Alaska's First Council, Namesake
Archbishop Charles John Seghers, the "Apostle of Alaska" was killed while on a missionary journey in the northland. The state’s first council, Archbishop Seghers Council 1760 in Juneau, is named in his honor.
Archbishop Charles John Seghers, the "Apostle of Alaska" was killed while on a missionary journey in the northland. The state’s first council, Archbishop Seghers Council 1760 in Juneau, is named in his honor.
Source: The Catholic Advance August 13, 1954 (Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas)