Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown

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The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown is a Latin Church diocese in central Pennsylvania, erected in 1901 as the Diocese of Altoona and renamed in 1957, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Bishop Mark L. Bartchak, appointed in 2011, leads the diocese.

Bishop
Most Rev. Mark L. Bartchak
Latin name
Altunen(sis)-Iohnstonien(sis)
Erected
25 May 1901
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Co-cathedral
St. John Gualbert Cathedral
Patron
Mary, Mother of the Church
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Philadelphia (Archdiocese of Philadelphia)
Catholics
109,500
Chancery
2713 W. Chestnut Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601, U.S.A.
Telephone
Tel. [814]695-5579; fax 949-8234

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site (dioceseaj.org) + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001000662 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07

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