Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo
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, the same day that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, its metropolitan see, was elevated to metropolitical status).
The diocese's past bishops include:
*Rudolph Aloysius Gerken (1926–1933)
*Robert Emment 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-
High schools
* Holy Cross Catholic Academy, Amarillo
External links
* [http://www.amarillodiocese.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo Home Page]
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