Richard Pates
Richard Edmund Pates (born February 12, 1943) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Pates served as bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines in Iowa from 2008 to 2019 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota from 2000 to 2008.
Richard Pates | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines | |
Pates' episcopal ordination in 2001 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Des Moines |
| Appointed | April 10, 2008 |
| Installed | May 29, 2008 |
| Retired | July 18, 2019 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Charron |
| Successor | William M. Joensen |
| Other post(s) | |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 20, 1968 by Francis Frederick Reh |
| Consecration | March 26, 2001 by Harry Joseph Flynn, John Roach, and Frederick F. Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Edmund Pates February 12, 1943 |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Alma mater | Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary Saint Paul Seminary Pontifical North American College Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Styles of Richard Edmund Pates | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
After his retirement, Pates served as apostolic administrator of both the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois and the Diocese of Crookston in Minnesota for short terms. On April 4, 2023 Pope Francis appointed Pates as administrator of the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa due to the abrupt retirement of Archbishop Michael Jackels.
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