Francis Doyle Gleeson
Francis Doyle Gleeson, SJ (January 17, 1895 - April 30, 1983) was a 20th century bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Fairbanks in the state of Alaska from 1969-85.
Biography
Born in Carrollton, Missouri, Gleeson had professed religious vows as a Jesuit, and was ordained a Catholic priest on July 29, 1926. On January 8, 1948 Pope Pius XII named him Titular Bishop of Cotenna and Vicar Apostolic of Alaska. He was consecrated a bishop on April 8, 1948 by Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard of Portland. The co-consecrators were Bishops Charles Daniel White of Spokane and Martin Michael Johnson of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. The Diocese of Juneau was established on June 23, 1951 and the area served by Bishop Gleeson was reduced to the northern part of Alaska. On August 8, 1962 Pope Blessed John XXIII named Bishop Gleeson as the first bishop of the Diocese of Fairbanks. From 1962-65 he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council. Pope Paul VI accepted his resignation as Bishop of Fairbanks on November 15, 1968 and named him Titual Bishop of Cuicul.[1]
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