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St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School was opened in August 2015 by the diocese on the western side of Ankeny at 1102 NW Weigel on a 35-acre (14 ha) plot of land. The initial school and church building had a cost of $8.2 million. Dr. The school initially housed K-3rd grade students. [1]
On August 12, 1911, Pope Pius X erected the new Diocese of Des Moines with territory from the Diocese of Davenport. [3] [4] Saint Ambrose Parish church became the cathedral for the new diocese. The pope in 1912 appointed Austin Dowling of the Diocese of Providence as the first bishop of Des Moines. In 1918, Dowling founded Des Moines Catholic ...
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 ...
Under the existing plan, Davenport would have 35,000 Catholics and Des Moines 25,000 Catholics. In 1911, Pius X rejected Davis' request and erected the new Diocese of Des Moines from the Diocese of Davenport. However, Pius X did sever Clinton County from the archdiocese and give it to the Diocese of Davenport. This change gave the diocese ...
In 1850, Pope Pius IX separated the Minnesota Territory from the Diocese of Dubuque to form the new Diocese of St. Paul. [9] On January 9, 1857, at Loras's request, Pius IX appointed Reverend Clement Smyth, a Trappist priest, to assist Loras as a coadjutor bishop. In early 1858, Loras started the construction of the current St. Raphael's Cathedral.
The first vernacular Mass in Des Moines was celebrated at St. John's by Msgr. Edward Pfeffer, the chancellor of the diocese. [5] The present altar used for liturgy was consecrated on June 5, 1983. That same year an addition designed by Higgins, Shirk & Colvig of Des Moines was added on the east side of the church and connects it to the rectory.
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