Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo

Diocese of Amarillo

Dioecesis Amarillensis
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryPanhandle of Texas
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Antonio
Statistics
Area25,800 sq mi (67,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
427,927
50,237 (11.7%)
Parishes38
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 3, 1926
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral
Patron saintSaint Lawrence[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPatrick Zurek
Metropolitan ArchbishopGustavo Garcia-Siller
Map
Website
amarillodiocese.org

The Diocese of Amarillo (Latin: Dioecesis Amarillensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in the Texas Panhandle region in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio.

The mother church of the Diocese of Amarillo is St. Mary's Cathedral in Amarillo. As of 2023, the bishop of Amarillo is Patrick Zurek.

  1. ^ "About Us".