Diocese of Juneau Dioecesis Junellensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Southeastern Alaska |
Ecclesiastical province | Anchorage |
Statistics | |
Area | 37,566 sq mi (97,300 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 79,557 10,574 (13.3%) |
Parishes | 11 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 23, 1951 |
Dissolved | May 19, 2020 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Patron saint | St. Thérèse of Lisieux |
Leadership | |
Pope | Pius XII (first) Francis (last) |
Bishop | Robert O'Flanagan (first) Andrew Bellisario (last) |
Map | |
Website | |
dioceseofjuneau.org |
The Diocese of Juneau (Latin: Dioecesis Junellensis) was a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprising the southeastern part of the state of Alaska. It was led by the bishop who served as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Juneau. The diocese of Juneau was a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
On May 19, 2020, the Diocese of Juneau was merged with the Archdiocese of Anchorage, which was renamed the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau, and Bishop Andrew Bellisario was elevated to Archbishop.[1]