Born May 19, 1901 at Conception, MO. Ordained a priest June 7, 1927 and was assigned to Saint Cecilia Cathedral from June 30, 1927 to April 7, 1936. Fr. Graham was appointed pastor of Saint Cecilia on April 6, 1945. He served until June 13, 1968. Fr. Graham was the first pastor to have previously served the Cathedral as an assistant priest, in the years June 30, 1927 until July 4, 1936 (pastorates of Aherne and Hunkeler). Upon his departure from the Cathedral Msgr. Graham served as pastor at Saint Patrick (Omaha), June 13, 1968 until June 12, 1970. He lived in residence at Saint Pius X (Omaha) from June 12, 1970 until June 14, 1973. He died November 28, 1975.

Born November 11, 1922 in Omaha. Ordained a priest March 8, 1952 Fr. Peter was assigned to the Cathedral as an assistant from June 21, 1958 to June 15, 1961. Having served as pastor in 4 rural parishes from July, 1961, the last of which was Saint Patrick (Fremont — February 26, 1970) Fr. Peter was appointed pastor of Saint Cecilia on March 30, 1971 and served until June 16, 1983. Subsequent to the Cathedral Fr. Peter served as pastor at Saint Mary's (0maha) from June 16, 1983 to June 17, 1987, Saint Joseph (Lyons) from June 17, 1987 to June 13, 1990 and Saint Adalbert (Omaha) from June 13, 1990 to December 31, 1994 before retiring. He died October 15, 2000 (the Jubilee year). 

Born September 25, 1935 in Omaha. Ordained a priest May 25, 1963. Having served as assistant director and then director of the archdiocesan Catholic Charities from June 15, 1967 to June 15, 1978, Fr. Mainelli was named the founding pastor of Saint Leo Parish (Omaha) from June 15, 1978. Fr. Mainelli was appointed pastor of Saint Cecilia June 18, 1986 and served until June 22, 1995. The parish high school closed at the end of the school year 1993-1994. Fr. Mainelli went to Hawaii to consider membership in the Oratory from June 22, 1995 to April 15, 1998. Upon return to the archdiocese he served as senior associate pastor at Christ the King Parish (Omaha) from July 1, 1998 to June 17, 1999 and pastor of Holy Ghost Parish (Omaha) from June 17, 1999 to October 1, 2000. Fr. Mainelli left active ministry and entered a civil marriage in the fall of 2000. 

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he came to Omaha in 1961 as an eighth grader in Blessed Sacrament Parish on North 30th Street in Omaha. He has five sisters and four brothers. Six years of minor seminary (four years of high school and two years of college) were taken at Saint John Vianney Minor Seminary, which became Mount Michael High School after his departure. The final years of college and four years of theology took place in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Fr. Gutgsell was ordained at Saint Cecilia Cathedral on May 25, 1974 with eight other classmates. He served in two parishes and, as part of his second parish assignment, taught full time for four of the seven years at Columbus Scotus Central Catholic High School in Columbus, Nebraska. Two years of Canon Law studies at The Catholic University of America, Washington, resulted in a License in Canon Law and an assignment to the Archdiocese Marriage Tribunal. Fr. Gutgsell served full time in the Tribunal from 1983 until 1994 when he was appointed Chancellor of the Archdiocese by Archbishop Elden F. Curtiss. In 1998, in addition to the duties of Chancellor, Fr. Gutgsell was appointed Moderator of the Curia (Chief of Staff among the Directors of the Archdiocesan departments and agencies). In 2003 Fr. Gutgsell, retaining the position of Moderator of the Curia, was named pastor of Saint John the Baptist parish, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska. In 2005 he completed his service at the Chancery. Fr. Michael Gutgsell was appointed pastor of Saint Cecilia parish and rector of Saint Cecilia Cathedral on June 15, 2005. Along with the duties of pastor and rector at the Cathedral, Fr. Gutgsell continued to hold the position of Defender of the Bond for the Second Instance Marriage Tribunal in the Archdiocese. He served as a Judge in the First Instance Marriage Tribunal in the Archdiocese.