Diocese of Alaska

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The Diocese of Alaska is a regional jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States that oversees Episcopal congregations and ministries throughout the state of Alaska.

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Episcopal Diocese of Alaska 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diocese
jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church (United States)
abbreviation Diocese of Alaska self-linksurface differs
surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Alaska
affiliation National Council of Churches
surface form: National Council of Churches (through the Episcopal Church USA)

World Council of Churches
surface form: World Council of Churches (through the Episcopal Church USA)
cathedral St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Fairbanks
churchProvince Province VIII of the Episcopal Church (United States)
surface form: Province 8 of the Episcopal Church (United States)
clergyOrder bishops
deacons
priests
country United States of America
surface form: United States
denomination Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
elevatedToDiocese 1971
establishedAsMissionaryDistrict 1895
focusesOnMinistryTo Indigenous communities in Alaska
remote and rural communities
geographicCharacteristic largest U.S. Episcopal diocese by land area
governance diocesan convention
governingBody diocesan convention of the Diocese of Alaska
hasAuxiliaryOrganizations Episcopal Church Women (diocesan level)
hasBishop Mark Lattime
hasClergy deacons
priests
hasLayLeadership yes
hasMissions yes
hasOffice diocesan office in Fairbanks, Alaska
hasParishes yes
isPartOfTradition Anglican tradition
mainline Protestantism
language English
liturgicalLanguage English
local Indigenous languages (in some services)
locatedInEcclesiasticalProvince Province 8
memberOf Anglican Communion
missionPriority cross-cultural and Indigenous ministry
support for village congregations
training of local lay leaders
partOf Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
primaryRite Anglican liturgy
Book of Common Prayer
surface form: Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church USA)
regionServed state of Alaska
religion Anglicanism
seeCity Fairbanks, Alaska NERFINISHED
territory Alaska
titleOfOrdinary Bishop of Alaska
usesEpiscopalPolity yes
website https://www.episcopalak.org/

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Diocese of Alaska abbreviation Diocese of Alaska self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Alaska
Province VIII hasDiocese Diocese of Alaska
Province of Washington hasDiocese Diocese of Alaska
this entity surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Alaska