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Coordinates: 58°1813N 134°2429W / 58.30361°N 134.40806°W / 58.30361; -134.40806
 

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Diocese of Juneau


Dioecesis Junellensis

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryAlaska Southeastern Alaska
Ecclesiastical provinceAnchorage
Statistics
Area37,566 sq mi (97,300 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
79,557
10,574 (13.3%)
Parishes11
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 23, 1951
DissolvedMay 19, 2020
CathedralCathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Patron saintSt. Thérèse of Lisieux
Leadership
PopePius XII (first)
Francis (last)
BishopRobert O'Flanagan (first)
Andrew Bellisario (last)
Map
Website
dioceseofjuneau.org

The Diocese of Juneau (Latin: Dioecesis Junellensis) was a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprising the southeastern part of the state of Alaska. It was led by a prelate bishop who served as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Juneau. The diocese of Juneau was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Anchorage.

On May 19, 2020, the Diocese of Juneau was merged with the Archdiocese of Anchorage, which was renamed the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau, and Bishop Andrew Bellisario was elevated to Archbishop.[1]

History[edit]

The See of Juneau was erected on June 23, 1951, and took its territory from the former Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska. On October 3, 1951, Dermot O'Flanagan of Holy Family Church in Anchorage was installed as the first Bishop of Juneau and he served until 1968. While in office, Bishop O'Flanagan attended the Second Vatican Council.

In 2007, the Juneau diocese became vacant when the previous bishop, Michael W. Warfel, was appointed bishop of Great Falls–Billings.

On January 19, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named Edward J. Burns, a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as Bishop of Juneau. He was installed on April 5, 2009. In December 2016, Pope Francis named Burns Bishop of Dallas.[2][3]

Pope Francis appointed Andrew E. Bellisario as bishop on July 11, 2017. He later became, concurrently, apostolic administrator of the Anchorage archdiocese. In 2020, these 2 jurisdictions were combined to form the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau, and he was appointed its archbishop.

Bishops[edit]

The list of bishops and their years of service:

Priests[edit]

As of 2019:

Parishes, missions and shrines[edit]

St. Rose of Lima in Wrangell, Alaska, is the oldest Catholic parish in the state of Alaska. The original church stood from 1879-98 and was rebuilt in 1908.

Popular culture[edit]

In the television series The Young Pope, directed by Paolo Sorrentino, the fictional Pope Pius XIII repeatedly assigned his enemies in the Curia to "Ketchikan, Alaska", to suffer its freezing weather and isolation. There is no such diocese, but it is a parish of the Diocese of Juneau.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 19.05.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  • ^ "Installation of Bishop Edward J. Burns as the eighth bishop of Dallas on Livestream". Livestream.com. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  • ^ "Diocese of Dallas Celebrates New Catholic Bishop Edward J. Burns at Solemn Vespers and Installation". www.cathdal.org.
  • ^ "Father Pat Travers: Celebrating 25 years as a priest". The Inside Passage. June 14, 2018.
  • External links[edit]

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