Diocese of Fairbanks

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The Diocese of Fairbanks is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in northern Alaska, notable for covering one of the largest and most remote geographic areas of any diocese in the United States.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
ecclesiastical territory ⓘ
abbreviation Dio. of Fairbanks ⓘ
areaCharacteristic sparsely populated ⓘ
belongsTo Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral ⓘ
cathedralLocatedIn Fairbanks, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Fairbanks
country United States ⓘ
dateEstablishedAsDiocese August 8, 1962 ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
elevatedToDiocese 1962 ⓘ
episcopalSee Fairbanks, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Fairbanks
establishedAsApostolicVicariate 1948 ⓘ
formerMetropolitanSee Archdiocese of Anchorage ⓘ
formerName Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Alaska ⓘ
formerProvince Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage ⓘ
governedBy diocesan bishop ⓘ
hasCatholicSchools yes ⓘ
hasClergy deacons ⓘ
diocesan priests ⓘ
religious order priests ⓘ
hasLayMinisters yes ⓘ
hasMissionParishes yes ⓘ
hasNativeMinistry yes ⓘ
hasPastoralChallenge harsh Arctic climate ⓘ
large distances between parishes ⓘ
isSubjectTo Holy See ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy English ⓘ
languageOfPastoralWork English ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
northern Alaska ⓘ
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Anchorage–Juneau ⓘ
linked to: Diocese of Juneau
notableFor covering one of the largest geographic areas of any U.S. diocese ⓘ
serving highly remote and roadless regions ⓘ
primaryCity Fairbanks ⓘ
province Ecclesiastical Province of Anchorage–Juneau ⓘ
region United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Region XII ⓘ
regionType mission territory ⓘ
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
suiIurisChurch Latin Church ⓘ
territoryIncludes Arctic regions of Alaska ⓘ
many Alaska Native villages ⓘ
northern Alaska ⓘ
remote rural communities ⓘ
usesTransportationForMinistry boats ⓘ
bush planes ⓘ
snow machines ⓘ
website https://dioceseoffairbanks.org ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diocese of Fairbanks → formerName → Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Diocese of Fairbanks
Diocese of Juneau → territoryTakenFrom → Apostolic Vicariate of Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Diocese of Fairbanks