Gallup diocese
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santa Fe |
| Diocesan bishop | James Sean Wall |
| founding | 1939 |
| surface | 143,648 km² |
| Parishes | 53 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 496,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 58,292 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 11.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 33 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,100 |
| Permanent deacons | 30 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 30 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 108 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Website | www.dioceseofgallup.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup ( lat. : Dioecesis Gallupiensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Gallup , New Mexico .
history
The Diocese of Gallup was founded on December 16, 1939 by Pope Pius XII. established from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and the Diocese of Tucson and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Gallup comprises the areas of Catron County , Cibola County , McKinley County, and San Juan Counties in the state of New Mexico , and the areas of Apache County and Navajo County in the state of Arizona .
Bishops of Gallup
- Bernard Theodore Espelage OFM , 1940-1969
- Jerome Joseph Hastrich 1969–1990
- Donald Edmond Pelotte SSS , 1990-2008
- James Sean Wall , since 2009
See also
Web links
Cathedral : Sacred Heart in Gallup