Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown

Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Dioecesis Altunensis-Johnstoniensis

The 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
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2012)
678,000
109,500 (16.2%)
Parishes 88
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
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 Cathedral of Saint John Gualbert (Johnstown)
Patron saint Mary, Mother of the Church [1]
Secular priests 131
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Mark Leonard Bartchak
Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown
Metropolitan Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput
Archbishop of Philadelphia
Emeritus Bishops Joseph Victor Adamec
Bishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown
Map
Website
ajdiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown (Latin: Dioecesis Altunensis-Johnstoniensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Pennsylvania. It was established on May 30, 1901 as the Diocese of Altoona; on October 9, 1957 the name changed to the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. It consists of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties. The diocese also sponsors Proclaim!, 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.

Ordinaries

The bishops of the diocese and their tenures of service:

  1. Eugene A. Garvey (appointed 31 May 1901 – died 22 October 1920)
  2. John Joseph McCort (succeeded 22 October 1920 – died 21 April 1936)
  3. Richard Thomas Guilfoyle (appointed 8 August 1936 – died 10 June 1957)
  4. Howard Joseph Carroll (appointed 5 December 1957 – died 21 March 1960)
  5. Joseph Carroll McCormick (appointed 25 June 1960 – appointed Bishop of Scranton 4 March 1966)
  6. James John Hogan (appointed 23 May 1966 – retired 17 October 1986)
  7. Joseph Victor Adamec (appointed 12 March 1987 – retired 14 January 2011)
  8. Mark Leonard Bartchak (appointed 14 January 2011 – Present)

Parishes

  • All Saints, Boswell
  • Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, Loretto
  • Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona
  • Church of the Transfiguration, Conemaugh
  • Good Shepherd, State College
  • Holy Family, Colver
  • Holy Family, Hooversville
  • Holy Name, Ebensburg
  • Holy Rosary, Altoona
  • Holy Spirit, Lock Haven
  • Immaculate Conception, Dudley
  • Immaculate Conception, New Germany
  • Most Holy Trinity, Huntingdon
  • Most Holy Trinity, South Fork
  • Our Lady of Assumption Chapel, Altoona
  • Our Lady of Fatima, Altoona
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, Altoona
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Altoona
  • Our Lady of Victory, State College
  • Our Lady of the Alleghenies, Lilly
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Portage
  • Our Lady Queen of Angels, Central City
  • Our Mother of Sorrows, Johnstown
  • Penn State Catholic Campus Ministry, State College
  • Prince of Peace, Northern Cambria
  • Queen of Archangels, Clarence
  • Queen of Peace, Patton
  • Resurrection, Johnstown
  • Sacred Heart, Altoona
  • Saint Aloysius, Cresson
  • Saint Andrew, Johnstown
  • Saint Anne, Davidsville
  • Saint Anne, Johnstown
  • Saint Anthony of Padua, Windber
  • Saint Augustine, St. Augustine
  • Saint Bartholomew, Wilmore
  • Saint Bernard, Hastings
  • Saint Benedict, Carrolltown
  • Saint Benedict, Geistown
  • Saint Catherine of Siena, Duncansville
  • Saint Catherine of Siena, Mount Union
  • Saint Clare of Assisi, Johnstown
  • Saint Clement, Johnstown
  • Saint Demetrius, Gallitzin
  • Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Windber
  • Saint Francis of Assisi, Johnstown
  • Saint Francis Xavier, Cresson
  • St. Gregory, MacDonaldton
  • Saint Joan of Arc, Frugality
  • Saint John, Summerhill
  • Saint John Gualbert Cathedral, Johnstown
  • Saint John the Baptist, New Baltimore
  • Saint John the Evangelist, Altoona
  • Saint John the Evangelist, Bellefonte
  • Saint John the Evangelist, Everett
  • Saint John Vianney, Mundy's Corner
  • Saint Joseph, Bellwood
  • Saint Joseph, Portage
  • Saint Joseph, Renovo
  • Saint Joseph, Williamsburg
  • Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Penns Valley
  • Saint Mark, Altoona
  • Saint Mary (Immaculate Conception), Altoona
  • Saint Mary, Hollidaysburg
  • Saint Mary, Nanty Glo
  • Saint Mary, Pocahontas
  • Saint Mary, Shade Gap
  • Saint Mary Chapel, Snow Shoe
  • Saint Matthew, Tyrone
  • Saint Michael, Hollidaysburg
  • Saint Michael, Johnstown
  • Saint Michael, Saint Michael
  • Saint Michael, West Salisbury
  • Saint Monica, Chest Springs
  • Saint Nicholas, Nicktown
  • Saint Patrick, Johnstown
  • Saint Patrick, Newry
  • Saint Peter, Somerset
  • Saint Rose of Lima, Altoona
  • Saint Stephen, McConnellsburg
  • Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Altoona
  • Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Johnstown
  • Saint Thomas, Bedford
  • Saint Thomas Aquinas, Ashville
  • Saint Thomas More, Roaring Spring
  • Saints Cyril & Methodius, Windber
  • Saints Gregory & Barnabas, Johnstown
  • Saints Peter & Paul, Philipsburg
  • Saints Philip & James, Meyersdale
  • Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Beans Cove
  • Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Johnstown
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona
Cathedral of Saint John Gualbert in Johnstown
Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel in Loretto

Schools

Preschools

  • All Saints Catholic School, Cresson
  • Altoona Central Catholic School, Altoona
  • Cathedral Catholic Academy, Johnstown
  • Holy Name School, Ebensburg
  • Northern Cambria Catholic School, Nicktown
  • 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
  • Cathedral Catholic Academy, Johnstown
  • Hollidaysburg Catholic School, Hollidaysburg
  • Holy Name School, Ebensburg
  • Lock Haven Catholic School, 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
  • 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

Colleges and universities

Sexual abuse controversy

On March 1, 2016, a Pennsylvania grand jury investigating the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown reported that at least 50 priests and others associated with the church had abused hundreds of children across nearly half a century, and that diocesan leadership actively concealed the abuse.[2] Much of the abuse happened between the 1940s and 1980s, but many of the victims came forward in more recent decades to report the priest to the diocese. While the report[3] suggested that local law enforcement and prosecutors should have been more aggressive in pursuing victims' stories, it says two former bishops were primarily to blame for the decades of concealment: James Hogan, who served from 1966 to 1986 and died in 2005, and Joseph Adamec, who served from 1987 to 2011 and is now retired. Those bishops "took actions that further endangered children as they placed their desire to avoid public scandal over the well-being of innocent children ... Priests were returned to ministry with full knowledge they were child predators."[4]

Despite identifying hundreds of cases of suspected abuse, the grand jury and the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General were not able to recommend criminal charges, because many of the cases were too old, and the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution had elapsed.[5] The grand jury recommended legislation so the statute of limitations would not prevent future prosecutions in similar cases. Large amounts of money were paid to some victims.[6] Bishop James John Hogan and Bishop Joseph Victor Adamec are noted because they covered up abuse and safeguarded the Roman Catholic Church from bad publicity rather than protecting innocent children.[7]

See also

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Diocese of Altoona.

References

  1. ↑ Saints.SQPN.com
  2. ↑ "Grand jury: Altoona diocese concealed sex abuse of hundreds of children by priests". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  3. ↑ "A Report of the Thirty-Seventh Statewide Investigating Grand Jury" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Grand jury: Altoona diocese concealed sex abuse of hundreds of children by priests". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  5. ↑ "Priests and church leaders sexually abused hundreds of children in Altoona Diocese: AG office". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  6. ↑ The “mystery of the Church and Priesthood”
  7. ↑ ‘Staggering’ priest sex abuse disclosed in Pennsylvania diocese by grand jury

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