Ordinaries of The Diocese
The following men have served as Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines. Their dates of service are also included.
- Austin Dowling - January 31, 1912 - January 31, 1919 (Reassigned as Archbishop of Saint Paul)
- Thomas William Drumm - March 28, 1919 - 24 October 1933 (His death)
- Gerald Thomas Bergan - March 24, 1934 - February 7, 1948 (Reassigned as the Archbishop of Omaha)
- Edward Celestin Daly, O.P. - March 13, 1948 - November 23, 1964 (His Death)
- George Biskup - January 30, 1965 - July 20, 1967 (Reassigned as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Indianapolis)
- Maurice John Dingman - April 2, 1968 - October 14, 1986 (His retirement)
- William Henry Bullock - February 10, 1987 - April 13, 1993 (Reassigned as the Bishop of Madison)
- Joseph Leo Charron, C.PP.S. - November 12, 1993 - April 10, 2007 (Resigned)
- Richard Pates (10 April 2008–present)
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