ALTOONA, Diocese of. - In Pennsylvania (United States), suffragan of Philadelphia. Erected on 30 May 1901, A. comprises the eight counties of the state of Pennsylvania detached from the dioceses of Pittsburgh and of Harrisburg. Catholics number 124,706, out of a population of 619,257 inhabitants. There are 111 parishes, 137 diocesan priests and 76 regulars.
Bibliography3 worksM. M. Sheedy, s. v. in Cath. Enc., I, rev. ed., 1936, p. 377; O. B. Corrigan, Chronology of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States, in
BIBL.: M. M. Sheedy, s. v. in Cath. Enc., I, rev. ed., 1936, p. 377; O. B. Corrigan, Chronology of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States, in The Catholic historical review, 3 (1917-18), p. 26; J. H. O'Donnell, The Catholic hierarchy of the United States, 1790-1922, Washington 1922.
Morin, Corrado. “Altoona, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 943. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/altoona-diocesi-di.
MLA
Morin, Corrado. “Altoona, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 943. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/altoona-diocesi-di.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec1_altoona_diocesi_di,
author = {Morin, Corrado},
title = {Altoona, diocesi di},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {I},
pages = {943},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1948},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/altoona-diocesi-di}
}
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