(later Bishop) and John Blowick for missionary work in China. Recognized by the Vatican in 1918, the society is named for St. Columban, a sixth-century Irish missionary monk. Anxious to have a strong presence in the U.S., Fathers Galvin and E.J. McCarthy established the Omaha office in 1918 and constructed a seminary in Bellevue in 1921. Today, Columban priests and lay missionaries serve in countries in Asia, Latin America, and Oceania.
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