About Us

The Parish of St. Francis Xavier in Valdez, Alaska is the oldest Parish on the South-central coast of Alaska, having been dedicated and blessed by Bishop Crimont S.J. in 1908. After the earthquake in 1964 destroyed the original townsite of Valdez, a new church was built at the present site, dedicated and blessed by Archbishop Joseph Ryan, in 1968.

St Francis Xavier is one of 30 parishes and missions in the Archdiocese of Anchorage that does not have a priest in residence. Father LeRoy Clementich, C.S.C., who is located in Anchorage, is the canonical pastor for St Francis Xavier. Sister Marie Ann Brent is the resident Pastoral Administrator.