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Father Robert
Hrdlicka "sexually abused numerous victims while serving in the diocese and as a chaplain in the United States Navy" in the 1980s and 90s, according to the Attorney General's report. The father of one of the victims met with Monsignor Crowley, who transferred Hrdlicka to another parish.
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Father John
Copenhaver was accused in the early 1990s and 2001 of inappropriate behavior with a minor, but Bruskewitz did not suspend him or investigate the claim. In 2002, after another incident, Bruskewitz ordered Copenhaver to undergo counseling, but he remained in his parish position. In 2021,
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and assault by Kalin from seminarians and undergraduates at the university. In the meeting Kalin admitted having had 50 sexual encounters with other males. In response, Bruskewitz banned Kalin from dealing with anyone under age 40, but did not report him to authorities or suspend his ministerial
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in cooperation with the archdiocese of Omaha's diaconate program. In early 2019, Conley reiterated diocesan policy of only allowing male altar servers, making it one of two dioceses in the country with that restriction. In May 2019, Reverend
Charles Townsend was sentenced to 30 days in jail for
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Father James Benton was accused in 1997 of sexually touching a minor in the 1980s. The diocese did not investigate Benton, even after the victim met with
Bruskewitz in 2002. The diocese allowed Benton to hold pastoral assignments until another allegation was made against him in
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in 1993 and sentenced to 12 years in military prison. The diocese denied the abuse in 2002, saying that "there was no record of any complaints against
Hrdlicka in the diocese." However, the Attorney General's office found that the abuse was in fact reported to Bishop
534:, in 1893. In retaliation, Bonacum tried in 1895 to expel one of those priests, William Murphy, from the diocese. Murphy had presided over the diocesan trial for Corbett two years earlier. Murphy appealed to church authorities. In 1896, an
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was appointed to serve as apostolic administrator during Conley's leave of absence. Conley returned to active service in
November 2020. In 2021, Matthew Hecker became the first permanent deacon to be ordained for the diocese.
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Father Thomas
Dunavan was accused in 2001 by an 18-year-old woman of sexually groping her. She said that the diocese coerced her to recant her initial allegation two weeks later. The woman subsequently filed a
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before a diocesan court of five other priests. The court dismissed the charges. Bonacum then tried to force
Corbett to resign his position in 1894. Corbett refused and later sued Bonacum in civil court for
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Bonacum's death in 1911, there was a Catholic population of 37,000 with 84 priests, 135 churches and 65 with resident pastors, and 28 parochial schools. Later that year, Monsignor
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from 1970 to 1998. The report revealed that Kalin, removed in 1998, made sexual advances to seminarians. He also took them on out-of-state trips that involved gambling and heavy drinking.
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of the
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of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 1992. In 1996, Bruskewitz issued a statement forbidding Catholics in the diocese to join a number of organizations, including the
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railroad. Nebraska was admitted as a state in 1867. By the 1870s, large numbers of German and Czech Catholic immigrants were settling on farms in the region.
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592:-speaking population in the diocese. During his five years as bishop, he established six new parochial schools and three new parishes.
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declared that Casey "accomplished more for the Diocese of Lincoln in 10 years than any other comparable period in our history."
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in 1856. The Vatican, bowing to requests of the local clergy, created a smaller Apostolic Vicariate of Nebraska in 1857.
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report on sexual abuse by priests in Nebraska highlighted several instances in which Bishop Bruskewitz failed to follow
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privileges. A later note in Kalin's diocesan personal file stated that Kalin was not following the ban.
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reversed Bonacum's decision and ordered him to pay a fine as well as Murphy's legal fees.
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1654:"Statement of Bishop Bruskewitz Excommunicating Certain Groups".
1630:"Bishop Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
1429:"Archbishop Francis Joseph Beckman [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
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of the Archdiocese of St. Louis as the first bishop of Lincoln.
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Hastings Catholic Schools (incl St. Cecilia Mid-High), Hastings
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1383:"Bishop Charles Joseph O'Reilly [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
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The Diocese of Lincoln was established on August 2, 1887, by
639:. His most prominent accomplishment was the erection of the
1811:"Lincoln priest sentenced to jail for giving minor alcohol"
1453:"Bishop Louis Benedict Kucera [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
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of St. Louis was appointed the second bishop of Lincoln by
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1780:"Phoenix diocese cathedral won't allow girl altar servers"
1713:"Diocese of Lincoln installs James Conley as ninth bishop"
1836:"Diocese celebrates ordination of first permanent deacon"
1549:"Our Founder: Bishop Glennon Patrick Flavin (1916- 1995)"
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Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
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of Lincoln to succeed Kucera as bishop that same year.
503:, reneged on the pledge because Bonacum had attended a
1359:"Bishop John Henry Tihen [Catholic-Hierarchy]"
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1956:"Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz Speech on Humanae Vitae"
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house, several high schools and grade schools, and a
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St. Mary's Church in Lincoln was the first cathedral.
1690:"Bishop Conley appointed to lead Diocese of Lincoln"
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780:in handling allegations in the Diocese of Lincoln:
1122:List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
923:(1957-1967), formerly auxiliary bishop, appointed
1116:List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)
970:, appointed Coadjutor Bishop (in 1999) and later
738:providing alcohol to a 19-year-old in June 2017.
631:building, a school for special needs children, a
580:was named the third bishop of Lincoln in 1918 by
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1672:"Bishop Bruskewitz Blasts National Review Board"
817:. The diocese had been receiving complaints of
374:procedures for handling sexual abuse allegations
2418:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha
2313:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Omaha
2199:Lourdes Central Catholic School, Nebraska City
1753:Register, Southern Nebraska (March 24, 1919).
1217:. New York: D.& J. Sadlier & Co. 1888.
1215:Sadliers' Catholic Directory, Almanac and Ordo
1110:List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
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19:For the diocese of the Church of England, see
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949:Diocesan priests who became bishops elsewhere
757:As of 2023, Conley is the bishop of Lincoln.
2413:Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States
1732:"Deacon: service to the ministry of charity"
711:United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
419:into Nebraska to baptize two infants of the
383:is the current ordinary of the Diocese. The
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370:sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church
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1409:Bruskewitz, Fabian (October 5, 2012).
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68:Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Lincoln
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1670:Bruskewitz, Fabian (March 31, 2006).
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16:Diocese of the Catholic Church in USA
2184:Aquinas Catholic Schools, David City
2160:St. Benedict's Church, Nebraska City
1790:from the original on 2 November 2018
1711:Anderson, Erin (November 20, 2012).
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728:U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
697:, the Hemlock Society, and various
607:. Pius XI then appointed Reverend
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1755:"Ask the Register: altar servers?"
1660:1996-03-19. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
1577:"Lincoln Diocese action opposed".
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726:In June 2014, the chairman of the
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2209:Bishop Neumann High School, Wahoo
2060:Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln
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1730:Scott, Reagan (January 3, 2020).
1553:School Sisters of Christ the King
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1889:Condon, Ed (4 November 2021).
1809:Bonfleur, Brent (2019-05-17).
1411:"Our Hundred and Twenty-Fifth"
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1149:"Catholic Church in Nebraska,"
767:University of Nebraska-Lincoln
658:I then named Auxiliary Bishop
221:August 2, 1887 (137 years ago)
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2145:Cathedral of the Risen Christ
1964:Population Research Institute
1915:Report on Clergy Sexual Abuse
1531:Cathedral of the Risen Christ
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385:Cathedral of the Risen Christ
230:Cathedral of the Risen Christ
56:Cathedral of the Risen Christ
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1838:. Southern Nebraska Register
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2000:Catholic Diocese of Lincoln
1936:Catholic Diocese of Lincoln
1857:Kipper, John (2020-04-30).
1301:"BISHOP BONACUM LIBEL SUIT"
1177:Catholic Diocese of Lincoln
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837:Demographics and statistics
695:Catholics for a Free Choice
615:appointed Auxiliary Bishop
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1932:"Vigilance Published List"
1759:Southern Nebraska Register
1580:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
1527:"The History of Cathedral"
1481:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1457:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1433:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1387:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
1363:www.catholic-hierarchy.org
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488:. He appointed Reverend
423:people near present-day
2330:Diocese of Grand Island
2085:Charles Joseph O'Reilly
1263:"Bishop Bonacum Wins".
1250:The Cincinnati Enquirer
1199:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
1041:St. Cecilia High School
908:(1924-1930), appointed
900:Charles Joseph O'Reilly
893:(1911-1917), appointed
841:Statistics as of 2021:
586:1918 influenza pandemic
271:Metropolitan Archbishop
122:Ecclesiastical province
2355:Catholicism portal
2272:Catholicism portal
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2105:Glennon Patrick Flavin
1982:www.lincolndiocese.org
1895:www.pillarcatholic.com
1634:catholic-hierarchy.org
1340:"Diocese of Lincoln".
1213:"Diocese of Lincoln".
930:Glennon Patrick Flavin
866:Religious sisters: 141
815:University of Nebraska
808:Glennon Patrick Flavin
693:, Planned Parenthood,
605:Archdiocese of Dubuque
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1863:KMTV 3 News Now Omaha
1652:Bruskewitz, Fabian.
989:Archbishop of Dubuque
915:Louis Benedict Kucera
910:Archbishop of Dubuque
847:Immaculate Conception
687:Society of St. Pius X
652:Archdiocese of Denver
578:Diocese of Baker City
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240:Immaculate Conception
2324:Archdiocese of Omaha
2235:Michael Owen Jackels
1996:"Bishops of Lincoln"
1784:The Arizona Republic
1734:. Diocese of Lincoln
1717:Lincoln Journal Star
1658:CatholicCulture.org.
1509:Colorado Catholicism
1329:. February 11, 1894.
1265:Lincoln Journal Star
1252:. February 25, 1894.
1230:Lincoln Evening Call
1228:"The Bonacum Case".
1153:www.encyclopedia.com
981:Michael Owen Jackels
925:Archbishop of Denver
536:ecclesiastical court
429:Diocese of St. Louis
355:archdiocese of Omaha
2389:40.80972; -96.67528
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2260:Nebraska portal
2100:James Vincent Casey
1309:. February 6, 1894.
1289:. December 2, 1896.
1232:. October 16, 1888.
1011:Aquinas High School
921:James Vincent Casey
751:George Joseph Lucas
735:permanent diaconate
681:selected Monsignor
677:To replace Flavin,
275:George Joseph Lucas
157:95,104 (15.3%)
2335:Diocese of Lincoln
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1306:The New York Times
1287:Sioux City Journal
1267:. January 4, 1894.
1076:Catholicism portal
1029:Pius X High School
987:in 2005 and later
961:in 1999 and later
879:Bishops of Lincoln
532:Apostolic Delegate
466:American Civil War
440:Nebraska Territory
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324:Diocese of Lincoln
313:lincolndiocese.org
246:Current leadership
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1778:Clancy, Michael.
1676:Veil of Innocence
1515:on July 18, 2008.
985:Bishop of Wichita
976:Bishop of Phoenix
972:Bishop of Wichita
936:Fabian Bruskewitz
819:sexual harassment
810:starting in 1978.
683:Fabian Bruskewitz
679:Pope John Paul II
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528:Francesco Satolli
363:Lincoln, Nebraska
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