Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo
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Diocese of Amarillo
Dioecesis Amarillensis
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Panhandle of Texas |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Antonio |
| Statistics | |
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| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 427,927 50,237 (11.7%) |
| Parishes | 38 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 3, 1926 |
| Cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Patrick Zurek Bishop of Amarillo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gustavo Garcia-Siller Archbishop of San Antonio |
| Emeritus Bishops | Leroy Matthiesen John Walter Yanta |
| Map | |
| File:Diocese of Amarillo in Texas.jpg | |
| 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 (coincidentally,[1] the same day that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, its metropolitan see, was elevated to metropolitical status).
Ordinaries
The list of bishops and their terms of service:
- Rudolph Gerken (1926–1933)
- Robert Emmet Lucey (1934–1941)
- Laurence Julius FitzSimon (1941–1958)
- John Louis Morkovsky (1958–1963)
- Lawrence Michael De Falco (1963–1979)
- Leroy Theodore Matthiesen (1980–1997)
- John Walter Yanta (1997–2008)
- Patrick Zurek (2008–present)
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
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- 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
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External links
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