Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau (Latin: Dioecesis Junellensis) was 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 was led by a prelate 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.

Diocese of Juneau

Dioecesis Junellensis
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Location
Country United States
Territory Southeastern Alaska
Ecclesiastical provinceAnchorage
Statistics
Area37,566 sq mi (97,300 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2016)
79,557
10,574 (13.3%)
Parishes11
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 23, 1951
DissolvedMay 19, 2020
CathedralCathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Patron saintSt. Thérèse of Lisieux
Leadership
PopePius XII (first)
Francis (last)
BishopRobert O'Flanagan (first)
Andrew Bellisario (last)
Map
Website
dioceseofjuneau.org

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]

History

The See of Juneau was erected on June 23, 1951, and took its territory from the former Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska. On October 3, 1951, Father Dermot O'Flanagan of Holy Family Church in Anchorage was installed as the first Bishop of Juneau and he served until 1968. While in office, Bishop O'Flanagan attended the Second Vatican Council.

In 2007, the Juneau diocese became vacant when the previous bishop, Most Reverend Michael W. Warfel, was appointed bishop of Great Falls–Billings.

On January 19, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named Edward J. Burns, a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as Bishop of Juneau. He was installed on April 5, 2009. In December 2016, Pope Francis named Burns Bishop of Dallas.[2][3]

Pope Francis appointed Andrew E. Bellisario, CM bishop on July 11, 2017. He later became, concurrently, apostolic administrator of the Anchorage archdiocese. In 2020, these 2 jurisdictions were combined to form the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau, and he was appointed its Archbishop.

Bishops

The list of bishops and their years of service:

Priests

As of 2019:

  • Rev. Patrick Travers (vicar general)[4]
  • Rev. Mike Galbraith
  • Rev. Perry Kenaston
  • Rev. Edmund J. Penisten
  • Rev. Steve Gallagher
  • Rev. Pat Casey, OMI
  • Rev. Andrew Sensenig, OMI

Parishes, missions and shrines
St. Rose of Lima in Wrangell, Alaska, is the oldest Catholic parish in the state of Alaska. The original church stood from 1879-98 and was rebuilt in 1908.
  • Sacred Heart, Hoonah
  • Holy Family, Gustavus (Mission)
  • Sacred Heart, Haines
  • Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Juneau
  • St. Paul the Apostle, Juneau
  • National Shrine of St. Thérèse, Juneau
  • Catholic Community, Kake (Mission)
  • Holy Name, 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 of the Child Jesus, Skagway
  • St. Francis Chapel, Tenakee Springs (Mission)
  • St. Rose of Lima, Wrangell
  • St. Ann, Yakutat

In the television series The Young Pope, directed by Paolo Sorrentino, the fictional Pope Pius XIII repeatedly assigned his enemies in the Curia to "Ketchikan, Alaska", to suffer its freezing weather and isolation. There is no such diocese, but it is a parish of the Diocese of Juneau.

See also

References
  1. "Resignations and Appointments, 19.05.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  2. "Installation of Bishop Edward J. Burns as the eighth bishop of Dallas on Livestream". Livestream.com. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. "Diocese of Dallas Celebrates New Catholic Bishop Edward J. Burns at Solemn Vespers and Installation". www.cathdal.org.
  4. "Father Pat Travers: Celebrating 25 years as a priest". The Inside Passage. June 14, 2018.

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