Steven Maekawa


Steven John Maekawa

Bishop of Fairbanks
SeeFairbanks
AppointedJuly 11, 2023
InstalledOctober 12, 2023
PredecessorChad Zielinski
Orders
OrdinationMay 29, 1998
by John Stephen Cummins
ConsecrationOctober 12, 2023
by Andrew E. Bellisario, Michael C. Barber and Chad Zielinski
Personal details
Born (1967-11-22) November 22, 1967 (age 56)
MottoDuc in altum
(Put out into the deep)
Styles of
Steven John Maekawa
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Steven John Maekawa, O.P. (born 22 November 1967) is an American prelate and Dominican friar of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop for the Diocese of Fairbanks in Alaska since 2023. At the time of his appointment, he was serving as a priest in the Archdiocese of Anchorage–Juneau, where he was the pastor of Holy Family Old Cathedral.