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Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo
The
Roman Catholic Diocese
of
Amarillo
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
.
Bishops
Bishops of Amarillo
The
list of bishops
and their terms of service:
Rudolph Gerken
, appointed
Archbishop of Santa Fe
Robert Emmet Lucey
, appointed
Archbishop of San Antonio
Laurence Julius FitzSimon
John Louis Morkovsky
, appointed
Bishop of Galveston-Houston
Lawrence Michael De Falco
Leroy Theodore Matthiesen
John Walter Yanta
Patrick Zurek
Other priest of the
diocese
who became a bishop
Thomas Joseph Drury
, appointed
Bishop of San Angelo
in 1961 and later
Bishop of Corpus Christi
High schools
Holy Cross Catholic Academy
, Amarillo
Former Cathedrals
Sacred Heart Cathedral, 1927-1975
St. Laurence
Catholic Church
, 1975-2011