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Suffragan diocese Amarillo, Texas, United States

Diocese of Amarillo

Amarillen(sis)

The Diocese of Amarillo is a Latin Church diocese covering 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle, founded in 1926 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of San Antonio. Following the retirement of Bishop Patrick J. Zurek in February 2026, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo serves as apostolic administrator pending appointment of a new bishop.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Mary's Cathedral, in Amarillo, United States.

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Established
1926
Catholics
50,237
Priests
32
Territory
66,822 km²

Parishes and churches

50 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Apostolic Administrator
Daniel N. DiNardo (Apostolic Administrator)
Born
23 May 1949
Birthplace
Steubenville

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The cathedral

St. Mary's Cathedral stands in Amarillo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Covering the Texas Panhandle region in the United States, the Catholic Diocese of Amarillo (Latin: Dioecesis Amarillensis) is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio. St. Mary's Cathedral in Amarillo serves as the mother church. The see is currently without a bishop.