Francis Thomas Hurley

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name=Francis Hurley
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
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Francis Thomas Hurley (born January 12, 1927) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Anchorage from 1976 to 2001.

Biography

Francis Hurley was born in San Francisco, California, and ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 1951.

On February 4, 1970, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, and Titular Bishop of "Daimlaig" by Pope Paul VI. Hurley received his episcopal consecration on the following March 19 from Bishop Mark Hurley, with Bishops William McManus and Joseph Bernardin, a future cardinal, serving as co-consecrators.

He was later named the second Bishop of Juneau on July 20, 1971, being formally installed as such on the following September 8. During his tenure, Hurley expanded Catholic ministry in the smaller and more remote communities of the diocese, and helped implement the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, such as promoting more active roles for the laity.

Pope Paul appointed him the second Archbishop of Anchorage on May 4, 1976. Hurley was installed on July 8 of that same year, and remained in that position for twenty-four years, finally resigning on March 3, 2001.

Archbishop Hurley is also an airplane pilot.

External links

* [http://www.dioceseofjuneau.org/history.htm Diocese of Juneau]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhurley.html Catholic-Hierarchy]