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

WASHINGTON. POPE FRANCIS ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF ARCHBISHOP BISHOP GEORGE J. LUCAS TODAY AND APPOINTED BISHOP MICHAEL MCGOVERN. DIOCESE OF BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, AS THE SIXTH ARCHBISHOP OF OMAHA.

I accept his nomination with gratitude and humility and thank him for the confidence he has placed in me,” McGovern says.

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska.

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Pope Francis accepted Omaha Archbishop George Lucas’ resignation Monday and appointed the new archbishop, Bishop Michael ...

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