▁new ▁c athedral . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁c athedral , ▁but ▁to ▁rem odel ▁the ▁existing ▁structure . ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁architect ▁Paul ▁De e ley ▁and ▁Santa ▁Fe , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁lit urg ical ▁artist ▁Andrea ▁Bac ig al up a ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁worship ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁church . ▁The ▁old ▁p ew s ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁Church ▁in ▁Mat ador ▁and ▁St . ▁Margaret ▁Mary ▁in ▁L ames a . ▁The ▁renov ated ▁church ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁as ▁St . ▁Laur ence ▁C athedral ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Paul ▁De e ley ▁won ▁a ▁first - place ▁honor ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Design ▁Awards ▁Program ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁St . ▁Laur ence . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁St . ▁Mary ’ s ▁Church ▁in ▁Am ar illo , ▁which ▁had ▁dedicated ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁c athedral ▁for ▁the ▁Am ar illo ▁Dioc ese . ▁St . ▁Laur ence ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁parish ▁church . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Catholic ▁c athed r als ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁List ▁of ▁c athed r als ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States