- Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau
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Diocese of Juneau
Dioecesis Junellensis
Location Country United States Territory Southeastern Alaska Ecclesiastical province Province of Anchorage Metropolitan Juneau, Alaska Population
- Catholics(as of 2006)
7,350Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established June 23, 1951 Cathedral Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Patron saint St. Therese of Lisieux Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Edward J. Burns
Bishop of JuneauMetropolitan Archbishop Roger Lawrence Schwietz, OMI
Archbishop of AnchorageWebsite dioceseofjuneau.org 
The Cathedral of the Nativity, Juneau
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. In 2007, this 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 Pope 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. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
The See of Juneau was canonically erected on June 23, 1951 and has had five bishops. It took its territory from the former Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska.
Bishops
- Robert Dermot O'Flanagan (1951-1968)
- Francis Thomas Hurley (1971-1976)
- Michael Hughes Kenny (1979-1995)
- Michael William Warfel (1996-2007)
- Edward J. Burns (2009-present)
Parishes, missions and shrines
- Sacred Heart, Hoonah
- Holy Family, Gustavus (Mission)
- Sacred Heart, Haines
- The Cathedral of the Nativity, Juneau
- St Paul the Apostle, Juneau
- The Shrine of St. Therese, Juneau (Shrine and Mission)
- Holy Name Parish, Ketchikan
- Holy Family, Metlakatla (Mission)
- Body of Christ, Pelican (Mission)
- St. Catherine of Siena, Petersburg
- St John by the Sea, Klawock (Prince of Wales Island)
- St Gregory of Nazianzen, Sitka
- St Therese, Skagway
- St Francis Chapel, Tenakee Springs (Mission)
- St Rose of Lima, Wrangell (The oldest established Parish in Alaska)
- St Ann, Yakutat
Resources
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage Coordinates: 58°18′13″N 134°24′29″W / 58.30361°N 134.40806°W
Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage
- Religious organizations established in 1951
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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