The Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown is a Roman Catholic diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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. It was established in May 1901 as the Diocese of Altoona; on October 9, 1957 the name changed to the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. It consists of Bedford

Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Bedford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,762. The county seat is Bedford. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

, Blair

Blair County, Pennsylvania

-Significant Topographic Features:*Brush Mountain*Logan Valley*Morrison Cove*Tussey Mountain-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 129,144 people, 51,518 households, and 34,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 246 people per square mile . There were 55,061...

, Cambria

Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It comprises the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 143,679....

, Centre

Centre County, Pennsylvania

Centre County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 153,990....

, Clinton

Clinton County, Pennsylvania

As of the census of 2000, there were 37,914 people, 14,773 households, and 9,927 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile . There were 18,166 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

, Huntingdon

Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

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 and Somerset

Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Somerset County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 77,742. Somerset County was created on April 17, 1795, from part of Bedford County and named for Somerset, United Kingdom. Its county seat is Somerset. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania,...

 Counties. The diocese also sponsors Proclaim!

Proclaim!

Proclaim! is a Catholic news and discussion broadcast aired on Fox affiliate WWCP-TV in the Johnstown/Altoona/State College PA Television Market since December 2, 2001. They also produce Johnstown-Altoona Diocese Mass live from St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown. The Mass telecast has aired...

, a weekly Catholic news show, and a weekly live mass from St. John Gaulbert Cathedral in Johnstown.

The seat of the Bishop is in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

The bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

s of the diocese have been:

• Eugene A. Garvey
  Eugene A. Garvey
  Eugene Augustine Garvey was an Irish American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Bishop of Altoona, Pennsylvania ....
  
   (31 May 1901 Appointed–22 Oct 1920 Died)
• John Joseph McCort
  John Joseph McCort
  John Joseph McCort was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Altoona, Pennsylvania, from 1920 until his death in 1936.-Biography:...
  
   (22 Oct 1920 Succeeded–21 Apr 1936 Died)
• Richard Thomas Guilfoyle
  Richard Thomas Guilfoyle
  Richard Thomas Guilfoyle was the third Roman Catholic Bishop of Altoona. He was born near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and studied at St. Bonaventure College in Olean, New York. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 2, 1917. He then served as a curate at St...
  
   (8 Aug 1936 Appointed–10 Jun 1957 Died)
• Howard Joseph Carroll
  Howard Joseph Carroll
  Howard Joseph Carroll was the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Altoona.He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Duquesne University from 1920 to 1921. He then studied at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, from where he obtained Bachelor of Arts and Licentiate of Philosophy degrees...
  
   (5 Dec 1957 Appointed–21 Mar 1960 Died)
• Joseph Carroll McCormick
  Joseph Carroll McCormick
  Joseph Carroll McCormick was a Roman Catholic bishop.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook and the Pontifical Roman Seminary in Rome. He was ordained to the priesthood by his uncle, Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty, on July 10, 1932...
  
   (25 Jun 1960 Appointed–4 Mar 1966 Appointed, Bishop of Scranton)
• James John Hogan
  James John Hogan
  James John Hogan was the sixth Roman Catholic Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown .Hogan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved with his family to Camden, New Jersey, at a young age. After graduating from Camden Catholic High School, he studied at St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland; St...
  
   (23 May 1966 Appointed–17 Oct 1986 Retired)
• Joseph Victor Adamec
  Joseph Victor Adamec
  Joseph Victor Adamec is the former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Born in Bannister, Michigan, Bishop Joseph studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical Nepomucene College in Rome and earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University. He was...
  
   (12 Mar 1987 Appointed–14 Jan 2011 Retired)
• Mark Leonard Bartchak
  Mark Leonard Bartchak
  Mark Leonard Bartchak is the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania.Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bartchak was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania on May 15, 1988...
  
   (14 Jan 2011 Appointed—)

Parishes

• All Saints
• Assumption
• Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel
• Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
• Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
• Church of the Transfiguration
• Good Shepherd
• Holy Family, Colver
• Holy Family, Hooversville
• Holy Name
• Holy Rosary
• Holy Spirit
• Immaculate Conception, Dudley
• Immaculate Conception, Lock Haven
• Immaculate Conception, New Germany
• Most Holy Redeemer
• Most Holy Trinity, Huntingdon
• Most Holy Trinity, South Fork
• Our Lady of Assumption
• Our Lady of Fatima
• Our Lady of Lourdes
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel
• Our Lady of Victory
• Our Lady of the Alleghenies
• Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
• Our Lady Queen of Angels
• Our Mother of Sorrows
• Penn State Catholic Campus Ministry
• Prince of Peace
• Queen of Archangels
• Queen of Peace
• Sacred Heart, Altoona
• Sacred Heart, Conemaugh
• Saint Agnes, Cassandra
• Saint Agnes, Lock Haven
• Saint Aloysius
• Saint Andrew
• Saint Anne, Davidsville
• Saint Anne, Johnstown
• Saint Anthony of Padua
• Saint Augustine
• Saint Bartholomew
• Saint Bernard
• Saint Benedict, Carrolltown
• Saint Benedict, Geistown
• Saint Catherine of Siena, Duncansville
• Saint Catherine of Siena, Mount Union
• Saint Clare of Assisi
• Saint Clement
• Saint Demetrius
• Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
• Saint Francis of Assisi
• Saint Francis Xavier
• Saint Gregory
• Saint Joan of Arc
• Saint John
• Saint John Gualbert Cathedral
  Cathedral of Saint John Gualbert
  The Cathedral of Saint John Gualbert is the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.-Construction:The architects of St. John Gualbert Church were natives of Altoona, Louis and M. J. Beezer...
  
  
• Saint John the Baptist, New Baltimore
• Saint John the Evangelist, Altoona
• Saint John the Evangelist, Bellefonte
• Saint John the Evangelist, Everett
• Saint John Vianney
• Saint Joseph, Bellwood
• Saint Joseph, Coupon
• Saint Joseph, Portage
• Saint Joseph, Renovo
• Saint Joseph, Williamsburg
• Saint Mark
• Saint Mary Immaculate Conception
• Saint Mary, Hollidaysburg
• Saint Mary, Nanty Glo
• Saint Mary, Pocahontas
• Saint Mary, Shade Gap
• Saint Mary, Snow Shoe
• Saint Matthew
• Saint Michael, Hollidaysburg
• Saint Michael, Johnstown
• Saint Michael, Saint Michael
• Saint Michael, West Salisbury
• Saint Monica
• Saint Nicholas
• Saint Patrick, Johnstown
• Saint Patrick, Newry
• Saint Peter
• Saint Rose of Lima
• Saint Stephen, McConnellsburg
• Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Altoona
• Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Johnstown
• Saint Thomas
• Saint Thomas Aquinas
• Saint Thomas More
• Saints Cyril & Methodius
• Saints Gregory & Barnabas
• Saints Peter & Paul
• Saints Philip & James
• Saints Timothy & Mark
• Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Pre-Schools

• All Saints Catholic School, Cresson
• Altoona Central Catholic School
  Altoona Central Catholic School
  Altoona Central Catholic School is a Catholic School in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.Altoona Central Catholic School provides Catholic education to residents of the Altoona area at an elementary school site and a middle school...
  
  , Altoona
• Cathedral Catholic Academy, Johnstown
• Holy Name School, Ebensburg
• Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, Portage (also offers Kindergarten)
• Our Lady of Victory Preschool, State College
• Saint Aloysius Pre-School, Cresson
• Saint Andrew School, Johnstown
• Saint Benedict School, Carrolltown
• Saint Benedict School, Johnstown
• Saint Mary's School, Nanty Glo
• Saint Matthew School, Tyrone
• Saint Patrick School, Newry
• Saint Rose of Lima School, Altoona
• Saint Thomas School, Bedford

Elementary Schools

• All Saints Catholic School, Cresson
• Altoona Central Catholic School
  Altoona Central Catholic School
  Altoona Central Catholic School is a Catholic School in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.Altoona Central Catholic School provides Catholic education to residents of the Altoona area at an elementary school site and a middle school...
  
  , Altoona
• Cathedral Catholic Academy, Johnstown
• Hollidaysburg Catholic School, Hollidaysburg
• Holy Name School, Ebensburg
• Lock Haven Catholic School
  Lock Haven Catholic School
  Lock Haven Catholic School is a Catholic private elementary school located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, USA.-Diocese:Lock Haven Catholic School is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop Joseph V. Adamec. Bishop-elect Monsignor Mark L...
  
  , Lock Haven
• Northern Cambria Catholic School, Nicktown
• Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, State College
• Saint Andrew School, Johnstown
• Saint Benedict School, Carrolltown
• Saint Benedict School, Johnstown
• Saint Mary's School, Nanty Glo
• Saint Matthew School, Tyrone
• Saint Michael School, Loretto
• Saint Patrick School, Newry
• Saint Peter School, Somerset
• Saint Rose of Lima School, Altoona
• Saint Thomas School, Bedford

Middle Schools

• All Saints Catholic School, Cresson
• Altoona Central Catholic School
  Altoona Central Catholic School
  Altoona Central Catholic School is a Catholic School in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.Altoona Central Catholic School provides Catholic education to residents of the Altoona area at an elementary school site and a middle school...
  
  , Altoona
• Cathedral Catholic Academy, Johnstown
• Hollidaysburg Catholic School, Hollidaysburg
• Holy Name School, Ebensburg
• Northern Cambria Catholic School, Nicktown
• Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, State College
• Our Mother of Sorrows School, Johnstown
• Saint Andrew School, Johnstown
• Saint Benedict School, Carrolltown
• Saint Benedict School, Johnstown
• Saint John the Evangelist School
• Saint John the Evangelist, Bellefonte
• Saint Mary's School, Nanty Glo
• Saint Matthew School, Tyrone
• Saint Michael School, Loretto
• Saint Patrick School, Newry
• Saint Rose of Lima School, Altoona

High Schools

• Bishop Carroll High School
  Bishop Carroll High School (Ebensburg, Pennsylvania)
  Bishop Carroll High School is a Catholic high school located in Ebensburg, PA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.-External links:* *...
  
  , Ebensburg
• Bishop Guilfoyle High School
  Bishop Guilfoyle High School
  Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School is a grade 9-12 private, Roman Catholic high school designed to provide a comprehensive Catholic, career focused education in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown...
  
  , Altoona
• Bishop McCort High School
  Bishop McCort High School
  Bishop McCort High School is a private, Catholic high school located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in Cambria County. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.- History :...
  
  , Johnstown

Colleges and Universities

• Mount Aloysius College
  Mount Aloysius College
  Mount Aloysius College is a Catholic, private college in Cresson, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a liberal arts college that awards bachelor’s, associate’s, and master’s degrees in the arts and sciences fields...
  
  , Cresson
• Saint Francis University
  Saint Francis University
  Saint Francis University is a four-year, coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1847 and conducted under the tradition of the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular...
  
  , Loretto

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Home Page
• Catholic Hierarchy