Patrick Zurek
Patrick James Zurek | |
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| Bishop of Amarillo | |
| Archdiocese | San Antonio |
| Diocese | Amarillo |
| Appointed | January 3, 2008 |
| Installed | February 22, 2008 |
| Predecessor | John Walter Yanta |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 29, 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
| Consecration | February 16, 1998 by Patrick Flores, John E. McCarthy, and Edmond Carmody |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1948 Sealy, Texas |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio |
| Motto | SECUNDUM COR TUUM |
| Styles of Patrick James Zurek | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Patrick James Zurek (born 17 August 1948) has served as Bishop of Amarillo since February 22, 2008. Zurek trained in Rome as a moral theologian and worked as a chaplain at the Bambino Gesù Hospital during his seminary days.
Biography[]
Zurek was ordained a priest in Rome on 29 June 1975 by Pope Paul VI along with 359 others for the Holy Year of 1975.
He has been on the board of the directors of missions, the Assumption Seminary, and the Ad Hoc Committee for the Spanish-language Bible.[1] In his capacity as Bishop, he has participated in numerous charity events, including one for 13 area Catholic schools that raised $230,000.[2] He has also appeared on television concelebrating Mass in honor of the faith connection between The Archdioceses of San Antonio and Tegucigalpa, Honduras.[3]
Zurek served 21 years as a priest of the Diocese of Austin, Texas, including 10 years as the original pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in College Station. While a priest, he also led the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors.
Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio[]
On January 5, 1998, Zurek was appointed an auxiliary bishop of San Antonio by Pope John Paul II and consecrated on February 16, 1998.
Bishop of Amarillo[]
On January 3, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Zurek as bishop of Amarillo where he replaced John Yanta.[4][5] He was installed on February 22, 2008.
He speaks five languages, including his ancestral Czech, Italian and Spanish.
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ "Bishop Yanta Retires; Auxiliary Bishop in San Antonio to Succeed Him". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ "Catholic Life Draws Sweepstakes Winner". Wilson County News. Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ McMorrough, Jordan (August 17, 2007). "Televised Mass Celebrates Religious Partnership, Spread of the Gospel in Honduras". Today's Catholic. San Antonio Archdiocesan Publishing Society, Inc. Retrieved 2008-03-19.[dead link]
- ^ "Pope Accepts Resignation Of Amarillo Bishop John Yanta, Names San Antonio Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Zurek To Succeed Him". Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ Southern, Joe (January 4, 2008). "A Changing of the Guard: Diocese Gets New Bishop". Amarillo.com. Amarillo Globe-News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
External links[]
- Diocese of Amarillo
- National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors
- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
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- Living people
- 1948 births
- People from Sealy, Texas
- American people of Czech descent
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- Roman Catholic bishops of Amarillo