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Omaha, Nebraska, Archdiocese of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Embraces the counties of Boyd, Holt, Merrick, Nance, Boone, Antelope, Know, Pierce, Madison, Platte, Colfax, Stanton, Wayne, Cedar, Dixon, Dakota, Thurston, Cuming, Dodge, Burt, Washington, Douglas, and Sarpy. Founded as the vicariate apostolic of Nebraska on January 6, 1857. Elevated to the diocese of Omaha on October 2, 1885, suffragan of Dubuque. Elevated to an archdiocese on August 4, 1945.
Suffragan dioceses include
See also,
- Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
- archdiocese of Omaha
- patron saints index
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Entry for 'Omaha, Nebraska, Archdiocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/o/omaha-nebraska-archdiocese-of.html. 1910.