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The '''Diocese of Fairbanks''' is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the northern part of Alaska, United States. Initially, it was under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Vancouver Island when Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia in 1867.
The '''Diocese of Fairbanks''' is a Roman Catholic [[diocese]] located in the northern part of Alaska, United States. Initially, it was under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Vancouver Island when Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia in 1867.  


Over time, it evolved from the Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska (1894–1917), to the Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska (1917–1951), then the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Alaska (1951–1962), before becoming the Diocese of Fairbanks in 1962 under Pope John XXIII.
Over time, it evolved from the Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska (1894–1917), to the Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska (1917–1951), then the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Alaska (1951–1962), before becoming the Diocese of Fairbanks in 1962 under Pope John XXIII.
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== Parishes ==
== Parishes ==
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{{Add parish to diocese|URL=https://dioceseoffairbanks.org/parish-profiles|Catholic count=11,876|Parish number=46|School number=2}}
{{Add parish to diocese|URL=https://dioceseoffairbanks.org/parish-profiles|Catholic count=11,876|Parish number=46|School number=2}}
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* {{New parish link|Diocese=Diocese of Fairbanks|Name=Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church}}
* {{New parish link|Diocese=Diocese of Fairbanks|Name=Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church}}
** Scammon Bay, AK
** Scammon Bay, AK
** 170 Hilltop Rd, Scammon Bay, AK 99662
** 61.84171515677057, -165.5823879119889
* {{New parish link|Diocese=Diocese of Fairbanks|Name=Church of the Holy Angels Catholic Church}}
* {{New parish link|Diocese=Diocese of Fairbanks|Name=Church of the Holy Angels Catholic Church}}
** Unalakleet, AK
** Unalakleet, AK
** Mailing: PO Box 358, Unalakleet, AK, 99684-0358
** Mailing: PO Box 358, Unalakleet, AK, 99684-0358
** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holyangelsalaska/
** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holyangelsalaska/
* Church of the Nativity Catholic Church
* [[Church of the Nativity Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Saint Marys, AK
** Saint Marys, AK
** Mailing: PO Box 109, Saint Marys, AK, 99658-0109
** Mailing: PO Box 109, Saint Marys, AK, 99658-0109
** (907) 438-2133
** (907) 438-2133
* Holy Family Catholic Church
* [[Holy Family Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Newtok)]]
** Newtok, AK
** Newtok, AK
* Holy Family Catholic Church
* [[Holy Family Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Holy Cross)]]
** Holy Cross, AK
** Holy Cross, AK
** Mailing: PO Box 101, Holy Cross, AK, 99602-0101
** Mailing: PO Box 101, Holy Cross, AK, 99602-0101
* Holy Mary of Guadalupe Catholic Church
* [[Holy Mary of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Healy, AK
** Healy, AK
** Mailing: P.O. Box 32, Healy, AK, 99743-0032
** Mailing: P.O. Box 32, Healy, AK, 99743-0032
** (907) 683-1007
** (907) 683-1007
** holymaryofguadalupe@gmail.com
** holymaryofguadalupe@gmail.com
* Holy Rosary Catholic Church
* [[Holy Rosary Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Tok, AK
** Tok, AK
** Mailing: PO Box 369, TOK, AK, 99780-0369
** Mailing: PO Box 369, TOK, AK, 99780-0369
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**(907) 452-3533
**(907) 452-3533
**iccfairbanks@gmail.com
**iccfairbanks@gmail.com
* Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
* [[Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
**Bethel, AK
**Bethel, AK
**Mailing: PO Box 429, Bethel, AK, 99559-0429
**Mailing: PO Box 429, Bethel, AK, 99559-0429
**P: (907) 543-2464 | F: 543-3142
**P: (907) 543-2464 | F: 543-3142
**iccbet@gci.net
**iccbet@gci.net
* Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Kalskag
* [[Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Marshall
** Kalskag, AK
* Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church Hooper Bay
** Mailing: PO Box 11, Kalskag, AK, 99607-0011
* Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Russian Mission
* [[Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Nightmute
** Marshall, AK
* Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Delta Junction
** Mailing: PO Box 69, Marshall, AK, 99585-0069
* Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Nulato
* [[Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Sacred Heart Cathedral Fairbanks
** Hooper Bay, AK
* Sacred Heart Catholic Church Emmonak
* [[Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Sacred Heart Catholic Church Chevak
** Russian Mission
* Saint Aloysius Catholic Church Tanana
* [[Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Ann Catholic Church Teller
** Nightmute
* Saint Bernard Catholic Church Stebbins
* [[Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church Chefornak
** Delta Junction
* Saint Charles Spinola Catholic Church Pilot Station
* [[Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Francis Regis Catholic Church Huslia
** Nulato
* Saint Francis Xavier Eagle
* [[Sacred Heart Cathedral (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church Kotzebue
** Fairbanks
* Saint Ignatius Catholic Church Alakanuk
* [[Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Emmonak)]]
* Saint John Berchmans Catholic Church Galena
* [[Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Chevak)]]
* Saint Joseph Catholic Church Tununak
* [[Saint Aloysius Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Tanana)]]
* Saint Joseph Catholic Church Nome
* [[Saint Ann Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Joseph Catholic Church Kotlik
** Teller
* Saint Jude Catholic Church Little Diomede Island
* [[Saint Bernard Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Lawrence Catholic Church Mountain Village
** Stebbins
* Saint Mark's University Parish Fairbanks
* [[Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Michael Catholic Church McGrath
** Chefornak
* Saint Michael Catholic Church Saint Michael
* [[Saint Charles Spinola Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Nicholas Catholic Church North Pole
** Pilot Station
* Saint Patrick Catholic Church Koyukuk
* [[Saint Francis Regis Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Patrick Catholic Church Barrow
** Huslia
* Saint Peter Catholic Church Nunam Iqua
* [[Saint Francis Xavier (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Peter in Chains Catholic Church Ruby
** Eagle
* Saint Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church Toksook Bay
* [[Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Raphael Catholic Church Fairbanks
** Kotzebue
* Saint Teresa Catholic Church Kaltag
* [[Saint Ignatius Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
* Saint Theresa Catholic Church Nenana
** Alakanuk
* Saint Theresa Catholic Church Aniak
* [[Saint John Berchmans Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Galena
* [[Saint Joseph Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Tununak)]]
* [[Saint Joseph Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Nome)]]
* [[Saint Joseph Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Kotlik)]]
* [[Saint Jude Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Little Diomede Island
* [[Saint Lawrence Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Mountain Village
* [[Saint Mark's University Parish (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Fairbanks
* [[Saint Michael Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, McGrath)]]
* [[Saint Michael Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Saint Michael)]]
* [[Saint Nicholas Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, North Pole)]]
* [[Saint Patrick Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Koyukuk)]]
* [[Saint Patrick Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Barrow)]]
* [[Saint Peter Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Nunam Iqua
* [[Saint Peter in Chains Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Ruby
* [[Saint Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Toksook Bay
* [[Saint Raphael Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks)]]
** Fairbanks
* [[Saint Teresa Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Kaltag)]]
* [[Saint Theresa Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Nenana)]]
* [[Saint Theresa Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Aniak)]]

Latest revision as of 22:28, 15 January 2025

Diocese of Fairbanks
TypeSuffragan diocese
CountryUnited States
RegionAlaska
BishopSteven J. Maekawa
Websitehttps://dioceseoffairbanks.org
Newspaperhttps://dioceseoffairbanks.org/diocesan-magazine


The Diocese of Fairbanks is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the northern part of Alaska, United States. Initially, it was under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Vancouver Island when Alaska was purchased by the United States from Russia in 1867.

Over time, it evolved from the Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska (1894–1917), to the Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska (1917–1951), then the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Alaska (1951–1962), before becoming the Diocese of Fairbanks in 1962 under Pope John XXIII.

Size

The diocese covers an extensive area of 409,849 square miles, making it one of the largest dioceses in terms of territory in the United States.

Cathedral

The diocese is headquartered in Fairbanks, with Sacred Heart Cathedral serving as its mother church.

Parishes

Archdiocese of Fairbanks
This map created from a Cargo query (Purge)

The diocese serves over 11,876 Catholics through its 46 parishes and 2 Catholic schools. Please use Form:Parish to create parishes. The list of it's parishes can be found at https://dioceseoffairbanks.org/parish-profiles.

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_pageName City MailingAddress
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks) Scammon Bay, AK 170 Hilltop Rd, Scammon Bay, AK 99662
Church of the Nativity Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks) Saint Marys, AK PO Box 109, Saint Marys, AK, 99658-0109
Holy Family Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Holy Cross) Holy Cross, AK PO Box 101, Holy Cross, AK, 99602-0101
Holy Family Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks, Newtok) Newtok, AK PO Box 5569, Newtok, AK 99559
Holy Mary of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks) Healy, AK P.O. Box 32, Healy, AK, 99743-0032
Holy Rosary Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks) Tok, AK PO Box 369, TOK, AK, 99780-0369
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks) Fairbanks, AK 115 N Cushman St, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks) Marshall, AK PO Box 69, Marshall, AK, 99585-0069
Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks) Hooper Bay, AK PO Box 9, Hooper Bay, AK 99604
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks) Russian Mission, AK PO Box 21, Russian Mission, AK, 99657-0021
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church (Diocese of Fairbanks) Nightmute, AK General Delivery, Nightmute, AK 99690
Sacred Heart Cathedral (Diocese of Fairbanks) Fairbanks, AK 1300 Peger Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709

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