One of the highlights of Bishop Rummel's tenure in Omaha was the Sixth National Eucharistic Congress in 1930.
Large crowds attended the three-day conference on Sept. 23-25, including more than 40,000 at a rally at Creighton University Stadium, 10,000 for an event at Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum and more than 1,000 at the children's Mass at the cathedral.
Among the dignitaries attending the conference were: Cardinal George Mundelein of Chicago, Bishop Joseph Schrembs of Cleveland, and Bishop Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi, apostolic delegate in the U.S.
During his tenure, Bishop Rummel organized the Bishop's Committee of the Laity. His intention was to convert the committee into a semi-permanent fund-raising organization. But the Depression hit and Bishop Rummel's ambitious goals went unfulfilled.
Bishop Rummel left in 1935 to become the archbishop of New Orleans.
A German-born, New York City priest was appointed the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Omaha. Joseph Francis Rummel was installed in 1928.
