Francis Thomas Hurley

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Styles of Francis Thomas Hurley
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Francis Thomas Hurley (born January 12, 1927) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Anchorage from 1976 to 2001.

[edit] Biography

Francis Hurley was born in San Francisco, California, and ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 1951.

On February 4, 1970, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, and Titular Bishop of Daimlaig by Pope Paul VI. Hurley received his episcopal consecration on the following March 19 from Bishop Mark Hurley, with Bishops William McManus and Joseph Bernardin, a future cardinal, serving as co-consecrators.

He was later named the second Bishop of Juneau on July 20, 1971, being formally installed as such on the following September 8. During his tenure, Hurley expanded Catholic ministry in the smaller and more remote communities of the diocese, and helped implement the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, such as promoting more active roles for the laity.

Pope Paul appointed him the second Archbishop of Anchorage on May 4, 1976. Hurley was installed on July 8 of that same year, and remained in that position for twenty-four years, finally resigning on March 3, 2001.

Archbishop Hurley is also an airplane pilot.

[edit] External links

• Diocese of Juneau
• Catholic-Hierarchy

Preceded by Robert O'Flanagan	Bishop of Juneau 1971–1976	Succeeded by Michael Kenny
Preceded by John Ryan	Archbishop of Anchorage 1976–2001	Succeeded by Roger Schwietz, OMI