The Diocese of Gallup ( la, Dioecesis Gallupiensis, es, Diócesis de Gallup) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in the southwestern region of the

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, encompassing

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in the states of

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(

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and

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) and

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( San Juan, McKinley, Cibola, Catron) and parts of

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Counties west of 106,52',41" meridian in

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is the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup, New Mexico. The Diocese of Gallup is one of four Latin Church Catholic dioceses in the United States to have territory in more than one federal entity; the Diocese of Wilmington and the

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both have territory in two states and the Archdiocese of Washington contains the

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. The Diocese of Gallup is a

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in the

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of the metropolitan

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History

Pope Pius XII canonically erected the diocese on December 16, 1939, taking its territory from the

and the

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Sex abuse and bankruptcy

On the weekend of August 31-September 1, 2013, a letter from Bishop Wall was read at all Masses stating that the Diocese of Gallup, in order to address the rising number of sexual abuse claims being made, would seek protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. It filed for bankruptcy November 12, 2013. In February 2017, it was announced that the diocese had paid more than $17.6 million to 57 people who were sexually abused by clergy in the diocese.

Bishops

The list of bishops and their tenures of service:

Bishops of Gallup

# Bernard T. Espelage (1940–1969) #

Jerome J. Hastrich Jerome Joseph Hastrich (November 13, 1914 – May 12, 1995) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico from 1969 to 1990. He previously served as an auxiliary bish ...

(1969–1990) #

Donald Edmond Pelotte Donald E. Pelotte Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, SSS (April 13, 1945 – January 7, 2010) was an American prelate of Abenaki descent in the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup, D ...

(1990–2008) # James Sean Wall (2009–present)

Coadjutor bishop

(1986–1990)

Schools

With high school divisions: * St. Michael Indian School (K-12), St. Michaels, Arizona Formerly with high school divisions: *

Gallup Catholic School Gallup Catholic School (GCS) was a private school, private, Roman Catholic K-12 in Gallup, New Mexico. It was located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup. The school colors were green, black, and white. History Previously it was operated by th ...

(was K-12), Gallup, New Mexico (High school closed in 2013) * St. Bonaventure School (was K-12), Thoreau, New Mexico (High school closed in 2001)

Arms

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup Official SiteArizona Catholic Conference
{{authority control Diocese of Gallup Diocese of Gallup Gallup, New Mexico Christian organizations established in 1939 Gallup 1939 establishments in New Mexico Gallup Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2013