I accept his nomination with gratitude and humility and thank him for the confidence he has placed in me,” McGovern says.

In 2022, the Diocese of Belleville announced it would sell the historic mansion ... assisting families seeking a Catholic ...

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas and appointed the Rev. Michael McGovern, Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, as the sixth Archbishop of Omaha.

Pope Francis accepted Omaha Archbishop George Lucas’ resignation Monday and appointed the new archbishop, Bishop Michael ...

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of the Belleville Diocese as the new Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, a ...

McGovern, who said he heard from the pope “very recently” about his Omaha appointment, became the ninth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville in 2020. Pope Francis is recovering from ...

The archdiocese has 67 Catholic schools across 23 counties ... Cupich installed McGovern as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Belleville. Prior to his consecration and installation as bishop ...