Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
| Diocesan bishop | Mark Bartchak |
| founding | 1901 |
| surface | 17,279 km² |
| Parishes | 97 (2006) |
| Residents | 644,307 (2006) |
| Catholics | 103,694 (2006) |
| proportion of | 16.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 131 (2006) |
| Religious priest | 58 (2006) |
| Catholics per priest | 549 |
| Permanent deacons | 34 (2006) |
| Friars | 66 (2006) |
| Religious sisters | 80 (2006) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament |
| Website | www.ajdiocese.org |
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Located in the USA , the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown ( Latin : Dioecesis Altunensis-Johnstoniensis ) was established on May 30, 1901 from areas of the dioceses of Pittsburgh and Harrisburg as the Diocese of Altoona and, as a suffragan, belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Philadelphia .
In 1950 there were still 135,377 Catholics (21.9% of the total population) in 111 parishes with 132 diocesan priests , 99 religious priests and 73 religious sisters, the diocese changed its name on October 9, 1957 to the current form. Until 2002, the 17,279 km² diocese comprised 112,426 Catholics (17.4%) in 100 parishes with 143 diocesan priests, 62 religious priests, 29 deacons and 87 religious sisters.
It now includes the areas of Bedford , Blair , Cambria , Center , Clinton , Fulton , Huntingdon and Somerset Counties .
Bishops
- Eugene Augustine Garvey (1901-1920)
- John Joseph McCort (1920-1936)
- Richard Thomas Guilfoyle (1936–1957)
- Howard Joseph Carroll (1957-1960)
- Joseph Carroll McCormick (1960–1966, then Bishop of Scranton )
- James John Hogan (1966-1986)
- Joseph Victor Adamec (1987-2011)
- Mark Bartchak (since 2011)
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