List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines

Diocese of Des Moines in red

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.

Des Moines Region

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Name Image Location Description/Notes
Ss. John and Paul 1401 1st Ave S, Altoona Founded in 1983, current church dedicated in 1985[2]
Our Lady's Immaculate Heart 510 E. First St, Ankeny [3]
St. Luke the Evangelist 1102 NW Weigel Dr, Ankeny Founded in 2010, current church dedicated in 2015[4]
St. Elizabeth Seton 2566 Scotch Ridge Rd, Carlisle Founded in the 1970s, current church dedicated in 1980[5]
All Saints 650 NE 52nd Ave, Des Moines Founded in 1914, current church dedicated in 1920[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 Founded in 1939 and current church dedicated the same year[8]
Holy Trinity 2926 Beaver Ave, Des Moines Founded in 1920, current church started construction in 1957[9]
Our Lady of the Americas 1271 E. 9th St, Des Moines [10]
St. Ambrose Cathedral 607 High St, Des Moines Parish of St. Ambrose founded in 1856. Current church dedicated in 1891, became a cathedral in 1911; listed on NRHP[11]
St. Anthony 15 Indianola Rd, Des Moines Founded in 1906, current church dedicated in 1931[12]
St. Augustin 545 42nd St, Des Moines Built between 1922 and 1924; listed on NRHP[13]
St. Catherine of Siena 1150 28th St, Des Moines Founded in the 1940s as the Newman Center at Drake University; current building was dedicated in 1997[14]
St. Joseph 3300 Easton Blvd, Des Moines Founded in 1924, current church dedicated in 1979[15]
St. Mary of Nazareth 4600 Meredith Dr, Des Moines Founded in 1963, church dedicated in 1965[16]
St. Peter 618 E 18th St, Des Moines Founded for Vietnamese immigrants[17]
St. Theresa 1230 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines Founded in 1950, current church dedicated in 1958[18]
St. Mary 460 NW Washington Ave, Elkhart [19]
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1906 Sycamore St, Granger Original church built in 1901; current church dedicated in 1992[20]
Holy Cross 12704 NE 98th St, Maxwell [19]
St. John the Apostle 720 Orchard Hills Dr, Norwalk Founded in 1892 in Cumming as St. John Parish. Current church dedicated in Norwalk in 2005, parish became St. John the Apostle then[21]
St. Pius X 3663 66th St, Urbandale Founded in 1955, church dedicated in 1968[22]
St. Boniface 1200 Warrior Lane, Waukee [23]
Sacred Heart 1627 Grand Ave, West Des Moines Current church completed in 1967[24]
St. Francis of Assisi 7075 Ashworth Rd, West Des Moines Parish established in 1991; current church opened in 2000[25]

Adair Region

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Name Image Location Description/Notes
St. John 804 5th St, Adair [26]
St. John 24043 302nd Pl, Adel Founded in the early 1900s, current church dedicated in 1969[27]
SS. Peter and Paul-St Mary-Our Lady of Grace-St. Timothy Parish St. Mary Church, 302 Chestnut St, Anita Now merged with three other churches[28]
SS. Peter and Paul Church, 105 W 6th St, Atlantic Now merged with three other churches[28]
St. Timothy Church, 69488 Wichita Rd, Cumberland Now merged with three other churches[28]
Our Lady of Grace Church, 203 Adair St, Griswold Now merged with three other churches[28]
St. Patrick and Holy Trinity Churches St. Patrick Church, 116 E. Division St, Audubon Now merged with Holy Trinity Parish[29]
Holy Trinity Church, 208 Kilworth Street North, Exira Now merged with St. Patrick Parish[29]
St Mary-St. Patrick-St. Cecelia St. Patrick Church, 214 Prairie St, Bayard Now merged with St. Mary and St. Cecilia Parishes[30]
St. Mary Church, 603 Main St, Guthrie Center Now merged with St. Patrick and St. Cecilia Parishes[30]
St. Cecilia Church, 220 N. 1st St, Panora Now merged with St. Mary and St. Patrick Parishes[30]
St. John 303 NE Elm St, Greenfield [31]
St. Patrick 503 Main St, Massena [32]
St. Patrick 1312 Third St, Perry Founded in the 1870s, current church dedicated in 1902; listed on NRHP[33]

Council Bluffs Region

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Name Image Location Description/Notes
Corpus Christi Parish Our Lady of Carter Lake Church, 3501 N. 9th StCarter Lake Founded in 1970. Became part of Corpus Christi Parish in 2011[34][35]
Queen of the Apostles Church, 3304 4th Ave, Council Bluffs Became part of Corpus Christi Parish in 2011[34]
St. Patrick 4 Valley View Dr, Council Bluffs Founded in 1924, current church dedicated in 2018[36]
St. Peter 1 Bluff St, Council Bluffs Current church dedicated in 1887
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary 24116 Marian Ave, Glenwood Current church dedicated in 1955[37]
St. Patrick and St. Columbanus Parishes St. Patrick Church, 308 4th St, Neola Founded in 1882. Now merged with St. Columbanus Parish[38]
St. Columbanus Church, 22720 Weston Ave,   Underwood Now merged with St. Columbanus Parish[38]

Osceola Region

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Name Image Location Description/Notes
Sacred Heart 407 N. Main St #401,Chariton Founded as St. Mary Parish in 1869. Sacred Heart Church was dedicated in 1915[39]
St. Patrick 504 Grove Ave, Corning [40]
St. Francis 213 W. Jackson St, Corydon [41]
Holy Spirit and St. Edward Parishes Holy Spirit Church, 107 W. Howard St, Creston Now merged with St. Edward Parish[42]
St. Edward Church, 104 W. Union St, Afton Founded in the 1870s, current church dedicated in 1923. Now merged with St. Edward Parish[43][44]
St. Bernard, St. Joseph and St. Patrick Church St. Patrick Church, 460 Wabonsy St, Grand River Now merged with St. Bernard and St. Joseph Parishes[45]
St. Bernard Church, 222 E Pearl St,,Osceola Now merged with St. Patrick and St. Joseph Parishes[45]
St. Joseph, Mt. Ayr Now merged with St. Bernard and St. Patrick Parishes[45]
St. Thomas Aquinas 210 S Wesley St,Indianola Founded in the 1950s, current church dedicated in 1958[46]
St. Patrick 3396 155th St, Cumming Parish founded in 1855, church dedicated in 1868. Church was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1979. It is listed on NRHP[47]
St. Mary of the Assumption 222 N. Washington Ave,Lacona Founded in 1910, current church dedicated in 1911[48]
St. Patrick 600 W. Michigan St, Lenox Founded in the 1870s, church dedicated in 1916[49]
St. Brendan 1007 NW Church St,Leon Founded in 1865[50]
St. Augustine 111 E Belmont St, Milo Founded in 1915, current church dedicated in 1979[51]
Immaculate Conception 101 St James St, St. Marys Founded in 1870, current church dedicated in 1901[52]
St. Joseph 1026 N 8th Ave, Winterset Founded in the 1870s, current church dedicated in 1911[53]

Portsmouth Region

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Name Image Location Description/Notes
St. Mary/St. Patrick Parishes St. Mary Church, 715 Hawthorne St, Avoca Founded in the mid 1870s. Now merged with St. Patrick church[54]
St. Patrick Church, 718 Antique City Dr, Walnut Founded in the mid-1870s. Now merged with St. Patrick church[54]
St. Peter & St. Joseph Parish St. Peter Church, 501 5th St, Defiance Founded in the 1880s, current church dedicated in 1928. Now merged with St. Joseph Church[55][56]
St. Joseph Church 212 2nd St, Earling Now merged with St. Peter Church[56]
St. Patrick and Sacred Heart Parishes St. Patrick Church, 312 S. 3rd St, Dunlap Now merged with Sacred Heart Parish[57]
Sacred Heart Church, 33 7th St, Woodbine Now merged with St. Patrick Parish[57]
St. Michael 2001 College Pl, Harlan Founded in 1888, current church dedicated in 1964[58]
St. Anne 112 W 3rd St, Logan [59]
St. Patrick 215 N 7th St, Missouri Valley Founded in 1882, current church dedicated in 1892[60]
Holy Family 307 S. Mulberry St #2036, Mondamin
St. Mary of the Assumption 208 St Marys Ave, Panama [61]
St. Mary, Our Lady of Fatima 502 4th St, Portsmouth Church dedicated in 1951[62]
St. Boniface 305 Duren St, Westphalia Constructed in 1882; listed on NRHP

Red Oak Region

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Name Image Location Description/Notes
St. Clare, St. Joseph and Sacred Heart Churches St. Clare Church, 314 E Lincoln St, Clarinda Now merged with Sacred Heart and St. Joseph Parishes
Sacred Heart Heart Church, 707 Main St, Bedford Now merged with St. Clare and St. Joseph Parishes
St. Joseph Church, 131 W High St, Villisca Now merged with Sacred Heart and St. Clare Parishes
St. Mary 1306 Washington StHamburg Founded in 1874[63]
St. Patrick 304 3rd St, Imogene Founded as a mission in 1880, Current church constructed between 1915 and 1919; listed on NRHP[64]
St. Mary 1510 Highland Ave, Red Oak Founded in 1874, current church dedicated in 1963[65]
St. Mary 512 W. Thomas Ave,Shenandoah Founded in 1870[66]

Former churches

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Name Image Location Description/Notes
Historic All Saints 320 N Fremont St, Stuart Church dedicated in 1910, was deconsecrated in 1995 after a large fire. Now operated as a cultural center. It is listed on NRHP[67]
Holy Family 2217 Avenue B, Council Bluffs Deconsecrated in 2024, church building to be sold[68]

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