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Johnstown-Altoona Diocese's Bishop Mark Bartchak is quarantining after being diagnosed with COVID. A Spokesperson from the Diocese says Bishop Bartchak began no

Apr 16, 2021 The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Most Rev. Mark L. Bartchak’s episcopal ordination on Monday, April 19. He was ordained a Bishop and installed as the eighth Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown on April 19, 2011, at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona. Among the highlights of Bartchak’s episcopacy are his dedication to nurturing the youth of the diocese, his commitment to Catholic education, and his efforts to promote vocations to the priesthood, religious life and the permanent diaconate, stated Tony DeGol, the bishop’s secre...

Churches Celebrate Easter Many families gathered for Easter Sunday services, but churches still had COVID-19 guidelines in place. At St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown, every other pew was blocked off by blue tape to space people out. In a statement from the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, all clergy and parishioners were asked to wear a mask and practice physical distancing. “The Catholic faithful are invited to safely participate in the upcoming Triduum/Easter observances at parishes throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown,” the statement said. “The faithful are reminded that ...