| Styles of Francis Hurley |
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| 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.
Francis Hurley was born in San Francisco, California, one of five children of Mark Joseph and Josephine (née Keohane) Hurley. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 1951.
On February 4, 1970, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop to the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Juneau in 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 (his brother), 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.
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| 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 |