Diocese of Fairbanks Dioecesis de Fairbanks | |
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 Sacred Heart Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Northern Alaska  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anchorage-Juneau |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 409,849 sq mi (1,061,500 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 167,544 12,475 (7.4%) |
| Parishes | 46 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 8, 1962 |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Therese of Lisieux |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Steven Maekawa, O.P. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrew E. Bellisario |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| dioceseoffairbanks.org | |
The Diocese of Fairbanks (Latin: Dioecesis de Fairbanks) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the northern part of the state of Alaska in the United States. It was formerly named the Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska (1894–1917), the Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska (1917–1951), and the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Alaska (1951–1962).
The Diocese of Fairbanks is led by a bishop who serves as pastor of the mother church, Sacred Heart Cathedral in the City of Fairbanks. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau. His Excellency Steven Maekawa, O.P. is the current Bishop of Fairbanks.