Joseph Charron


Joseph Léo Charron

Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines
titular bishop of Bencenna
ChurchLatin Church
DioceseDes Moines
AppointedNovember 12, 1993
InstalledJanuary 21, 1994
RetiredApril 10, 2007
PredecessorWilliam Henry Bullock
SuccessorRichard Pates
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationJune 3, 1967
by Edward A. McCarthy
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1990
by John Robert Roach, John Francis Kinney, and Thomas C. Kelly
Personal details
Born (1939-12-30) December 30, 1939 (age 84)
EducationUniversity of Dayton
Lateran University
Academia Alfonsiana

Joseph Léo Charron C.PP.S. is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Charron served as bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines in Iowa from 1994 to 2007 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota from 1990 to 1994.