List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines
# 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. 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

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

## Adair Region

| Name | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
