Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprised of the southeastern part of the state of Alaska. It is led by a prelate bishop which serves as pastor of the mother church, Cathedral of the Nativity in the City of Juneau. The current bishop, the fourth for the diocese is Most Reverend Bishop Michael W Warfel. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
The See of Juneau was canonically erected on June 23, 1951. It took its territory from the former Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska.
[edit] Parishes, Missions and Shrines
- Sacred Heart, Hoonah
- Holy Family, Gustavus (Misson)
- Sacred Heart, Haines
- The Cathedral of the Nativity, Juneau
- St Paul the Apostle, Juneau
- The Shrine of St. Therese, Juneau (Shrine and Mission)
- Holy Name Parish, Ketichikan
- 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, Skagway
- St Francis Chapel, Tenakee Springs (Mission)
- St Rose of Lima, Wrangell (The oldest established Parish in Alaska)
- St Ann, Yakutat
