Country United States Ecclesiastical province Anchorage Parishes 9 Patron saint Thérèse of Lisieux | Territory Southeastern Alaska Metropolitan Anchorage Area 97,296 km² Phone +1 907-586-2227 | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2011)
76,500
10,220 (13.4%) Address 415 6th St # 300, Juneau, AK 99801, USA Cathedral Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Similar Cathedral of the Nativity of, St Paul's Catholic Church, St Nicholas Orthodox Church, NOAA Office of General, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau (Latin: Dioecesis Junellensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprising the southeastern part of the state of Alaska. It is led by a prelate bishop which serves as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the City of Juneau. The diocese of Juneau is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
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History
The See of Juneau was canonically erected on June 23, 1951 and took its territory from the former Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska.
In 2007, the Juneau diocese became vacant when the previous bishop, Most Reverend Michael W. Warfel, was appointed bishop of Great Falls-Billings.
On 19 January 2009, it was announced that now-Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI had named Monsignor Edward J. Burns, a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as Bishop of Juneau. He was installed on 5 April 2009. In December 2016, Bishop Burns was named by Pope Francis as Bishop of Dallas, he was installed in Dallas in February 2017.
The Diocese of Juneau is now a sede vacante (Latin: vacant see, or diocese) until the Pope announces the next Bishop.
Bishops
The list of bishops and their years of service:
- Robert Dermot O'Flanagan (1951-1968)
- Francis Thomas Hurley (1971-1976)
- Michael Hughes Kenny (1979-1995)
- Michael William Warfel (1996-2007)
- Edward James Burns (2009–2017)
Parishes, missions and shrines
Publications
The Diocese of Juneau publishes a monthly newspaper, Southeast Alaska Catholic, from the Diocese Communications office. The online edition is updated weekly.