Joseph Victor Adamec
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Victor Adamec |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Altoona–Johnstown | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Philadelphia |
| Diocese | Altoona–Johnstown |
| Appointed | March 12, 1987 |
| Installed | May 20, 1987 |
| Term ended | January 14, 2011 |
| Predecessor | James John Hogan |
| Successor | Mark Leonard Bartchak |
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| Ordination | June 3, 1960 by Luigi Traglia |
| Consecration | May 20, 1987 by Jozef Tomko, James John Hogan, and Francis Frederick Reh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 13, 1935 Bannister, Michigan |
| Nationality | American and Slovak |
| Motto | Household of God |
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Styles of Joseph Victor Adamec |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Joseph Victor Adamec (born August 13, 1935) is a retired American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania from 1987 to 2011.
Adamec was born in Bannister, Michigan the sone of Michal August Adamec and Alzbeta Eva Ochran Adamec. He attended Michigan State University from 1953 to 1955, and studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical Nepomucene College in Rome and earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in 1961. He was ordained by Luigi Cardinal Traglia in the Church of St. Anselm in Rome on July 3, 1960, for the Diocese of Nitra in Slovakia (the former diocese of his parents).
Adamec returned to serve the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan where he served in numerous capacities including Secretary of the Bishop and Master of Ceremonies, ecclesiastical notary, and Chancellor of the Diocese. In 1980 he received the "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice" medal which recognized service to the Church and Pope. In 1985, he was named a Prelate of Honor. Adamec also served as the National President of the Slovak Catholic Federation, a position he was elected to in 1971 and held for seventeen years.
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