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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. "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.