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

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

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

A rich reputation for strong family life and quality Catholic education are two of the factors that have already impressed the man named Monday to be the sixth archbishop to ...

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

Pope Francis on Monday appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, after he accepted the resignation of Omaha Archbishop George Lucas.

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

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

OMAHA, Neb. (KSNB) - Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, as the next ...