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The first church in town, St. John the Evangelist, was dedicated the following year. The first resident pastor was the Reverend John Tuigg, who was assigned by Bishop Michael O'Connor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1853. When the Diocese of Altoona was established in 1901, St. John's Church became the pro-cathedral. [4]
As the Catholic population grew in Pennsylvania in the 19th century, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1843. [5] The first Catholic church in Altoona, St. John the Evangelist, was dedicated in 1851. [6] St Benedict in Carrolltown was consecrated on Christmas Day in 1850. [7] Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Harrisburg in 1868. [8]
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Altoona, Pennsylvania) ... St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Philadelphia) P. Cathedral of Saint Patrick (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
John and Paul Catholic Church in Altoona will host fish fries every Friday during Lent. They will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7 each Friday. Adult plates cost $14. Children ages 6-12 cost $6, but ...
Altoona is one of the dual seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was made a cathedral and rechristened from St. John's Church in 1851. The Altoona Mirror newspaper, [29] founded in 1876 by Harry Slep, is Altoona's oldest media outlet. Today, the newspaper has a daily circulation of ...
St. John Gualbert Cathedral is the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. It is also a contributing property in the Downtown Johnstown Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places .
Mark Leonard Bartchak (born January 1, 1955) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as bishop of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown in Pennsylvania since 2011. Bartchak has also served on the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura , the highest court of the Vatican, since 2021 and is considered an authority on canon law.
Altoona Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Roman Catholic) 40°30′57″N 78°24′14″W / 40.5158°N 78.404°W / 40.5158; -78.404 ( Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament (Altoona, Pennsylvania