LINCOLN, DIOCESI di. — City and diocese in the State of Nebraska (U.S.A.), comprising the part of the State of Nebraska situated south of the Platte River.
It extends over 23,844 square miles, with 426,147 inhabitants, of whom 39,695 are Catholics. It has 141 parishes and 15 chapels, 155 diocesan priests and 21 religious priests, one seminary, 3 male and 17 female religious communities, and 9 parish high schools; in 1949 there were 269 conversions. The diocese was created by Leo XIII on 2 August 1887; its first bishop was Msgr. T. Bonacum (1887–1911); he was succeeded by Msgr. J. H. Thien (1911–17), Msgr. C. J. O'Reilly (1918–23), and J. L. Beckman (1924–30); L. B. Kucera has been the current bishop since 30 June 1930. The diocese is a suffragan of Omaha; the Cathedral is dedicated to Mary Most Holy.