Roman Catholic 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 (113 years ago)
CathedralSaint Ambrose Cathedral
Patron saintMary, Queen of Heaven
Pope Pius X
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
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 Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southwestern Iowa in the United States. It is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Dubuque. The see city for the diocese is Des Moines. The cathedral parish for the diocese is St. Ambrose.

As of 2024, William Joensen is bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines.