The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln is a Roman Catholic diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 in Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

, and comprises the majority of the eastern and central portions of the state south of the Platte River

Platte River

The Platte River is a major river in the state of Nebraska and is about long. Measured to its farthest source via its tributary the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which in turn is a tributary of the Mississippi River which flows to...

. The episcopal see

Episcopal See

An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...

 is in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....

. It was established on August 2, 1887, by Pope Leo XIII

Pope Leo XIII

Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...

. The current bishop is Fabian Bruskewitz

Fabian Bruskewitz

Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska.-Early life and ministry:...

.

The diocese is regarded as one of the most conservative in the United States. Bruskewitz has forbidden Catholics in the diocese to join a number of organizations, including Call to Action

Call to Action

Call to Action is an organization that advocates for a variety of liberal causes to change the Catholic Church. Call to Action's goals include women's ordination, an end to mandatory priestly celibacy, a change in the church's teaching on a variety of sexual matters, and a change to the way the...

 and several Masonic

Freemasonry

Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...

 groups, under pain of excommunication

Excommunication

Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive, suspend or limit membership in a religious community. The word means putting [someone] out of communion. In some religions, excommunication includes spiritual condemnation of the member or group...

. The Lincoln diocese is also the only one in the United States that does not allow girls to act as altar server

Altar server

An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian religious service. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell and so on....

s.

Demographics and statistics

• Total Population: 578,729
• Catholic Population: 95,262
• Diocese Patron: Immaculate Conception
  Immaculate Conception
  The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...
  
  
• Priests: 151
• Deacons: 3 permanent; 4 transitional
• Parishes: 136
• Seminarians: 40
• Religious Priests: 11
• Religious Sisters: 139

Bishops

The past bishop

Bishop

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s of the diocese are:

• Thomas Bonacum
  Thomas Bonacum
  Thomas Bonacum was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln.He started as the rector of the Church of the Holy Name in St. Louis, Missouri...
  
   (1887–1911)
• John Henry Tihen
  John Henry Tihen
  John Henry Tihen was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska and Bishop of Denver, Colorado .-Biography:...
  
   (1911–1917)
• Charles Joseph O'Reilly
  Charles Joseph O'Reilly
  Charles Joseph O'Reilly was a Canadian-born Roman Catholic clergyman.He was born in St. John, New Brunswick, and received his education at St. Joseph's College, Memramcook, and the Grand Seminary, Montreal. He was ordained to the priesthood at Portland, Oregon, on June 29, 1890...
  
   (1918–1923)
• Francis Beckman
  Francis Beckman
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   (1923–1930)
• Louis Benedict Kucera
  Louis Benedict Kucera
  Louis Benedict Kucera was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lincoln from 1930 until his death in 1957.-Biography:...
  
   (1930–1957)
• James Vincent Casey (1957–1967)
• Glennon Patrick Flavin
  Glennon Patrick Flavin
  Glennon Patrick Flavin was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Lincoln from 1967 to 1992.-Biography:...
  
   (1967–1992)
• Fabian Bruskewitz
  Fabian Bruskewitz
  Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska.-Early life and ministry:...
  
   (1992—)

High schools

• Aquinas High School
  Aquinas High School (David City, Nebraska)
  Aquinas High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in David City, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln.-Athletics:Aquinas is a member of the Nebraska School Activities Association...
  
  , David City
• Sacred Heart High School
  Sacred Heart High School (Nebraska)
  Sacred Heart High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Falls City, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln.-Athletics:Sacred Heart is a member of the Nebraska School Activities Association...
  
  , Falls City
• St. Cecilia High School
  St. Cecilia High School (Nebraska)
  St. Cecilia High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Hastings, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln. It is part of the Hastings Catholic Schools.-Athletics:...
  
  , Hastings
• Lourdes Central Catholic High School
  Lourdes Central Catholic High School (Nebraska)
  Lourdes Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln. It is also known as Our Lady of Lourdes Central Catholic Schools....
  
  , Nebraska City
• Pius X High School
  Pius X High School (Nebraska)
  Lincoln Pius X High School is the central Catholic high school in Lincoln, Nebraska and the Diocese of Lincoln. The school was founded October 1, 1956 by Bishop Louis B. Kucera...
  
  , Lincoln
• Bishop Neumann High School
  Bishop Neumann High School
  Bishop Neumann Jr./Sr. High School is a parochial Roman Catholic high school located in Wahoo, Nebraska, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln.-Athletics:Bishop Neumann is a member of the Nebraska School Activities Association...
  
  , Wahoo