Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo
Diocese of Amarillo Dioecesis Amarillensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Panhandle of Texas |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Antonio |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,800 sq mi (67,000 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 427,927 50,237 (11.7%) |
| Parishes | 38 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 3, 1926 |
| Cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Lawrence[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Patrick Zurek Bishop of Amarillo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gustavo Garcia-Siller Archbishop of San Antonio |
| Bishops emeritus | John Walter Yanta |
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| Website | |
| amarillodiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo (Latin: Dioecesis Amarillensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Amarillo, Texas. It was founded on August 3, 1926 out of territory taken from the Diocese of Dallas[2] and the Diocese of San Antonio on the same day that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, its metropolitan see, was elevated to metropolitan status, replacing New Orleans.[3]
Bishops[]
Bishops of Amarillo[]
The list of bishops and their terms of service:
- Rudolph Gerken (1926–1933), appointed Archbishop of Santa Fe
- Robert Emmet Lucey (1934–1941), appointed Archbishop of San Antonio
- Laurence Julius FitzSimon (1941–1958)
- John Louis Morkovsky (1958–1963), appointed Bishop of Galveston-Houston
- Lawrence Michael De Falco (1963–1979)
- Leroy Theodore Matthiesen (1980–1997)
- John Walter Yanta (1997–2008)
- Patrick Zurek (2008–present)
Other priest of the diocese who became a bishop[]
- Thomas Joseph Drury, appointed Bishop of San Angelo in 1961 and later Bishop of Corpus Christi
Education[]
- High Schools
- Holy Cross Catholic Academy, Amarillo
Former Cathedrals[]
- Sacred Heart Cathedral (Amarillo, Texas), 1927-1975
- St. Laurence Catholic Church (Amarillo, Texas), 1975-2011
See also[]
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Ecclesiastical Province of San Antonio
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References[]
- ^ https://amarillodiocese.org/about
- ^ "History of the Diocese of Dallas" (PDF). Diocess of Dallas. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ "Diocese of Amarillo". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
External links[]
Coordinates: 35°11′57″N 101°50′43″W / 35.19917°N 101.84528°W
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