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St. John's Greek Orthodox Church (Omaha, Nebraska)

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218:. The parish finalized the purchase of the former Temple Israel on December 16, 1951. The new church was occupied in 1953 and the original church was sold. The Right Reverend Bishop Ezekiel of the Chicago Diocese officiated the consecration of the new home of Saint John the Baptist parish on May 4, 1958. 324: 722: 727: 732: 612: 237:
participated in festivities. "When you see the beauty of the church, you see why people would never want to leave it," Payne said of the church, where he served as an
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Christian church in the city. When the parish celebrated its 100th anniversary in June 2008, Omaha-native film director and
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that was originally constructed in 1908 for Omaha's Temple Israel, and was sold to the St. John's parish in 1951.
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After large scale immigration to Omaha starting at the turn of the 20th century, in 1908 Omaha's Greeks built
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The new building was designed by noted Omaha architect
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Denomination
Greek Orthodox
Church
Architect(s)
John Latenser, Sr.
Style
Byzantine
Diocese
Bishop(s)
Metropolitan Isaiah
Priest(s)
Midtown
Omaha
Nebraska
Omaha's then-burgeoning Greek community
city landmark
Saint John
Greek Orthodox Church
South Omaha
John Latenser, Sr.
Byzantine-style architecture
Oscar
Alexander Payne
altar boy
"Temple Israel, Omaha"
Archived
Wayback Machine
"History"
"Greek church celebrates centennial"
Omaha World-Herald

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