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  1. The population of the city of Altoona is (1906) sixty thousand, about one-fourth of which is Catholic. There are in the city four large Catholic churches with flourishing parish schools. St. John's Church is used as the pro- cathedral. The Diocese of Altoona was established May, 1901.

  2. The Diocese of AltoonaJohnstown (Latin: Dioecesis Altunensis-Johnstoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in central Pennsylvania in the United States.

  3. The population of the city of Altoona is (1906) sixty thousand, about one-fourth of which is Catholic. There are in the city four large Catholic churches with flourishing parish schools. St. John's Church is used as the pro-cathedral. The Diocese of Altoona was established May, 1901.

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    Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
    Lovett, George T
    Reid, Alfred D
    Clark, Hubert
    - Catholic churches
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    - Pennsylvania -- Blair County -- Altoona
    - Significance: Overlooking the city of Altoona from the peak of Gospel Hill, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a landmark on the Altoona skyline. Although construction began in 1924 to rep...
    - Survey number: HABS PA-5516
    - Building/structure dates: 1924- 1931 Initial Construction
    - Building/structure dates: 1959- 1960 Subsequent Work
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  4. USA. Continent: North America. Rite: Roman (Latin) Type: Diocese. Name: Altoona–Johnstown / Altunen (sis)–Iohnstonien (sis) (Latin) Ecclesiastical Province: Philadelphia. Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops. Website: Celebrations. Patron Saint: Mary, Mother of the Church (October 11)

    • Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown, USA
  5. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at One Cathedral Square in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is within the boundaries of the Downtown Altoona Historic District, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [2]

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  7. Altoona is one of the dual seats of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was made a cathedral and rechristened from St. John's Church in 1851. The Altoona Mirror newspaper, [27] founded in 1876 by Harry Slep, is Altoona's oldest media outlet. Today, the newspaper has a daily circulation of ...

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