GALLUP (NM)
Gallup Independent

Published in the Gallup Independent, Gallup, N.M., May 6, 2013

By Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola
Independent correspondent

GALLUP — Roman Catholic Bishop James S. Wall made a dual-purpose public announcement late Friday. In an email sent to the media 5 p.m. Friday, Wall announced the departure of a top chancery official while also advertising for his replacement.

James P. Hoy, an ordained deacon in the Diocese of Gallup, is resigning as the diocese’s chief financial officer after 14 years, Wall said. Hoy is slated to depart June 30.

“He is leaving the diocese to take a financial position in the non-profit sector and to be with his wife who as (sic) been on a temporary assignment with Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico,” Wall said. “We are grateful to Deacon Hoy for his dedication and service to the Church and to those that…