The Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown (Latin: Dioecesis Altunensis-Johnstoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. It was established on May 30, 1901, as the Diocese of Altoona. On October 9, 1957, the name was 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 Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown. The seat of the bishop is in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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