Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo

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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, under which the Amarillo Diocese reports, was elevated to archdiocese level).

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-

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