Diocese of Fairbanks
| Diocese of Fairbanks | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau |
| Diocesan bishop | Chad Zielinski |
| founding | 1894 |
| surface | 1,061,508 km² |
| Parishes | 46 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 167,544 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 12,475 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 7.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 9 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 734 |
| Permanent deacons | 32 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 10 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 7 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Website | www.cbna.info |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks ( lat. : Dioecesis de Fairbanks ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Fairbanks , Alaska .
history
The Diocese of Fairbanks was on July 27, 1894 by Pope Leo XIII. established from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Victoria and the Diocese of New Westminster as the Apostolic Prefecture of Alaska . On December 22, 1916, the Apostolic Prefecture of Alaska was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate . The Vicariate Apostolic Alaska gave on June 23, 1951 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Juneau .
On August 8, 1962, the Vicariate Apostolic Alaska was raised to the diocese and renamed the Diocese of Fairbanks . In addition, the Diocese of Fairbanks was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Seattle as a suffragan . On January 22, 1966, the Diocese of Fairbanks was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Anchorage as a suffragan. The Diocese of Fairbanks was still subject to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples . With a decision of November 11, 2019, Pope Francis revoked the competence of the congregation and made the diocese subject to general canon law .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Alaska
- Paschal Tosi SJ , 1894-1897
- Jean Baptist Rene SJ, 1897–1904
- Joseph Crimont SJ, 1904-1916
Vicars Apostolic of Alaska
- Joseph Raphael John Crimont SJ, 1916–1945
- Walter James Fitzgerald SJ, 1945–1947
- Francis Doyle Gleeson SJ, 1948–1962
Bishops of Fairbanks
- Francis Doyle Gleeson SJ, 1962-1968
- Robert Louis Whelan SJ, 1968–1985
- Michael Joseph Kaniecki SJ, 1985-2000
- Donald Joseph Kettler , 2002–2013, then Bishop of Saint Cloud
- Chad Zielinski , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Fairbanks (English)
- Entry for Diocese of Fairbanks on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Provvista di Chiese. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 11, 2019, accessed November 11, 2019 (Italian).
