Richard Pates | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines | |
 Pates' episcopal ordination in 2001 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Des Moines |
| Appointed | April 10, 2008 |
| Installed | May 29, 2008 |
| Retired | July 18, 2019 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Charron |
| Successor | William M. Joensen |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 20, 1968 by Francis Frederick Reh |
| Consecration | March 26, 2001 by Harry Joseph Flynn, John Roach, and Frederick F. Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Edmund Pates February 12, 1943 |
| Alma mater | Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary Saint Paul Seminary Pontifical North American College Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Styles of Richard Edmund Pates | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Richard Edmund Pates (born February 12, 1943) is an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Des Moines from 2008 to 2019 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis from 2000 to 2008.
After his retirement, Pates served as apostolic administrator of both the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois and the Diocese of Crookston for short terms. On April 4, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Pates as administrator of the Archdiocese of Dubuque due to the abrupt retirement of Archbishop Michael Jackels.