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Nebraska native, Creighton graduate named new archbishop of Denver

Denver has a new archbishop, and he's a Grand Island native.

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NORWAY HAVE ALSO DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE, POPE LEO APPOINTS A NEBRASKA NATIVE AS ARCHBISHOP OF DENVER. JAMES GOLKA IS FROM GRAND ISLAND. HE GRADUATED FROM CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY IN 1989. GOLKA WAS MOST RECENTLY A BISHOP IN COLORADO SPRINGS, NEBRASKA. SENATOR PET

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Grand Island native, Creighton graduate named new archbishop of Denver

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Updated: 6:29 PM CST Feb 18, 2026

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Denver has a new archbishop, and he’s a Nebraska native.Bishop James Golka, originally from Grand Island and a Creighton University grad, is the new archbishop of Denver.Golka, who has been the bishop of Colorado Springs since 2021, first became a priest in Grand Island in 1994.He was officially designated archbishop-designate by Pope Leo XIV on Feb. 7.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

Denver has a new archbishop, and he’s a Nebraska native.

Bishop James Golka, originally from Grand Island and a Creighton University grad, is the new archbishop of Denver.

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Golka, who has been the bishop of Colorado Springs since 2021, first became a priest in Grand Island in 1994.

He was officially designated archbishop-designate by Pope Leo XIV on Feb. 7.

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.

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