Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport

Diocese of Davenport

Diœcesis Davenportensis
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory22 Counties in the Southeast quadrant of Iowa
Ecclesiastical provinceDubuque
Coordinates41°32′48.34″N 90°34′57.93″W / 41.5467611°N 90.5827583°W / 41.5467611; -90.5827583
Statistics
Area11,438 sq mi (29,620 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
784,000
104,300 (13.3%)
Parishes78
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMay 8, 1881 (143 years ago)
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDennis Gerard Walsh
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Zinkula
Bishops emeritusMartin John Amos
William Edwin Franklin
Map
Website
davenportdiocese.org

The Diocese of Davenport (Latin: Diœcesis Davenportensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, or diocese, of the Catholic Church for the southeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States.

The current bishop of Davenport is Dennis Gerard Walsh. The previous bishop, Thomas Zinkula, became Archbishop of Dubuque in 2023. The diocese is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The see city for the diocese is Davenport, where Sacred Heart Cathedral is located.