Richard Pates


Richard Pates
Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines
Pates' episcopal ordination in 2001
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseDes Moines
AppointedApril 10, 2008
InstalledMay 29, 2008
RetiredJuly 18, 2019
PredecessorJoseph Charron
SuccessorWilliam M. Joensen
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 20, 1968
by Francis Frederick Reh
ConsecrationMarch 26, 2001
by Harry Joseph Flynn, John Roach, and Frederick F. Campbell
Personal details
Born
Richard Edmund Pates

(1943-02-12) February 12, 1943 (age 81)
Alma materNazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary
Saint Paul Seminary
Pontifical North American College
Pontifical Gregorian University
Styles of
Richard Edmund Pates
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

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.