Diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States
Diocese of Alaska
Diœcesis Alaskensis
Location
Country
United States
Territory
Alaska
Ecclesiastical province
Province VIII
Deaneries
Arctic Coast, The Interior, South Central, Southeast
Headquarters
Fairbanks, Alaska
Statistics
Congregations
46 (2022)
Members
5,823 (2022)
Information
Denomination
Episcopal Church
Established
1971
Cathedral
none
Current leadership
Bishop
Mark Lattime
Map
Location of the Diocese of Alaska
Website
episcopalak.org
The Episcopal Diocese of Alaska is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the state of Alaska. Established in 1895, it has the largest geographical reach of any diocese in the Episcopal Church, with approximately 6,000 members spread across 46 congregations.[1] It is in Province 8. It has no cathedral and the diocesan offices are located in Fairbanks.[2]
^"Episcopal Diocese of Alaska website". Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
^Episcopal Church Annual, 2006, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Morehouse Publishing, p. 124
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