Ecclesiastical province Santa Fe Denomination Roman Catholic Area 143,662 km² Country United States of America | Parishes 56 Rite Roman Rite Phone +1 505-863-4406 Patron saint Our Lady of Guadalupe | |
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Territory Navajo and Apache Counties in Arizona and San Juan, McKinley, Cibola, Catron and parts of Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Bernalillo, and Valencia Counties in New Mexico Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2006)
470,000
60,000 (12.8%) Address 503 West Highway 66 B, Gallup, NM 87301, USA Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup (Latin: Dioecesis Gallupiensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern region of the United States, encompassing counties in the states of Arizona (Navajo and Apache) and New Mexico (San Juan, McKinley, Cibola, Catron) and parts of Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Bernalillo, and Valencia Counties west of 106,52',41" meridian in New Mexico . The mother church is the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup, New Mexico.
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History
Pope Pius XII canonically erected the diocese on December 16, 1939, taking its territory from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, of which Gallup is a suffragan.
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.
Bishops of the Diocese of Gallup
The list of bishops of the diocese and their tenures of service:
The diocese was sede vacante between 2008-2009. Its former bishop, Donald Edmond Pelotte, was granted a one-year leave of absence on January 3, 2008, to recover from a fall he suffered on July 23, 2007. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix, was appointed apostolic administrator sede plena by Pope Benedict XVI for the duration of Bishop Pelotte's absence. On April 30, 2008 the Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Diocese of Gallup, presented by Bishop Pelotte, in accordance with canon 401 § 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
High schools
McKinley County, New Mexico
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Gallup
- St Francis of Assisi, Gallup
- St Jerome, Gallup
- St John Vianney, Gallup
San Juan County, New Mexico
- St Joseph, Aztec
- St Rose of Lima, Blanco
- St Mary, Bloomfield
- St Mary's, Farmington
- Sacred Heart, Farmington
- Holy Trinity, Flora Vista
Cibola County, New Mexico
- San Esteban Indian Mission, Acoma
- Our Lady of Sorrows, Cebolleta
Catron County, New Mexico
- Santo Nino, Aragon
Sandoval County, New Mexico
- Immaculate Conception, Cuba
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
St. Francis of Assisi
Coconino County, Arizona
- Immaculate Heart of Mary, Page
- St Jude, Tuba City