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'''DIOCESE OF ALTOONA-JOHNSTOWN'''
'''DIOCESE OF ALTOONA-JOHNSTOWN''' (Dioecesis Altunensis-Johnstoniensis)


Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States|United States]]<br>
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]


Established :  
Established : 1901 as Diocese of Altoona<br>
Since 1957 as Altoona-Johnstown


[[File:altoonaj.us.rel.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===


===Origin/meaning===
The black bar charged with the three silver discs is taken from the arms of William Penn, founder of the Commonwealth of [[Pennsylvania]], one of the original 13 colonies.


===Origin/meaning===
The upper half rerpresents the cathedral and co-cathderal. The ciborium between the two circular wafers represent the cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona. The abbot´s mitre represents the Co-Cathedral of Saint-John Gualbert in Johnstown.
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The cross in the lower half is one of the quarterings of the Prince Gallitzin, of Russian nobility. Bishop Carroll, America´s first shepherd, assigned Father Gallitzin to Loretto, Pennsylvania, as pastor in March 1799. The Russian prince spent 41 years developing the area spiritually and industrially, thus gaining the title of "The apostle of the Alleghenies".


====Arms of Bishops of Altoona====
<gallery>
No image|[[Eugene Augustine Garvey]] (1901-1920)
No image|[[John Joseph McCort]] (1920-1936)
No image|[[Richard Thomas Guilfoyle]] (1936-1957)
</gallery>


====Arms of Bishops====
====Arms of Bishops of Altoona-Johnstown====
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File:altoonajohnstown-adamec.rel.png|Bishop Joseph V. Adamec (1987-2011)
No image|[[Howard Joseph Carroll]] (1957-1960)
File:altoonajohnstown-bartchak.rel.png|Bishop Mark Bartchak (2011,-)
No image|[[Joseph Carroll McCormick]] (1960-1966)
No image|[[James John Hogan]] (1966-1986)
File:altoonajohnstown-adamec.rel.png|[[Joseph Victor Adamec]] (1987-2011)
File:altoonajohnstown-bartchak.rel.png|[[Mark Leonard Bartchak]] (2011,-)
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Literature]] : Image from [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikipedia] by Alekjds. Bishop adamec's Arms by Agamad24 and Bartchak's Arms by J-Ronn.
[[Literature]] : diocesan webpage with explanation the arms of bishop Adamec, 23-1-2004.


[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]]
[[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of the United States]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses]]

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DIOCESE OF ALTOONA-JOHNSTOWN (Dioecesis Altunensis-Johnstoniensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1901 as Diocese of Altoona
Since 1957 as Altoona-Johnstown

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The black bar charged with the three silver discs is taken from the arms of William Penn, founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, one of the original 13 colonies.

The upper half rerpresents the cathedral and co-cathderal. The ciborium between the two circular wafers represent the cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona. The abbot´s mitre represents the Co-Cathedral of Saint-John Gualbert in Johnstown.

The cross in the lower half is one of the quarterings of the Prince Gallitzin, of Russian nobility. Bishop Carroll, America´s first shepherd, assigned Father Gallitzin to Loretto, Pennsylvania, as pastor in March 1799. The Russian prince spent 41 years developing the area spiritually and industrially, thus gaining the title of "The apostle of the Alleghenies".

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Literature : diocesan webpage with explanation the arms of bishop Adamec, 23-1-2004.