Alaska
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| Alaska | |
|---|---|
| subdivision_name | Alaska |
| Country, allowed values=United States | United States |
| continent | North America |
| region | Pacific Northwest |
| area_sq_km | 1723337 |
| population | 733391 |
| catholic_population | 50000 |
| catholic_percentage | 6.8 |
| rank_among_religions | 2 |
| official_languages | English |
| capital_city | Juneau |
| date_catholicism_introduced | 1847 |
| catholicism_status | Second-largest Christian denomination |
| ecclesiastical_provinces_count | 1 |
| dioceses_count | 1 |
| patron_saints | Saint Thérèse of Lisieux • Saint Herman of Alaska |
| historic | No |
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| Diocese 2, type=Page, deprecated=Use dioceses_count and links in prose | |
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Alaska, known as "The Last Frontier," is the largest state in the United States by area, situated in the northwest extremity of North America. It covers more than 663,000 square miles (1,717,856 square kilometers), making it twice the size of Texas. It is divided into several regions like Southeast (the Panhandle), Southcentral, Interior, Southwest, and the Arctic.
Alaska has a rich cultural heritage with various indigenous groups like the Inupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Tlingit, Haida, and Athabascans.
Catholic Church
Diocese of Fairbanks
The Diocese of Fairbanks is the geographically largest Roman Catholic diocese in the United States, covering the northern part of Alaska. It serves a vast, sparsely populated area with numerous indigenous communities.
Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau
The Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau, as mentioned, was created from the merger of the Archdiocese of Anchorage and the Diocese of Juneau. This change reflects the Church's efforts to better serve the Catholic population in southern Alaska amidst demographic and pastoral considerations.