Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau
Ancoragien(sis)-Iunellen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Anchorage, Alaska, United States
The Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese covering southern Alaska, formed in 2020 by merging the former Archdiocese of Anchorage (elevated 1966) with the Diocese of Juneau. It is the metropolitan see of the Province of Anchorage-Juneau, with the Diocese of Fairbanks as its sole suffragan, and is led by Archbishop Andrew E. Bellisario.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 19 May 2020
- Latin
- Ancoragien(sis)-Iunellen(sis)
- Patron
- St. Therese of Lisieux
- Annuario code
- 001000685
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 55,297
- Population
- 563,372
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 9.8%
- Priests
- 40
- Catholics per priest
- 1,382
- Extent
- 321,053 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.2
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Andrew E. Bellisario, C.M.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral stands in Anchorage, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Anchorage-Juneau
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of FairbanksFairbanks
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Southern Alaska in the United States is served by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau (Latin: Archidiœcesis Ancoragiensis-Junellensis), which has a single suffragan diocese, the Diocese of Fairbanks. Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral in Anchorage is the mother church, with the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Juneau as co-cathedral. As of 2026 the archbishop is Andrew E. Bellisario.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.