Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau
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Diocese of Juneau Dioecesis Junellensis |
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| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Southeastern Alaska 
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| Ecclesiastical province | Anchorage |
| Metropolitan | Anchorage |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 37,566 sq mi (97,300 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2011) 76,500 10,220 (13.4%) |
| Parishes | 9 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 23, 1951 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Patron saint | St. Therese of Lisieux |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | sede vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul D. Etienne |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofjuneau.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau (Latin: Dioecesis Junellensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northwestern United States, comprising 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 of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the City of Juneau. The diocese of Juneau is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
The See of Juneau was canonically erected on June 23, 1951 and took its territory from the former Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska.
In 2007, the Juneau diocese became vacant when the previous bishop, Most Reverend Michael W. Warfel, was appointed bishop of Great Falls-Billings.
On 19 January 2009, it was announced that now-Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI had named Monsignor Edward J. Burns, a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as Bishop of Juneau. He was installed on 5 April 2009. In December 2016, Bishop Burns was named by Pope Francis as Bishop of Dallas, he was installed in Dallas in February 2017.
The Diocese of Juneau is now a sede vacante (Latin: vacant see, or diocese) until the Pope announces the next Bishop.
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