| Honorific Prefix: | His Excellency, The Most Reverend |
| Francis Thomas Hurley | |
| Archbishop of Anchorage | |
| See: | Archdiocese of Anchorage |
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| Term: | May 4, 1976 March 3, 2001 |
| Retired: | --> |
| Predecessor: | John Joseph Thomas Ryan |
| Successor: | Roger Lawrence Schwietz |
| Other Post: | Bishop of Juneau Auxiliary Bishop of Juneau |
| Ordination: | June 16, 1951 |
| Ordained By: | John Joseph Mitty |
| Consecration: | March 19, 1970 |
| Consecrated By: | Mark Joseph Hurley |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1927 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, US |
| Death Place: | Anchorage, Alaska, US |
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| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
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| Francis Thomas Hurley |
Francis Thomas Hurley (January 12, 1927 – January 10, 2016) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Anchorage in Alaska from 1976 to 2001. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Juneau in Alaska from 1971 to 1976 and as auxiliary bishop there from 1970 to 1971.[1]
Francis Hurley was born in San Francisco, California, one of five children of Mark Hurley and Josephine (née Keohane) Hurley. Francis Hurley was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop John Mitty on June 16, 1951.
On February 4, 1970, Hurley was appointed auxiliary bishop and apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Juneau and titular bishop of Daimlaig by Pope Paul VI. Hurley received his episcopal consecration on March 19, 1970, from Bishop Mark Hurley, his brother,[2] with Bishops William McManus and Joseph Bernardin, serving as co-consecrators.
Pope Paul appointed Hurley as the second bishop of Juneau on July 20, 1971; he was installed on September 8, 1971. During his tenure, Hurley expanded Catholic ministry in the smaller and more remote communities of the diocese, getting his pilot's license so he could fly there. Hurley helped implement the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, such as promoting more active roles for the laity.
Paul VI appointed Hurley as the second archbishop of the Archdiocese of Anchorage on May 4, 1976. He was installed on July 8, 1976.
Pope John Paul II accepted Hurley's resignation as archbishop of Anchorage on March 3, 2001. After his retirement, Hurley stayed active in the church. In 2010, he presided over the funeral of former Alaskan Governor Wally Hickel.[3] Hurley died in Anchorage on January 10, 2016, at age 88, after suffering from heart disease since at least 2010.