John Walter Yanta
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Walter Yanta |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Amarillo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | January 21, 1997 |
| In office | March 17, 1997 – January 3, 2008 |
| Predecessor | Leroy Matthiesen |
| Successor | Patrick Zurek |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 17, 1956 by Robert Emmet Lucey |
| Consecration | December 30, 1994 by Patrick Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 2, 1931 Runge, Texas |
John Walter Yanta (born October 2, 1931, in Runge, Texas), is a retired Roman Catholic bishop who served the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo in Amarillo, Texas.
He was ordained priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Antonio on March 17, 1956 and was consecrated bishop on December 30, 1994, serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
On January 21, 1997, he was named bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo, and became the bishop of that diocese on March 17, 1997. He retired on January 3, 2008. Upon his retirement from the Diocese of Amarillo, Bishop Yanta moved to San Antonio, Texas, remaining active in socially conservative political causes.
Bishop Yanta has been an opponent of legal abortion in the United States, making many personal sacrifices to this cause over the years.He has been a strong supporter of Catholic schools, and tells so in an interview. In 2006, he won the Cardinal von Galen Award for courageous pro-life leadership by leading pro-life demonstrations, requesting that anyone affiliated with Planned Parenthood resign their positions, even going so far as to offer to help them find other employment. He also famously wrote to the University of Notre Dame about their invitation to President Obama, a supporter of legal abortion, and no longer supports his once-loved team and university.
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