Diocese of Juneau
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Anchorage |
| founding | 1951 |
| surface | 97,258 km² |
| Parishes | 9 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 79,557 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 10,574 ( 12/31/2015 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 13.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 7 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,175 |
| Permanent deacons | 6 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 2 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 3 (31.12.2015 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Website | www.dioceseofjuneau.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau ( lat. : Dioecesis Junellensis ) was in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Juneau , Alaska .
history
The Diocese of Juneau was founded on June 23, 1951 by Pope Pius XII. built from the division of the Vicariate Apostolic Alaska and incorporated into the Province of Seattle . On January 22, 1966, the Diocese of Juneau gave parts of its territory to establish the Archdiocese of Anchorage . The diocese of Juneau was subordinate to the Archdiocese of Anchorage as a suffragan .
On May 19, 2020, Pope Francis united the Diocese of Juneau with the Archdiocese of Anchorage to form the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau and abolished the Diocese of Juneau as an independent diocese. The last Bishop of Juneau, Andrew Bellisario CM , was named Archbishop of the Unified Archdiocese.
Bishops of Juneau
Cathedral : Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
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- 1951–1968 Robert Dermot O'Flanagan
- 1971–1976 Francis Thomas Hurley , then Archbishop of Anchorage
- 1979–1995 Michael Hughes Kenny
- 1996–2007 Michael William Warfel , then Bishop of Great Falls-Billings
- 2009–2016 Edward James Burns , then Bishop of Dallas
- 2017–2020 Andrew Bellisario CM
See also
Web links
- Of the Diocese of Juneau Homepage (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Juneau on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fusione dell'Arcidiocesi Metropolitana di Anchorage con la Diocese of Juneau (USA), erezione della nuova Circoscrizione Ecclesiastica di Anchorage Juneau (USA) e nomina del primo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 19, 2020, accessed May 19, 2020 (Italian).