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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| Born | George Joseph Lucas June 12, 1949 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | Grace and mercy (Wisdom 3:9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of George Joseph Lucas | |
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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 was 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.