Steven Maekawa

(born 22 November 1967) is an American prelate and Dominican friar of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop for the Diocese of Fairbanks in Alaska since 2023.

In 1998, Maekawa received a Master of Divinity degree from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, California.

[4][5][6] After his ordination, the Dominicans assigned Maekawa as a priest at St. Dominic Parish in San Francisco, California.

[7][1] While at Holy Family, he created an outreach program for Yupik and Inuit communities in wilderness areas of Alaska.

[9][10] He was consecrated on October 12, 2023 at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks by Archbishop Andrew Bellisario, with Bishops Chad Zielinski and Michael Barber serving as co-consecrators.