Suffragan diocese Amarillo, Texas, United States
Diocese of Amarillo
Amarillen(sis)
Latin Church
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
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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.
- St. HyacinthAmarilloMass times recorded
- St. John NepomuceneHartMass times recorded
- St. John the EvangelistBorgerMass times recorded
- St. JosephAmarilloMass times recorded
- St. JosephStratfordMass times recorded
- St. Juan DiegoQuitaqueMass times recorded
- St. LaurenceAmarilloMass times recorded
- St. MartinAmarilloMass times recorded
- St. MaryClarendonMass times recorded
- St. MaryTexlineMass times recorded
- St. MaryUmbargerMass times recorded
- St. MaryWheelerMass times recorded
- St. PatrickShamrockMass times recorded
- St. Paul the ApostleKressMass times recorded
- St. PeterBookerMass times recorded
- St. Teresa of JesusFrionaMass times recorded
- St. TheresaPanhandleMass times recorded
- St. Thomas the ApostleAmarilloMass times recorded
- St. Vincent de PaulPampaMass times recorded
- Sts. Peter and PaulDumasMass times 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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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.