Diocese of Des Moines

Diocese of Des Moines

Diœcesis Desmoinensis
St. Ambrose Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
CountryUnited States
Territory23 counties in the Southwest quadrant of Iowa
Ecclesiastical provinceDubuque
Coordinates41°35′19″N 93°37′32″W / 41.58861°N 93.62556°W / 41.58861; -93.62556
Statistics
Area12,446 sq mi (32,230 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 837,773
  • 103,430 (12.3%)
Parishes81
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 12, 1911 (114 years ago)
CathedralSaint Ambrose Cathedral
Patron saintMary, Queen of Heaven
Pope Pius X
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopWilliam Michael Joensen
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Robert Zinkula
Bishops emeritusJoseph Leo Charron
Richard Pates
Map
Website
dmdiocese.org

The Diocese of Des Moines (Latin: Diœcesis Desmoinensis) is a Catholic diocese in southwestern Iowa in the United States. It is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Dubuque. The cathedral is St. Ambrose in Des Moines. William Joensen is bishop.