New bishop named for Pa. diocese
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WASHINGTON — Pope Benedict XVI named Msgr. Mark L. Bartchak, a priest of the Diocese of Erie, Pa., to head the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pa., and accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph V. Adamec, who had headed the diocese since 1987.
The pope also appointed Father Christopher J. Coyne, a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. He will be the archdiocese's first auxiliary since 1933.
The changes were announced in Washington by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
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