Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Juneau, Alaska)

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Co-Cathedral of the Nativity
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Juneau
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Location in Alaska
58°18′12″N134°24′30″W / 58.30336°N 134.40831°W / 58.30336; -134.40831
Location416 Fifth Street
Juneau, Alaska Flag of Alaska.svg
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Website www.juneaucathedral.org
History
Founded1885
Founder(s)John Althoff
Architecture
Completed1910
Specifications
Materials Wood
Administration
Diocese Anchorage-Juneau
Clergy
Bishop(s) Andrew E. Bellisario
Rector Patrick Casey
Deacon(s) Charles Rohrbacher

The Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was until 2020 the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juneau and is currently a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau. The cathedral is located at 416 Fifth Street in Juneau, Alaska. The cathedral may be the smallest in North America. [1]

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History

In 1885, John Althoff was sent by Charles John Seghers and a parish was created for the growing mining community in Alaska's Silverbow Basin. [1]

A church was built in 1886 on the same block on Fifth Street where the cathedral currently sits. [1] This church was replaced in 1910 with the present cathedral building.

The church was consecrated and elevated to the status of cathedral in 1951, when the Diocese of Juneau was created. [1] [2] Robert Dermot O'Flanagan was appointed the first Bishop of Juneau, having served as a priest in Alaska since 1933. [3]

In 1962, the cathedral parish established a mission church in the Mendenhall Valley to serve the community in the Mendenhall Valley and around the Auke Bay area. [4] A decade later, in 1972, the mission church was separated from the cathedral parish by Francis Thomas Hurley and became St Paul the Apostle Parish. [4]

In 2019, fundraising began for a major renovation of the cathedral with support from Andrew E. Bellisario. [5] [6]

On September 17, 2020, the Diocese of Juneau was merged with the Archdiocese of Anchorage. The church building is now the co-cathedral of the archdiocese, along with Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral in Anchorage, Alaska. [7]

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References

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  2. "Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  3. Bagoy, John. "Fr. Demont O'Flanagan and Holy Family Church". Holy Family Cathedral History. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28.
  4. 1 2 "About us". St Paul the Apostle. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  5. Bellisario, Andrew. "April 29, 2019 bishop's letter" (PDF). Juneau Cathedral. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  6. "Option B 3D Rendering" (PDF). Juneau Cathedral. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  7. Dominique Johnson (October 2020). "In a celebration of unity, the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau is formed". Catholic Anchor. Anchorage . Retrieved 2020-10-04.

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