George Joseph Lucas


George Joseph Lucas
Archbishop of Omaha
Lucas in 2023
Church
ArchdioceseOmaha
AppointedJune 3, 2009
InstalledJuly 22, 2009
PredecessorElden Francis Curtiss
Previous post(s)
Personal details
Born
George Joseph Lucas

(1949-06-12) June 12, 1949 (age 75)
MottoGrace and mercy (Wisdom 3:9)
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byJohn Carberry
DateMay 24, 1975
PlaceCathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorFrancis George
Co-consecrators
DateDecember 14, 1999
PlaceCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield, Illinois
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by George Joseph Lucas as principal consecrator
Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt2015
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Styles of
George Joseph Lucas
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

George Joseph Lucas (born June 12, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha in Nebraska since 2009, having previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois from 1999 to 2009.

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