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Remember Bishop John Yanta at Mass, reception Aug. 16

Remember and honor the life and achievements of Bishop John W. Yanta on Saturday, Aug. 16. Yanta, a native of Runge and founder of the Polish Heritage Center at Panna Maria, will be remembered with a Mass at 4:30 p.m. in the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Panna Maria. A reception will follow in the Polish Heritage Center next door. The late bishop emeritus of Amarillo was born in Runge and served as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of San Antonio before being installed as bishop of the Diocese of Amarillo. He died in...

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