VATICAN CITY (AP) - The pope has named Springfield, Ill., Bishop George Lucas to be the new archbishop of Omaha, Neb.
The Vatican on Wednesday said Lucas will replace 76-year-old Archbishop Elden Curtiss, who is retiring.
Lucas turns 60 next week and has been Springfield bishop since 1999.
He's a St. Louis native who studied philosophy at Cardinal Glennon College and theology at Kenrick Seminary before receiving his master's degree in history at St. Louis University.
Lucaswas ordained as a priest in 1975.
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