Mark Bartchak


Mark Leonard Bartchak
Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdiocesePhiladelphia
DioceseAltoona-Johnstown
AppointedJanuary 14, 2011
InstalledApril 19, 2011
PredecessorJoseph Victor Adamec
Orders
OrdinationMay 15, 1981
by Michael Joseph Murphy
ConsecrationApril 19, 2011
by Justin Francis Rigali, Donald Walter Trautman, and Joseph Victor Adamec
Personal details
Born (1955-01-01) January 1, 1955 (age 69)
MottoChrist our hope of glory
Styles of
Mark Leonard Bartchak
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

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 in Pennsylvania since 2011.

Bartchak has also served on the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, the highest court of the Vatican, since 2021 and is considered an authority on canon law.