Catholic Diocese of Amarillo stewardship and development records, 1927-2002.

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Catholic Diocese of Amarillo stewardship and development records, 1927-2002.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70979677

The bulk of the stewardship and development series consists of records relating to the United Catholic Appeal (UCA) including correspondence, copies of newspaper articles, pledges, and thank you letters; Diocese of Amarillo endowment fund campaign folders containing correspondence and a copy of a study analyzing the financial potential of the Diocese of Amarillo; records of the two overseeing bodies, the Diocesan Development Commission and the Office of Stewardship and Development, consist of correspondence, minutes, and copies of newspaper articles; program files relating to the 1980's stewardship program, which was the predecessor to the UCA and the endowment fund campaign; grant proposals; correspondence documenting the Trust Fund of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo and the Catholic Foundation of the Texas Panhandle. The John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation series consists mainly of grant requests and related correspondence by Diocese of Amarillo Bishops L.M. DeFalco, L.T. Matthiesen, and J.W. Yanta. The American Board of Catholic Missions series is comprised almost exclusively of grant requests and correspondence; small subject files on the Mexican Clinic and board of directors allocation meetings; Catholic Church Extension Society files contain extensive correspondence by the first three bishops of Amarillo (Rudolph A. Gerken, Robert E. Lucey, and Laurence J. Fitzsimon), financial data (subsidies, donations, mass stipends), subject files on lay volunteers (names of volunteers and assignment), donor index card file, and files on various awards.

6 linear ft. (14 document cases)

Catholic Church, Diocese of Amarillo

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SNAC Resource ID: 8067258

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United Catholic Appeal (Amarillo, Tex.)

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FitzSimon, Laurence J. (Laurence Julius), 1895-1958

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Third bishop (1941-1958) of the Catholic Diocese of Amarillo, Tex.; and historian. From the description of Bishop Laurence J. FitzSimon papers, 1916-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972406 ...

Catholic Foundation of the Texas Panhandle

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Mexican Clinic (Amarillo, Tex.)

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Lucey, Robert Emmet, 1891-1977

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Archbishop of San Antonio, 1941-1969; implemented papal directives on social justice, Catholic Action and liturgical renewal. In 1945 the U.S. bishops established a Committee for the Spanish-Speaking, with its permanent headquarters in San Antonio, designed to provide for the religious, social, economic, educational and cultural advancement of Mexican-Americans. In 1964 it merged with the Bishops' Committee for Migrant Workers. From the description of Papers, 1942-1970. (University o...

Yanta, John W., 1931-

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Matthiesen, Leroy T. (Leroy Theodore), 1921-2010

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Gerken, Rudolph A. (Rudolph Aloysius), 1887-1943

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First bishop (1927-1933) of the Catholic Diocese of Amarillo, Tex. From the description of Bishop Rudolph Aloysius Gerken papers, 1926-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972407 ...

Catholic Church. Diocese of Amarillo (Tex.). Diocesan Development Commission

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John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation

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Catholic Church. Diocese of Amarillo (Tex.)

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Established 1926. From the description of Catholic Diocese of Amarillo stewardship and development records, 1927-2002. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979677 The Catholic Diocese of Amarillo was created in 1926, with Reverend Rudolph A. Gerken as its first Bishop. It covered 73,000 square miles, roughly the high plains region of Texas, and 70 counties prior to the creation of the Lubbock Diocese in 1985. From the description of Collection, 1926-1989. (Texas Tech...

American Board of Catholic Missions

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DeFalco, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Michael), 1915-1979

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Fifth bishop (1963-1978) of the Catholic Diocese of Amarillo, Tex. From the description of Bishop Lawrence M. DeFalco papers, 1932-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972405 ...

Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States of America

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The Catholic Church Extension Society was established October 18, 1905, to serve the home missions, areas that lacked personnel, organization, and finances. The Extension Society has helped to build churches, educate and support clergy and seminarians, and has provided financial assistance for dioceses in the western and southern states as well as Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. From the description of Historical Letters and Documents, 1905-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat...