalia, Germany,
September 3, 1877. His parents were Frank and Theresa (DEUTENBERG)
HEIMES. They came with their children from Germany to the United
States in 1880, settled in the city of St. Paul, Minnesota...
Leo
PHELAN, M. D. and Teresa (nee KIND): Dr. Leo Phelan was born
at Ottawa, Canada, October 7, 1863, to John and Margaret
(McCarthy) Phelan...Dr. Phelan and his family are members of the
Roman
Catholic church...(Hall County, Nebraska
associations)
John
B. GLASS and Carrie (nee ANDERSON), John B. Glass a native of
Nebraska, born in Howard County, August 14, 1883, the son of John
and Lizzie (Lutz) Glass, was the secretary and treasurer of the
Glass-Evans Auto Company, one of the most prosperous of Grand
Island's modern business enterprises...Catholic Faith...
Welcome to Nebraska Communities: Services and information.
City of Omaha, NE (Official)
Interlink for the City of Lincoln and Lancaster County Government.
Lincoln Online - Internet connection
Grand Island Online - Community links & info with: Roman Catholic Churches.
Yahoo Get Local for Nebraska - Directory for locating local churches, cemeteries, addresses and information.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States , © by Ray Sterner: 1895 Map of Nebraska
Virtual Nebraska - Historic Nebraska Towns - Nebraska Cities - Maps
Native American Resources for Nebraska
Internet Nebraska - Complete
Guide to Searching the Net - Search engine LINKS, Yellow and
White Pages!
To locate local Nebraska Catholic
Churches try:
USWest Dex: White Pages Search category "Churches", then select "Catholic" or "Catholic Ukrainian".
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11998 Catholic Almanac. Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. and Rose M. Avato (Editors and Compilers). Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
2New Advent, Inc. From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc. (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church. Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint: Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.)
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