His Excellency, The Most Reverend

James Sean Wall
Bishop of Gallup
Wall in 2018
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSanta Fe
DioceseGallup
AppointedFebruary 5, 2009
InstalledApril 23, 2009
PredecessorDonald Edmond Pelotte
Orders
OrdinationJune 6, 1998
by Thomas J. O'Brien
ConsecrationApril 23, 2009
by Michael Sheehan, Thomas Olmsted, and Edward William Clark
Personal details
Born (1964-10-11) October 11, 1964
Ganado, Arizona, Navajo Nation, United States
Alma mater
MottoEstote factores verbi
(Be doers of the word)
Styles of
James Sean Wall
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

James Sean Wall (born October 11, 1964) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico since 2009.

Biography

Early life and education

Wall was born on the Navajo Nation in Ganado, Arizona, to James and Joan (née Hamilton) Wall. His parents converted to Catholicism after coming into contact with two Franciscan friars. One of six children, he has three sisters and two brothers. Wall graduated from Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona, in 1983 and attended Arizona State University, obtaining a bachelor's degree in history in 1993.

He then entered St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California, earning a Master of Divinity degree in 1998. He also studied at the Liturgical Institute of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois.

Ordination and ministry

Wall was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Phoenix by Bishop Thomas O'Brien on June 6, 1998. He then served as parochial vicar at St. Theresa Parish in Phoenix until 2001 and at St. Timothy Parish in Mesa, Arizona, from 2001 to 2002.

In 2002, Wall became pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Phoenix. He remained at St. Thomas until his appointment to the diocesan chancery as vicar for priests in 2007. Wall also served as administrator pro tempore of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2007 and director of the Mount Claret Retreat Center in Phoenix from 2008 to 2009. From 2003 to 2007, Wall was a member of the National Advisory Council for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Bishop of Gallup

On February 5, 2009, Wall was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Gallup by Pope Benedict XVI.[1] He was consecrated on April 2, 2009, by Archbishop Michael Sheehan.

In 2013, Wall renovated a chapel used by local seminarians with sacred art in santero, a New Mexico folk art based on Spanish colonial art. The artist, Arlene Sena, said that prayer was "the key to this tradition".[2] The chapel contains images of the Holy Family, James, brother of Jesus, Francis de Sales, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, two angels, and the Sacred Heart.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bishop James Sean Wall". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Bunderson, Carl (10 April 2013). "Renovated New Mexico chapel to help form priests". Catholic News Agency.
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