What is John Yanta?
'''John Walter Yanta''' (October 2, 1931 – August 6, 2022) was an American prelate of the [[Roman Catholic church|Roman Catholic Church]]. He was bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/bishop-john-walter-yanta-passed-away-saturday/ |title=Bishop John Walter Yanta passed away Saturday |access-date=2022-08-08 |archive-date=2022-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818011521/https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/bishop-john-walter-yanta-passed-away-saturday/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yanta, John}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:People from San Antonio, Texas]] [[Category:People from Amarillo, Texas]] {{US-bio-stub}}