Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Lincoln, Diocese of

LINCOLN, DIOCESI DI

By Enrico Josi

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LINCOLN, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Nebraska (U.S.A.), it comprises 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 regulars, one seminary, 3 male religious communities and 17 female, 9 parochial high schools; in 1949 there were 269 conversions. The diocese was created by Leo XIII on 2 Aug. 1887; the first bishop was Msgr. T. Bonacum (1887-1911); his successors were Msgr. J. H. Thien (1911-17), Msgr. C. J. O'Reilly (1918-23), J. L. Beckman (1924-30); L. B. Kucera, the present bishop, on 30 June 1930. The diocese is a suffragan of Omaha; the Cathedral is dedicated to Mary Most Holy.

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BIBL.: T. F. Mechan, s.v. in Cath. Enc., IX, p. 266; The Official Catholic Directory 1950, New York 1950, pp. 410-12.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), col. 1365.

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Josi, Enrico. “Lincoln, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, col. 1365. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/lincoln-diocesi-di.

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Josi, Enrico. “Lincoln, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1365. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/lincoln-diocesi-di.

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@incollection{ec7_lincoln_diocesi_di,
  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Lincoln, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {1365},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/lincoln-diocesi-di}
}

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