Mark Leonard Bartchak
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Mark Leonard Bartchak |
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| Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Philadelphia |
| Diocese | Altoona-Johnstown |
| Appointed | January 14, 2011 |
| Installed | April 19, 2011 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Victor Adamec |
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| Ordination | May 15, 1988 by Michael Joseph Murphy |
| Consecration | April 19, 2011 by Justin Francis Rigali, Donald Walter Trautman, and Joseph Victor Adamec |
| Personal details | |
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January 1, 1955 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Motto | CHRIST OUR HOPE OF GLORY |
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Styles of Mark Leonard Bartchak |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Mark Leonard Bartchak (born January 1, 1955) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as bishop of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania since 2011.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bartchak is the 5th of eight children. He attended Catholic elementary and secondary schools, graduating in 1973 from Bradford Central Christian High School, Bradford, Pennsylvania, in the Diocese of Erie. His college studies were at St. Mark Seminary and Gannon University, Erie, PA, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy in 1977. He also studied for the priesthood at Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, NY, receiving a Master of Arts degree in Theology in 1981. He studied canon law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC where he received the Licentiate degree in 1989 and the Doctorate degree in 1992.
Bartchak was ordained a deacon at Christ the King Seminary on September 22, 1980, and served as deacon at St. Joseph Parish, Warren, Pennsylvania. He was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania on May 15, 1981, by the late Bishop Michael J. Murphy at St. Peter Cathedral, Erie.
Immediately after ordination to the priesthood, Bishop Bartchak was assigned as temporary parochial vicar at St. Joseph Parish, Warren, Pennsylvania. In August 1981, he was assigned as parochial vicar at St. Francis Parish, Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He was also assistant principal and theology teacher at St. Francis High School and part-time chaplain at the Clearfield Hospital. He was transferred to St. Leo Magnus Parish, Ridgway, Pennsylvania, to serve as administrator of the parish for several months when the pastor became ill. He was then appointed parochial vicar at St. Leo Magnus Parish. His duties included pastoral care at the Elk County General Hospital and the Elk County Prison. In these early parish assignments he was active in local ecumenical clergy associations. He was a speaker at ecumenical and civic gatherings.
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