ence ▁C athedral , ▁is ▁a ▁parish ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Am ar illo ▁located ▁in ▁Am ar illo , ▁Texas , ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁c athedral ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Am ar illo ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁History ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁public ▁Mass es ▁on ▁Sund ays ▁and ▁holy ▁days ▁began ▁at ▁St . ▁Luci en ’ s ▁Chap el ▁at ▁Price ▁College ▁in ▁N ortheast ▁Am ar illo . ▁More ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁the ▁first ▁Mass . ▁These ▁Mass es ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁St . ▁Laur ence ▁Par ish ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁St . ▁Laur ence ▁School ▁began ▁before ▁the ▁parish , ▁however . ▁Gr ound ▁was ▁broken ▁for ▁a ▁three - room ▁school ▁building ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁School ▁opened ▁in ▁September ▁that ▁year ▁with ▁ 7 1 ▁students ▁in ▁two ▁gr ades . ▁The ▁parish ▁itself ▁was ▁started ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Rev . ▁L ero y ▁Matth iesen ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁first ▁past or . ▁The ▁parish ▁continued ▁to ▁gather ▁at ▁St . ▁Luci en ’ s ▁until ▁the ▁present ▁church ▁was ▁built . ▁After ▁a ▁capital ▁campaign ▁sur pass ed ▁its ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁goal ▁ground ▁was ▁broken