Diocese of Des Moines
| Diocese of Des Moines | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Dubuque |
| Diocesan bishop | William Joensen |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Joseph Leo Charron CPPS Richard Edmund Pates |
| founding | 1911 |
| surface | 32,235 km² |
| Parishes | 80 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 861.033 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 113,797 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 13.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 93 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,149 |
| Permanent deacons | 90 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 55 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Ambrose Cathedral |
| Website | www.dmdiocese.org |
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Located in the USA , the Diocese of Des Moines ( Latin : Dioecesis Desmoinensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its seat in Des Moines , Iowa .
history
Pope Pius X released the Diocese Des Moines on August 12, 1911 from the Diocese of Davenport and established it as an independent diocese, in January 1912 he appointed Austin Dowling as the first bishop. The church of St. Ambrose was established as the cathedral .
Bishops
- Austin Dowling (1912-1919)
- Thomas William Drumm (1919–1933)
- Gerald Thomas Bergan (1934–1948)
- Edward Celestin Daly OP (1948–1964)
- George Joseph Biskup (1965-1967)
- Maurice John Dingman (1968–1986)
- William Henry Bullock (1987-1993)
- Joseph Leo Charron CPPS (1993-2007)
- Richard Edmund Pates (2008-2019)
- William Joensen (since 2019)
See also
Web links
- Site of the Diocese of Des Moines (English)
- Entry for Diocese of Des Moines on catholic-hierarchy.org
Cathedral : St. Ambrose in Des Moines