Patrick James Zurek is the current Bishop of Amarillo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo

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 since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

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 on 3 January 2008. Zurek trained in Rome as a moral theologian

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 who was a chaplain at the Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital

Bambino Gesù Hospital

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 during his seminary days.

Zurek was ordained a priest in Rome on 29 June 1975 by Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI

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 along with 359 others for the Holy Year of 1975.

He has been on the board of the directors of missions, the Assumption Seminary, and the Ad Hoc Committee for the Spanish-language Bible.