George Joseph Lucas
George Joseph Lucas | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lucas in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Archdiocese | Omaha | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | June 3, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Installed | July 22, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Elden Francis Curtiss | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Michael George McGovern | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | May 24, 1975 by John Carberry | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | December 14, 1999 by Francis George | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | George Joseph Lucas June 12, 1949 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Grace and mercy (Wisdom 3:9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
George Joseph Lucas (born June 12, 1949) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the metropolitan archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha in Nebraska from 2009 to 2025. He was bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois from 1999 to 2009.