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Diocese of Amarillo

Diocese of Amarillo
Dioecesis Amarillensis
Diocese of Amarillo coat of arms.jpg
Location
Country  United States of America
Territory Panhandle of Texas
Ecclesiastical province Province of San Antonio
Statistics
Area 25,800 sq mi (67,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
427,927
50,237 (11.7%)
Parishes 38
Information
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
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 out of territory taken from the Diocese of Dallas 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.

The list of ordinaries (bishops of the diocese) and their terms of service:

Also, Thomas Joseph Drury was a priest of this diocese before being appointed Bishop of San Angelo in 1961.

Coordinates: 35°11′57″N 101°50′43″W / 35.19917°N 101.84528°W / 35.19917; -101.84528



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