John Walter Yanta | |
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| Bishop of Amarillo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Amarillo |
| Appointed | January 21, 1997 |
| Installed | March 17, 1997 |
| Term ended | January 3, 2008 |
| Predecessor | Leroy Matthiesen |
| Successor | Patrick Zurek |
| Previous post(s) | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 17, 1956 by Robert Emmet Lucey |
| Consecration | December 30, 1994 by Patrick Flores, Alfons Nossol, and Charles Victor Grahmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1931 Runge, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 2022 (aged 90) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Styles of John Walter Yanta | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Walter Yanta (October 2, 1931 – August 6, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Amarillo in Texas from 1997 to 2008 and as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas from 1994 to 1997.