James S. Wall

James Sean Wall (born October 11, 1964) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Gallup since 2009.

Biography

Early life and education James Wall was born on October 11, 1964, in Ganado, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation to James and Joan (née 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.

After his high school graduation, Wall entered Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1993. 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. 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 pilgrim trail in Spain with Bishop James Conley and Archbishop Paul Coakley in 2022.