John Yanta

American Roman Catholic bishop

John Walter Yanta (October 2, 1931 – August 6, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was bishop of the Diocese of Amarillo in Texas from 1997 to 2008 and as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas from 1994 to 1997. He was born in Runge, Texas.

Yanta died on August 6, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas from problems caused by pneumonia at the age of 90.[1]

References change