Diocese of Gallup, USA

Present Prelates

Bishop (2009.02.05 – ...):

Bishop James Sean Wall (58)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Gallup (Roman Rite)

Bishop James Sean Wall (58)
(2009.02.05 – ...)

Bishop of Gallup (USA)

Born:	1964.10.11 (Ganado, AZ, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1998.06.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.04.23

Bishop of Gallup (USA) (2009.02.05 – ...)

Bishop Thomas James Olmsted (76)
(Apostolic Administrator 2008.04.30 – 2009.02.05)

Bishop Thomas James Olmsted (76)
(Apostolic Administrator sede plena 2008.01.03 – 2008.04.30)

Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S.
(1990.03.31 – 2008.04.30)

Strengthen one another

Born:	1945.04.13 (Waterville, ME, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1972.09.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1986.05.06
Died:	2010.01.07 († 64)

Coadjutor Bishop of Gallup (USA) (1986.02.24 – 1990.03.31)

Bishop of Gallup (USA) (1990.03.31 – 2008.04.30)

Bishop Jerome Joseph Hastrich
(1969.08.25 – 1990.03.31)

Born:	1914.11.13 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1941.02.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1963.09.03
Died:	1995.05.12 († 80)

Titular Bishop of Gurza (1963.07.25 – 1969.08.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Madison (USA) (1963.07.25 – 1969.08.25)

Bishop of Gallup (USA) (1969.08.25 – 1990.03.31)

Bishop Bernard Theodore Espelage, O.F.M.
(1940.07.20 – 1969.08.25)

Iter para tutum

Born:	1892.02.16 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1916.05.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1940.10.09
Died:	1971.02.19 († 79)

Bishop of Gallup (USA) (1940.07.20 – 1969.08.25)

Titular Bishop of Penafiel (1969.08.25 – 1971.02.19)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Donald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S. (1986.02.24 – 1990.03.31)

Tweets

Contact Info

Address: 711 S. Puerco Dr., P.O. Box 1317, Gallup, NM 87305, USA

Phone: +1 (505) 863-4406

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 143,648 km²

Population: 66,370 Catholics (12.5% of 529,960 total) (2020)

Statistics: 52 parishes, 34 priests (30 diocesan, 4 religious), 28 deacons, 76 lay religious (10 brothers, 66 sisters), 3 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 19

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1939.12.16: Established as Diocese of Gallup / Gallupien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe and Diocese of Tucson and became suffragan of Santa Fe)

Diocese of

Gallup

USA

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