Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines
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The Diocese of Des Moines (Latin: Diœcesis Desmoinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southwestern Iowa in the United States. It is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Dubuque. The see city for the diocese is Des Moines. The cathedral parish for the diocese is St. Ambrose.
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Diocese of Des Moines Diœcesis Desmoinensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | 23 counties in the Southwest quadrant of Iowa |
Ecclesiastical province | Dubuque |
Coordinates | 41°35′19″N 93°37′32″W |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,446 sq mi (32,230 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 837,773 103,430 (12.3%) |
Parishes | 81 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | August 12, 1911 (112 years ago) |
Cathedral | Saint Ambrose Cathedral |
Patron saint | Mary, Queen of Heaven Pope Pius X |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | William Michael Joensen |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Robert Zinkula |
Bishops emeritus | Joseph Leo Charron Richard Pates |
Map | |
Website | |
dmdiocese.org |
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As of 2023, William Joensen is bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines.