After his high school graduation, Wall entered Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1993.[1] Having decided to become a priest, Wall traveled to Camarillo, California, to enter St. John's Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree in 1998.
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.
james, wall, james, sean, wall, born, october, 1964, american, prelate, roman, catholic, church, been, serving, bishop, diocese, gallup, mexico, since, 2009, excellency, most, reverendjames, sean, wallbishop, gallupwall, 2018churchroman, catholic, churcharchdi. 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 His Excellency The Most ReverendJames Sean WallBishop of GallupWall in 2018ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchArchdioceseSanta FeDioceseGallupAppointedFebruary 5 2009InstalledApril 23 2009PredecessorDonald Edmond PelotteOrdersOrdinationJune 6 1998by Thomas J O BrienConsecrationApril 23 2009by Michael Sheehan Thomas Olmsted and Edward William ClarkPersonal detailsBorn 1964 10 11 October 11 1964 age 59 Ganado Arizona Navajo Nation United StatesAlma materArizona State University BA St John s Seminary MDiv MottoEstote factores verbi Be doers of the word Styles of James Sean WallReference styleHis Excellency The Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleBishop Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Ordination and ministry 1 3 Bishop of Gallup 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 Episcopal successionBiography editEarly life and education edit Wall was born on October 11 1964 in Ganado Arizona in the Navajo Nation to James and Joan nee Hamilton Wall His parents converted to Catholicism after coming into contact with two Franciscan friars He has three sisters and two brothers Wall graduated from Chandler High School in Chandler Arizona in 1983 1 After his high school graduation Wall entered Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1993 1 Having decided to become a priest Wall traveled to Camarillo California to enter St John s Seminary earning a Master of Divinity degree in 1998 Ordination and ministry edit Wall was ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude in Phoenix for the Diocese of Phoenix by Bishop Thomas O Brien on June 6 1998 2 The diocese assigned Wall as parochial vicar at St Theresa Parish in Phoenix He was transferred in 2001 to St Timothy Parish in Mesa Arizona to serve as parochial vicar there 1 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 edit On February 5 2009 Wall was appointed the fourth bishop of Gallup by Pope Benedict XVI He was consecrated on April 2 2009 by Archbishop Michael Sheehan at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup 2 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 3 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 Wall walked the 200 mile long Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain with Bishop James Conley and Archbishop Paul Stagg Coakley in 2022 4 See also editCatholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of the Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs archbishops and bishopsReferences edit a b c Bishop James S Wall The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup Retrieved 2024 04 08 a b Bishop James Sean Wall Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2024 04 08 Bunderson Carl 10 April 2013 Renovated New Mexico chapel to help form priests Catholic News Agency These three bishops made the trip of a lifetime together and share their experiences Catholic News Agency Retrieved 2024 04 08 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Sean Wall nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to James Sean Wall Diocese of Gallup Sacred Heart CathedralEpiscopal succession editCatholic Church titles Preceded byDonald Edmond Pelotte Bishop of GallupApril 23 2009 Present Succeeded byIncumbent Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp New Mexico Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James S Wall amp oldid 1217993095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
