Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese ...

From left: Omaha Archbishop George Lucas, Omaha Archbishop designate Michael McGovern and former Omaha Archbishop Elden ...

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 Belleville Bishop Michael McGovern as the next archbishop of Omaha, the Belleville diocese ...

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

Omaha Archbishop-designate Michael McGovern listens to a question during a press conference at the Archdiocese of Omaha Chancery in Omaha on Monday. Bishop Michael McGovern of the Diocese of ...

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas and appointed the Rev. Michael McGovern, Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, as the sixth Archbishop of Omaha.

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas and appointed the Rev. Michael McGovern, Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, as the sixth Archbishop of Omaha.

Pope Francis has appointed Belleville Bishop Michael McGovern as the sixth archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, according to announcements by McGovern and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Monday.