Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Dioecesis Altunensis-Johnstoniensis | |
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Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Pennsylvania counties of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset |
| Ecclesiastical province | Philadelphia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,674 sq mi (17,290 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 88 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 30, 1901 Diocese of Altoona October 9, 1957 Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Altoona) |
| Co-cathedral | St. John Gualbert Cathedral (Johnstown) |
| Patron saint | Mary, Mother of the Church |
| Secular priests | 131 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Mark Leonard Bartchak |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Nelson J. Perez |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| dioceseaj.org | |
The Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown (Latin: Dioecesis Altunensis-Johnstoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in central Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona.
The diocese was established on May 30, 1901, as the Diocese of Altoona. On October 9, 1957, its name was changed to the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. The diocese also sponsors Proclaim!, a weekly Catholic news show, and a weekly live mass from St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown.