Altoona, Pennsylvania, diocese of
Altoona, Pennsylvania, diocese of
Comprises counties of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset. Father Demetrius Gallitzin, Russian missionary, labored there. Founded on 30 May 1901 as the diocese of Altoona. Name changed to the diocese of Altoona-Johnstown on 9 October 1957. Suffragan of the archdiocese of Philadelphia. See also:
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