Diocese of Fairbanks

Diocese of Fairbanks
Type	Suffragan diocese
Country	United States
Region	Alaska
Bishop	Steven J. Maekawa
Website	https://dioceseoffairbanks.org
Newspaper	https://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
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This map created from a Cargo query ()

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.

Dynamic table

_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

Basic table

• Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church exists
  • Scammon Bay, AK
• Church of the Holy Angels Catholic Church
  • Unalakleet, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 358, Unalakleet, AK, 99684-0358
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holyangelsalaska/
• Church of the Nativity Catholic Church
  • Saint Marys, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 109, Saint Marys, AK, 99658-0109
  • (907) 438-2133
• Holy Family Catholic Church
  • Newtok
• Holy Family Catholic Church
  • Holy Cross, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 101, Holy Cross, AK, 99602-0101
• Holy Mary of Guadalupe Catholic Church
  • Healy, AK
  • Mailing: P.O. Box 32, Healy, AK, 99743-0032
  • (907) 683-1007
  • holymaryofguadalupe@gmail.com
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
  • 2 Doyon Place, Fairbanks, AK, 99701-2830
  • (907) 452-3533
  • iccfairbanks@gmail.com
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
  • Bethel, AK
  • Mailing: PO Box 429, Bethel, AK, 99559-0429
  • P: (907) 543-2464 | F: 543-3142
  • iccbet@gci.net
• Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Scammon Bay

Full list

• Church of the Holy Angels Catholic Church Unalakleet
• Church of the Nativity Catholic Church Saint Marys
• Holy Family Catholic Church Newtok
• Holy Family Catholic Church Holy Cross
• Holy Mary of Guadalupe Catholic Church Healy
• Holy Rosary Catholic Church Tok
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Fairbanks
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Bethel
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Kalskag
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Marshall
• Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church Hooper Bay
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Russian Mission
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Nightmute
• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Delta Junction
• Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Nulato
• Sacred Heart Cathedral Fairbanks
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church Emmonak
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church Chevak
• Saint Aloysius Catholic Church Tanana
• Saint Ann Catholic Church Teller
• Saint Bernard Catholic Church Stebbins
• Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church Chefornak
• Saint Charles Spinola Catholic Church Pilot Station
• Saint Francis Regis Catholic Church Huslia
• Saint Francis Xavier Eagle
• Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church Kotzebue
• Saint Ignatius Catholic Church Alakanuk
• Saint John Berchmans Catholic Church Galena
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church Tununak
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church Nome
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church Kotlik
• Saint Jude Catholic Church Little Diomede Island
• Saint Lawrence Catholic Church Mountain Village
• Saint Mark's University Parish Fairbanks
• Saint Michael Catholic Church McGrath
• Saint Michael Catholic Church Saint Michael
• Saint Nicholas Catholic Church North Pole
• Saint Patrick Catholic Church Koyukuk
• Saint Patrick Catholic Church Barrow
• Saint Peter Catholic Church Nunam Iqua
• Saint Peter in Chains Catholic Church Ruby
• Saint Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church Toksook Bay
• Saint Raphael Catholic Church Fairbanks
• Saint Teresa Catholic Church Kaltag
• Saint Theresa Catholic Church Nenana
• Saint Theresa Catholic Church Aniak