The Most Reverend Leroy T. Matthiesen | |
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Bishop of Amarillo | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Appointed | March 18, 1980 |
In office | May 30, 1980 – January 21, 1997 |
Predecessor | Lawrence Michael De Falco |
Successor | John Yanta |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 10, 1946 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
Consecration | May 30, 1980 by Patrick Flores |
Personal details | |
Born | Olfen, Texas, US | June 11, 1921
Died | March 22, 2010 Amarillo, Texas, US | (aged 88)
Leroy Matthiesen (June 11, 1921 – March 22, 2010) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Amarillo in Texas from 1980 to 1997.