Alaska Catholic church merger includes new archbishop

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Archdiocese of Anchorage and the Diocese of Juneau have merged to form a restructured Catholic Church administration in Alaska, officials said. Pope Francis merged the organizations and appointed Juneau Bishop Andrew Bellisario as the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau, The Anchorage Daily News reported Tuesday. The two dioceses […]