Diocese of

Des Moines 𝐖

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Des Moines / Desmoinen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Dubuque

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Queenship of Mary (August 22), Saint Pius X (August 21)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 11

Liturgical Calendar πŸ“…

History

Contact Info

Address: 601 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309, USA

Phone: +1 (515) 243-7653

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.07.18 – ...):Bishop William Michael Joensen (64)Bishop William Michael Joensen (64)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Des Moines (Roman Rite)

Bishop William Michael Joensen (64)Bishop William Michael Joensen (64)
(2019.07.18 – ...)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA)

Exquirite faciem suam

Born:1960.07.08 (Waterloo, IA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1989.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:2019.09.27

Priest of Dubuque (USA) (1989.06.24 – 2019.07.18)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (2019.07.18 – ...)

Bishop Richard Edmund Pates (81)Bishop Richard Edmund Pates (81)
(2008.04.10 – 2019.07.18)

Bishop emeritus of Des Moines (USA)

Born:1943.02.12 (St. Paul, MN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1968.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:2001.03.26

Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) (1968.12.20 – 2000.12.22)

Titular Bishop of Suacia (2000.12.22 – 2008.04.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) (2000.12.22 – 2008.04.10)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (2008.04.10 – 2019.07.18)

Apostolic Administrator of Joliet (USA) (2019.12.27 – 2020.07.17)

Apostolic Administrator of Crookston (USA) (2021.04.13 – 2021.10.18)

Apostolic Administrator of Dubuque (USA) (2023.04.04 – 2023.07.26)

Bishop Joseph Leo Charron, C.PP.S. (84)Bishop Joseph Leo Charron, C.PP.S. (84)
(1993.11.12 – 2007.04.10)

Bishop emeritus of Des Moines (USA)

Born:1939.12.30 (Redfield, SD, USA)
Ordained Priest:1967.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:1990.01.25

Titular Bishop of Bencenna (1989.11.06 – 1993.11.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) (1989.11.06 – 1993.11.12)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (1993.11.12 – 2007.04.10)

Bishop William Henry Bullock
(1987.02.10 – 1993.04.13)

Grace, mercy, peace

Born:1927.04.13 (Maple Lake, MN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1952.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:1980.08.12
Died:2011.04.03 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Natchez (1980.06.03 – 1987.02.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) (1980.06.03 – 1987.02.10)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (1987.02.10 – 1993.04.13)

Bishop of Madison (USA) (1993.04.13 – 2003.05.23)

Bishop Maurice John Dingman
(1968.04.02 – 1986.10.14)

Born:1914.01.20 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1939.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1968.06.19
Died:1992.02.01 († 78)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (1968.04.02 – 1986.10.14)

Bishop George Joseph Biskup (later Archbishop)
(1965.01.30 – 1967.07.20)

Born:1911.08.23 (Cedar Rapids, IA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1937.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1957.04.24
Died:1979.10.17 († 68)

Titular Bishop of Hemeria (1957.03.09 – 1965.01.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque (USA) (1957.03.09 – 1965.01.30)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (1965.01.30 – 1967.07.20)

Titular Archbishop of Tamalluma (1967.07.20 – 1970.01.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1967.07.20 – 1970.01.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1970.01.03 – 1979.03.20)

Bishop Edward Celestin Daly, O.P.
(1948.03.13 – 1964.11.23)

Born:1894.10.24 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1921.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:1948.05.13
Died:1964.11.23 († 70)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (1948.03.13 – 1964.11.23)

Bishop Gerald Thomas Bergan (later Archbishop)
(1934.03.24 – 1948.02.07)

Born:1892.01.26 (Peoria, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:1915.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1934.06.13
Died:1972.07.12 (Omaha, NE, USA † 80)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (1934.03.24 – 1948.02.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Omaha (USA) (1948.02.07 – 1969.06.11)

Titular Archbishop of Tacarata (1969.06.11 – 1971.01.28)

Bishop Thomas William Drumm
(1919.03.28 – 1933.10.24)

Born:1871.07.12 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1901.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1919.05.21
Died:1933.10.24 († 62)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (1919.03.28 – 1933.10.24)

Bishop Austin Dowling (later Archbishop)
(1912.01.31 – 1919.01.31)

In loco ejus me collocavit

Born:1868.04.06 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1891.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:1912.04.25
Died:1930.11.29 (Saint Paul, MN, USA † 62)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (1912.01.31 – 1919.01.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Paul (USA) (1919.01.31 – 1930.11.29)

Special Churches

Churches by City (85)

Lincoln (↙), Omaha (←), Sioux City (↑), Dubuque (β†—), Davenport (β†’), Jefferson City (β†˜), Kansas City–Saint Joseph (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 32,235 kmΒ²

Population: 162,360 Catholics (17.1% of 952,186 total)

Pastoral Centres: 80 parishes

Personnel: 111 priests (104 diocesan, 7 religious), 101 deacons, 42 religious (7 brothers, 35 sisters), 12 seminarians

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