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Parish Information & Mass Times

The Diocese of Des Moines has 83 parishes in central and southwest Iowa.

Gathered once a year is information on each parish such as phone number, fax, website address, email address, Mass times, reconciliation times and more. Arranged alphabetically by town, this information is made available in the fall through the Diocesan Directory. An updated directory will be published in the fall.

Parishes can make changes to the directory by calling Sandy Riesberg at 515-237-5046.

The following are parishes with their own websites:

Adair, St. John
Adel, St. John
Afton, St. Edward
Altoona, Ss. John and Paul
Ankeny, Our Lady's Immaculate Heart
Anita, St. Mary
Atlantic, Ss. Peter and Paul
Audubon, St. Patrick
Avoca, St. Mary
Bayard, St. Patrick
Bedford, Sacred Heart
Carlisle, St. Elizabeth Seton
Carter Lake, Our Lady of Carter Lake
Chariton, Sacred Heart
Churchville, Assumption
Clarinda, St. Clare
Corning, St. Patrick
Corydon, St. Francis
Council Bluffs, Holy Family
Council Bluffs, Queen of Apostles
Council Bluffs, St. Patrick
Council Bluffs, St. Peter
Creston, Holy Spirit
Defiance, St. Peter
Des Moines
     All Saints
     Basilica of St. John
     Christ the King 
     Holy Trinity
     Our Lady of the Americas, Nuestras Senora de las Americas
     St. Ambrose Cathedral  
     St. Anthony
     St. Augustin
     St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Student Center, Drake Newman Community
     St. Joseph
     St. Mary of Nazareth
     St. Peter Vietnamese Catholic Community
     St. Theresa
Dunlap, St. Patrick
Earling, St. Joseph
Elkhart, St. Mary - Holy Cross
Exira, Holy Trinity
Glenwood, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
Grand River, St. Patrick
Granger, Assumption
Greenfield, St. John
Griswold, Our Lady of Grace
Guthrie Center, St. Mary
Hamburg, St. Mary
Harlan, St. Michael
Imogene, St. Patrick
Indianola, St. Thomas Aquinas
Irish Settlement, St. Patrick
Lacona, Holy Trinity of SE Warren County
Lenox, St. Patrick
Leon, St. Brendan
Logan, St. Anne
Maloy, Immaculate Conception
Massena, St. Patrick
Missouri Valley, St. Patrick
Mondamin, Holy Family
Mt. Ayr, St. Joseph
Neola, St. Patrick
Norwalk, St. John the Apostle
Osceola, St. Bernard
Panama, St. Mary of the Assumption
Panora, St. Cecilia
Perry, St. Patrick
Portsmouth, St. Mary
Red Oak, St. Mary
Reno/Cumberland, St. Timothy
St. Marys, Immaculate Conception
Shenandoah, St. Mary
Stuart, All Saints
Urbandale, St. Pius X
Villisca, St. Joseph
Walnut, St. Patrick
Waukee, St. Boniface
West Des Moines, Sacred Heart
West Des Moines, St. Francis of Assisi
Weston, St. Columbanus
Westphalia, St. Boniface
Winterset, St. Joseph
Woodbine, Sacred Heart

For all other parishes, click here and enter the name of the church and town.

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