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List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines.[1] The diocese includes more than 80 churches located throughout southwestern Iowa. The cathedral church of the diocese is St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines.

Diocese of Des Moines in red

Des Moines Region edit

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Ss. John and Paul 1401 1st Ave S, Altoona [2]
Our Lady's Immaculate Heart 510 E First St, Ankeny [3]
St. Luke the Evangelist 1102 NW Weigel Dr, Ankeny [4]
St. Elizabeth Seton 2566 Scotch Ridge Rd, Carlisle [5]
All Saints 650 NE 52nd Ave, Des Moines [6]
Basilica of St. John   1915 University Ave, Des Moines Built 1913–1927; listed on National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)[7]
Christ the King 5711 SW 9th St, Des Moines [8]
Holy Trinity 2926 Beaver Ave, Des Moines [9]
Our Lady of the Americas   1271 E 9th St, Des Moines [10]
St. Ambrose Cathedral   607 High St, Des Moines Built 1890–1891; listed on NRHP[11]
St. Anthony   15 Indianola Rd, Des Moines [12]
St. Augustin   545 42nd St, Des Moines Built 1922–1924; listed on NRHP[13]
St. Catherine of Siena 1150 28th St, Des Moines Began in the 1940s as the Newman Center at Drake University; current building dedicated 1997[14]
St. Joseph 3300 Easton Blvd, Des Moines Parish formed 1924[15]
St. Mary of Nazareth 4600 Meredith Dr, Des Moines Parish established 1963[16]
St. Peter Vietnamese 618 E 18th St, Des Moines [17]
St. Theresa 1230 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines [18]
St. Mary   460 NW Washington Ave, Elkhart [19]
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1906 Sycamore St, Granger Original church built 1901; current church 1992[20]
Holy Cross   12704 NE 98th St, Maxwell [19]
St. John the Apostle 720 Orchard Hills Dr, Norwalk [21]
St. Pius X 3663 66th St, Urbandale [22]
St. Boniface 1200 Warrior Lane, Waukee [23]
Sacred Heart 1627 Grand Ave, West Des Moines Current church completed 1967[24]
St. Francis of Assisi 7075 Ashworth Rd, West Des Moines Parish established 1991; current church opened 2000[25]

Adair Region edit

Name Image Location Description/Notes
St. John Adair
St. John Adel
St. Mary Anita
SS. Peter and Paul Atlantic
St. Patrick Audubon
St. Patrick Bayard
Holy Trinity Exira
St. John Greenfield
St. Mary Guthrie Center
St. Patrick Massena
St. Cecilia Panora
St. Patrick   1312 Third St, Perry Built 1901–1902; listed on NRHP
All Saints   320 N Fremont, Stuart Built 1908–1910; listed on NRHP

Council Bluffs Region edit

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Our Lady of Carter Lake Carter Lake
Holy Family 2217 Avenue B, Council Bluffs Part of Corpus Christ Parish
Queen of the Apostles 3304 4th Ave, Council Bluffs Part of Corpus Christi Parish
St. Patrick 4 Valley View Dr, Council Bluffs
St. Peter   1 Bluff St, Council Bluffs Built 1887
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Glenwood
St. Patrick Neola
St. Columbanus Weston

Osceola Region edit

Name Image Location Description/Notes
St. Edward Afton
Sacred Heart Chariton
St. Patrick Corning
St. Francis Corydon
Holy Spirit Creston
St. Patrick Grand River
St. Thomas Aquinas Indianola
St. Patrick   Irish settlement SW of Cumming Built 1868; listed on NRHP
St. Mary of the Assumption Lacona
St. Patrick Lenox
St. Brendan Leon
St. Augustine Milo
St. Joseph Mt. Ayr
St. Bernard Osceola
Immaculate Conception St. Marys
St. Joseph Winterset

Portsmouth Region edit

Name Image Location Description/Notes
St. Mary Avoca
St. Peter Defiance
St. Patrick Dunlap
St. Joseph Earling
St. Michael Harlan
St. Anne Logan
St. Patrick Missouri Valley
Holy Family Mondamin
St. Mary of the Assumption Panama
St. Mary, Our Lady of Fatima Portsmouth
St. Patrick Walnut
St. Boniface   Westphalia Built 1882; listed on NRHP
Sacred Heart Woodbine

Red Oak Region edit

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Sacred Heart Bedford
St. Clare Clarinda
St. Timothy Cumberland
Our Lady of Grace Griswold
St. Mary Hamburg
St. Patrick   304 3rd St, Imogene Built 1915–1919; listed on NRHP
St. Mary Red Oak
St. Mary Shenandoah
St. Joseph Villisca

References edit

  1. ^ "Parish Information" (PDF). Diocese of Des Moines. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Home page". Ss. John and Paul Parish. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Home page". Our Lady's Immaculate Heart. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Home page". St. Luke the Evangelist. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Home page". St. Elizabeth Seton. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Home page". All Saints Catholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Barbara B. Long; James E. Jacobsen. "St. John's Roman Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-06-02. with 20 photos from the 1920s and the 1980s
  8. ^ "Home page". Christ the King Catholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "Home page". Holy Trinity Catholic Church and School. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Home page". Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "History of Cathedral". St. Ambrose Cathedral. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Home page". St. Anthony Catholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  13. ^ "History". St. Augustin Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Parish History". St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Parish and Student Center. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "A History of St. Joseph Parish" (PDF). St. Joseph Catholic Church and School. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "Parish History". St. Mary of Nazareth Catholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  17. ^ "Home page". Church of St. Peter Vietnamese Catholic Community. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  18. ^ "Home page". St. Theresa Catholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "History". St. Mary-Holy Cross Parish. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  20. ^ "About Us". Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  21. ^ "Home page". St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  22. ^ "Home page". St. Pius X Catholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  23. ^ "Home page". St. Boniface atholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  24. ^ "History of Sacred Heart Church" (PDF). Sacred Heart Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  25. ^ "Parish History". St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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