List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport

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This is a list of current and former churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1] [2] The diocese includes 80 churches located throughout southeastern Iowa. The cathedral church of the diocese is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport. This list also includes two university chapels.

Contents


Burlington Deanery

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
St. John the Baptist St John Catholic Church - Burlington Iowa.jpg Burlington St. John's founded 1852; Built 1883-1885; listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP); Now in Divine Mercy Parish, founded 2017 [3] [4]
St. Paul St Paul Catholic Church - Burlington Iowa.jpg BurlingtonSt. Paul's founded 1839; Built 1892-1855; listed on NRHP; Now in Divine Mercy Parish, founded 2017 [3] [5]
St. Mary StMarysDodgevilleIowa.jpg Dodgeville Founded 1850; Built 1904; Divine Mercy Parish [3]
St. Mary Fairfield Founded 1857; Built 2009 [6]
St. Boniface Farmington Founded 1863
Sacred Heart Fort Madison Founded 1893; Built 1900; Holy Family Parish, founded in 2009 [7]
Ss. Mary & Joseph Saint Mary Of The Assumption NRHP 80001455 Lee County, IA.jpg Fort MadisonFounded as St. Mary of the Assumption 1839; Built 1866-1870; listed on NRHP; Now in Holy Family Parish, founded in 2009 [7] [8]
St. John the Baptist HoughtonIowaCatholicChurch.jpg Houghton Founded 1895; Built 1951 [9]
All Saints Church of All Saints Keokuk Iowa exterior.jpg Keokuk Founded as St. Peter's Parish 1839; Built 1879-1885; listed on NRHP; All Saints founded in 1982 [10] [11]
St. Joseph Montrose Founded 1860; Built 1969
St. Alphonsus Mount Pleasant Founded 1857; Built 2005 [12]
St. James the Less StPaulIowaCatholicChurch.jpg St. Paul Founded 1838; Built 1892 [9]
St. Mary West Burlington Founded 1886; Built 1916; Now in Divine Mercy Parish, founded 2017 [3]
St. Mary of the Assumption West Point Founded 1841; Built 1863 [13]

Clinton Deanery

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Visitation Church of the Visitation - Camanche, Iowa.JPG Camanche Founded 1967; Built 1970
Assumption & St. Patrick Assumption Church - Charlotte, Iowa.JPG Charlotte Founded 1882 as Assumption Parish; Built 1882; St. Patrick, Villa Nova was a separate parish founded in 1852. The two parish were merged at Charlotte in the 1990s.
Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace - Clinton, Iowa 01.JPG Clinton Founded 1990; Built 2007-2009; The parish is a merger of the five parishes in Clinton. [14]
St. Patrick Saint Patrick Church - Delmar, Iowa.JPG Delmar Founded 1880; Built 1928
St. Joseph Saint Joseph Church - DeWitt, Iowa.JPG DeWitt Founded 1850 as Ss. Simon & Jude Parish; Built 1880 [15]
Ss. Philip & James Saints Philip & James Church - Grand Mound, Iowa.JPG Grand Mound Founded 1857; Built 1969
Our Lady of the River Our Lady of the River Church - Le Claire, Iowa 01.JPG LeClaire Founded 1969 as a merger of St. James in Princeton and St. Henry in LeClaire; Built 1979 [16]
St. Ann St. Ann's Church, Long Grove, Iowa.JPG Long Grove Founded 1840; Built 1984-1985 [17]
Sacred Heart Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Lost Nation, Iowa.JPG Lost Nation Founded 1895; Built 1965-1966; Now in Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish
St. Mary Mechanicsville Founded 1857; Built 1969 [18]
Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception Church - Petersville, Iowa.JPG Petersville Founded 1853; Built 1904
St. Joseph St. Joseph Church - Sugar Creek, Iowa 02.JPG Sugar CreekFounded 1855; Built 1896
St. Mary St. Mary's Church - Tipton, Iowa.jpg Tipton Founded 1855; Built 1969 [19]
St. James Saint James Church - Toronto, Iowa.JPG Toronto Founded 1855; Built 1883; Now in Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish
St. Bernadette St. Bernadette Church (West Branch, Iowa).JPG West Branch Founded 1856; Built 1960

Davenport Deanery

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of Lourdes Church Bettendorf Iowa.jpg Bettendorf Founded 1902; Built 1963 [20]
St. John Vianney St. John Vianney Church (Bettendorf, Iowa).JPG BettendorfFounded 1867; Built 1970 [21]
St. Andrew St. Andrew's Church Blue Grass, Iowa.JPG Blue Grass Founded 1976; Built 1990-1991 [22]
St. Peter St. Peter's, Buffalo, Iowa.jpg Buffalo Founded 1859; Built 1867
Christ the King Christ the King Chapel (St. Ambrose University).JPG Davenport Built 1952-1953; Renovated 2006; Chapel at St. Ambrose University [23]
Holy Family Holy Family Church (Davenport, Iowa).JPG DavenportFounded 1897; Built 1909 [24]
Our Lady of Victory Our Lady of Victory Church (Davenport, Iowa).JPG DavenportFounded 1967; Built 1967-1968 [25]
Sacred Heart Cathedral 2019 Sacred Heart Cathedral - Davenport, Iowa 03.jpg DavenportFounded 1856 as St. Margaret's Parish; Built 1889–1891; listed on NRHP [26] [27]
St. Alphonsus St. Alphonsus Church - Davenport, Iowa 01.jpg DavenportFounded 1908; Built 1912-1913 [28]
St. Anthony St. Anthony's Church - Davenport, Iowa 01.jpg DavenportFounded 1837; Built 1850–1853; listed on NRHP [29] [30]
St. Paul the Apostle St. Paul the Apostle Church (Davenport, Iowa).JPG DavenportFounded 1909; Middle section of church built in 1909 with subsequent additions [31]
Ss. Mary & Mathias Saint Mathias Church - Muscatine, Iowa.JPG Muscatine Founded 1841 as St. Mathias; Built 1911 [32]
St. Mary St. Mary's Church Wilton, Iowa.JPG Wilton Founded 1857; Built 2006-2007 [33]

Iowa City Deanery

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
St. Joseph Church of St. Joseph - Columbus Junction, Iowa.jpg Columbus Junction Founded 1853; Built 1957
St. Thomas More St. Thomas More Church - Coralville, Iowa.jpg Coralville Founded 1944 as Catholic Student Center in Iowa City; Built 2008-2009 [34]
St. Peter Cosgrove Founded 1840; Built 1893
St. Joseph St. Joseph Church (Hills, Iowa).JPG Hills Founded 1902; Built 1903 [35]
Newman Catholic Student Center Newman Catholic Student Center (Iowa City, Iowa).JPG Iowa City Founded 1944; Built 1989
University of Iowa [36]
St. Mary of the Visitation Saint Mary's Church - Iowa City.JPG Iowa CityFounded 1841; Built 1867–1869; listed on NRHP [37] [38]
St. Patrick Saint Patrick Church - Iowa City 01.JPG Iowa CityFounded 1872; Built 2008-2009 [39]
St. Wenceslaus St. Wenceslaus Church - Iowa City, Iowa.JPG Iowa CityFounded 1891; Built 1893 [40]
St. Mary Saint Mary's Church - Lone Tree, Iowa.JPG Lone Tree Founded 1872; Built 1915 [35]
St. Patrick Marengo Founded 1860; Built 1881
St. Mary Saint Mary's Church - Nichols, Iowa.JPG Nichols Founded 1874; Built 1920; listed on NRHP [35] [41]
St. Mary St. Mary's Church - Oxford, Iowa 02.jpg Oxford Founded 1859; Built 1914 [42]
Holy Trinity Holy Trinity Church - Richmond, Iowa 01.jpg Richmond Founded 1854; Built 1877 [43]
St. Mary Saint Mary's Church - Riverside, Iowa.JPG Riverside Founded 1876; Built 1907; listed on NRHP [43] [44]
St. Mary Saint Mary's Church - Solon, Iowa.JPG Solon Founded 1846; Built 1998 [45]
St. Bridget Victor Founded 1873; Built 1927 [46]
St. James St. James Church - Washington, Iowa 01.jpg Washington Founded 1859; Built 1962 [47]
St. Joseph St. Joseph Church - Wellman, Iowa.jpg Wellman Founded 1912; Built 1962 [43]
St. Joseph St. Joseph's Church - West Liberty, Iowa.jpg West Liberty Founded 1858; Built 1950 [48]
St. Mary Williamsburg Founded 1887; Built 1920 [49]

Ottumwa Deanery

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
St. Mary Albia Founded 1874; Built 1980 [50]
St. Mary Magdalen Bloomfield Founded 1853; Built 1953
St. Patrick Brooklyn Iowa 20090802 Flags.JPG Brooklyn Founded 1860; Built 1912 [46]
St. Mary Centerville Founded 1870; Built 1967 [51]
Immaculate Conception Colfax Founded 1893; Built 1919 [52]
St. JosephEast Pleasant PlainFounded 1902; Built 1960; Now in Ss. Joseph & Cabrini Parish founded in 2009 [53]
St. Patrick St Patrick's Church, December 14th, 2023.jpg GeorgetownFounded 1851; Built 1860-1865; listed on NRHP [54]
St. Mary Grinnell Founded 1864; Built 1927 [55]
Holy Trinity St. Mary's Church - Keota, Iowa.jpg Keota Founded 1877 as St. Mary; Built 1950; Holy Trinity Parish was founded in 1992 with the Merger of St. Mary's, St. Elizabeth in Harper (non-extant), and Ss. Peter and Paul, Clear Creek [56]
St. Anthony Knoxville Founded 1870; Built 1977 [57]
St. Peter Lovilia Founded 1904; Built 1906
Sacred Heart Melcher-Dallas Founded 1913; Built 1971 [58]
St. Patrick Melrose Founded 1870; Built 1972
St. Joseph North English Founded 1904; Built 1964
St. Mary Oskaloosa Founded 1908; Built 1912 [59]
St. Mary of the Visitation Ottumwa Iowa Church.jpg Ottumwa Founded 1849; Built 1931 [60]
St. PatrickOttumwaFounded 1879; Built 1956 [61]
St. Mary Pella Founded 1869; Built 2009 [62]
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Richland Founded 1944; Built 1951; Now in Ss. Joseph & Cabrini Parish founded in 2009 [53]
St. Mary Sigourney Founded 1873; Built 1962 [63]

Former churches

NameImageLocationDescription/Notes
St. Joseph StJoseph's Roman Catholic Church &Cemetery.jpg BauerFounded 1853; Built 1875-1876; listed on NRHP [64]
Ss. Peter & Paul Saints Peter and Paul Church - Clear Creek, Iowa 09.jpg Clear CreekFounded 1857; Built 1898-1899; listed on NRHP [65]
Sacred Heart Sacred Heart Chapel - Clinton, Iowa.JPG ClintonFounded 1891; Built 1891; now a chapel at Prince of Peace Preparatory
St. Boniface St. Boniface Church Clinton Iowa April '09.JPG ClintonFounded 1861; Built 1908; listed on NRHP
St. Irenaeus St. Irenaeus Church Clinton, Iowa pic1.JPG ClintonFounded 1852; Built 1864-1871; listed on NRHP [66]
St. Joseph St. Joseph Church - Davenport, Iowa (cropped).JPG DavenportFounded 1855 as St. Kunegunda Parish; Built 1881-1883; listed on NRHP [67]
St. Mary 2018 St. Mary's Church - Davenport, Iowa.jpg DavenportFounded 1867; Built 1867; listed on NRHP [68]
St. Joseph Life in the world's wonderland - a graphic description of the great Northwest, from the Mississippi River to the land of the midnight sun, including descriptions of Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Fremont, (14761922521).jpg Fort MadisonFounded 1840; Built 1886; listed on NRHP [69]
St. Michael St. Michael's Holbrook, Iowa.jpg HolbrookFounded 1843; Built 1867; listed on NRHP [70]
St. Mary Saint Mary's Church - Muscatine, Iowa 01.JPG MuscatineFounded 1867; Built 1877
Ss. Peter & Paul Saints Peter and Paul (Solon, Iowa) 02.JPG SolonFounded 1861; Built 1916-1917; listed on NRHP [71]
Sacred Heart Sacred Heart Church - Valeria, Iowa.jpg Valeria Founded 1873; Built 1896
St. Anne Saint Anne's Church - Welton, Iowa 01.JPG Welton Founded 1910; Built 1912

References

  1. ↑ Barb Arland-Fye (May 4, 2023). "Reconfiguration aims to serve parishes, priests better". The Catholic Messenger. Davenport. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ A list of parishes, the year they were founded, and the year that the church was built can be found in: Schmidt, Madeleine M. (1981). Seasons of Growth: History of the Diocese of Davenport. Davenport, Iowa: Diocese of Davenport. pp. 326–29.; parishes founded and churches built after 1981 are noted in each parish listing above.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Home page". Divine Mercy Parish, Burlington/West Burlington. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  4. ↑ S.J. Klingensmith; Ralph J. Christian. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Church of St. John the Baptist". National Park Service . Retrieved 2022-10-04. with photos
  5. ↑ Steven & Kathleen Brower; Gerald & Carol Goddard; William & Delores Kinneer; Vernon & Marianna Brinck. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Heritage Hill Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  6. ↑ "Home page". St. Mary Parish, Fairfield. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  7. 1 2 "Home page". Holy Family Parish, Fort Madison. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  9. 1 2 "Home page". St. John the Baptist-St. James the Less, Houghton/St. Paul. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  10. ↑ "Home page". All Saints Parish, Keokuk. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  11. ↑ James E. Jacobsen. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: St. Peter Church". National Park Service . Retrieved 2022-10-04. with photos
  12. ↑ "History of St. Alphonsus Church". St. Alphonsus Parish, Mount Pleasant. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  13. ↑ "Home page". St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, West Point. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  14. ↑ "About Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace". Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish, Clinton. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  15. ↑ "Home page". St. Joseph Parish, DeWitt. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  16. ↑ "Parish Origins". Our Lady of the River Parish, LeClaire. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  17. ↑ "Parish History". St. Ann's Parish, Long Grove. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  18. ↑ "Home page". St. Mary's Parishes, Mechanicsville & Tipton. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  20. ↑ "Home page". Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Bettendorf. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  21. ↑ "Home page". St. John Vianney Parish, Bettendorf. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  22. ↑ "Home page". St. Andrew's Parish, Blue Grass. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  23. ↑ "Home page". Christ the King Chapel, Davenport. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  25. ↑ "Home page". Our Lady of Victory Parish, Davenport. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  26. ↑ "Home page". Sacred Heart Cathedral, Davenport. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  29. ↑ "Home page". St. Anthony's Parish, Davenport. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  32. ↑ "Home page". Ss. Mary & Mathias Parish, Muscatine. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  34. ↑ "History". St. Thomas More Parish, Coralville. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  35. 1 2 3 "Home page". Ss. Mary & Joseph Parish, Lone Tree/Nichols/Hills. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  43. 1 2 3 "Home page". Holy Family Parish, Richmond/Riverside/Wellman. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  46. 1 2 "Home page". St. Patrick & Bridget Parish, Brooklyn/Victor. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  47. ↑ "Home page". St. James Parish, Washington. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  49. ↑ "Home page". St. Mary Parish, Williamsburg. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  50. ↑ "Home page". St. Mary Parish, Albia. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  51. ↑ "Home page". St. Mary Parish, Centerville. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  52. ↑ "Home page". Immaculate Conception Parish, Colfax. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  53. 1 2 "About the Parish". Ss. Joseph & Cabrini Parish, East Pleasant Plain/Richland. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  56. ↑ "Home page". Holy Trinity Parish, Keota. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  57. ↑ "Home page". St. Anthony Parish, Knoxville. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  58. ↑ "Home page". Sacred Heart Parish, Melcher-Dallas. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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  66. ↑ Mary Ellen Eckelberg. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Saint Irenaeus Church". National Park Service . Retrieved 2022-10-04. with photos
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