Suffragan diocese Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Diocese of Des Moines
Desmoinen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Des Moines is a Latin Rite diocese covering 23 counties in southwestern Iowa. Erected in 1911, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Dubuque and is led by Bishop William M. Joensen.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1911
- Catholics
- 103,430
- Priests
- 111
- Territory
- 32,235 km²
Parishes and churches
80 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Ambrose CathedralDes Moines · CathedralMass times recorded
- All SaintsDes MoinesView parish
- All SaintsStuartMass times recorded
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryGrangerView parish
- Basilica of St. JohnDes MoinesMass times recorded
- Christ the KingDes MoinesMass times recorded
- Corpus ChristiCouncil BluffsMass times recorded
- Holy FamilyMondaminView parish
- Holy SpiritCrestonMass times recorded
- Holy TrinityDes MoinesMass times recorded
- Holy TrinityExiraMass times recorded
- Holy Trinity Parish of SE Warren CountyLaconaView parish
- Immaculate ConceptionSt. Mary'sView parish
- Our Lady of the AmericasDes MoinesMass times recorded
- Our Lady of the Holy RosaryGlenwoodView parish
- Our Lady's Immaculate HeartAnkenyMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartBedfordView parish
- Sacred HeartCharitonMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartWest Des MoinesMass times recorded
- Sacred HeartWoodbineView parish
- Ss. John & PaulAltoonaView parish
- Ss. Peter & PaulAtlanticView parish
- St. AnneLoganMass times recorded
- St. AnthonyDes MoinesMass times recorded
- St. AugustinDes MoinesMass times recorded
- St. BernardOsceolaMass times recorded
- St. BonifaceWaukeeMass times recorded
- St. BonifaceWestphaliaView parish
- St. BrendanLeonMass times recorded
- St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Student CenterDes MoinesView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- William M. Joensen
- Born
- 8 July 1960
- Birthplace
- Waterloo
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Ambrose Cathedral stands in Des Moines, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Southwestern Iowa in the United States forms the Diocese of Des Moines (Latin: Diœcesis Desmoinensis), a Catholic suffragan see within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Dubuque. St. Ambrose in Des Moines serves as the cathedral, and William Joensen is bishop.