Richard Pates

Most Reverend Richard Edmund Pates STL
Bishop of Des Moines
Bishop Pates' episcopal ordination in 2001
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Dubuque
Diocese	Des Moines
Appointed	April 10, 2008
Installed	May 29, 2008
Predecessor	Joseph Charron, C.Pp.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	(1943-02-12) February 12, 1943 Saint Paul, Minnesota
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis (2001-2008)

Styles of Richard Edmund Pates

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Richard Edmund Pates (born February 12, 1943) is the ninth and current Roman Catholic Bishop of Des Moines.

Biography

Early life, education, and presbyteral ordination

The youngest of three sons, Richard Pates was born to Donald and Lenora Pates in Saint Paul, Minnesota.^[1] He attended Nazareth Hall Seminary and St. Paul Seminary, from where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Philosophy and Latin in 1965.^[2] He completed his graduate studies in Rome, where he resided at the Pontifical North American College and received a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University. On December 20, 1968, Pates was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Francis Reh at St. Peter's Basilica.^[3]

Early Priesthood

Upon his return to the Twin Cities, he served as associate pastor at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Paul from 1969 to 1970.^[1] From 1970 to 1974, he was the vocation director of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and a weekend associate pastor at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis. He also served as private secretary to Archbishop Leo Byrne and vice-chancellor of the Archdiocese from 1973 to 1975.^[2]

Senior priestly postings

From 1975 to 1981, Pates was secretary of the Apostolic Delegation to the United States in Washington, D.C.. During this time, he assisted at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and was raised to the rank of Chaplain to His Holiness in 1979.^[1] Following his return to the Twin Cities, he served as rector of St. John Vianney Seminary (1981–1987) and chaplain of the Serra Club of Midway (1981–1990) in St. Paul. He became Vicar for Seminaries in 1987, and pastor of the Church of Saint Kevin and the Church of the Resurrection in Minneapolis. In 1991, the two parishes merged to form the Church of Our Lady of Peace, where Pates continued as pastor until 1998.^[2] He was also moderator for Minneapolis Deaneries Council of Catholic Women (1990–1998) and founding pastor of the Church of Saint Ambrose of Woodbury in St. Paul (1998–2001).^[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis

On December 22, 2000, Pates was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Titular Bishop of Suacia by Pope John Paul II.^[3] He received his episcopal ordination on March 26, 2001 from Archbishop Harry Flynn, with Archbishop John Roach and Bishop Frederick Campbell serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of St. Paul.^[3] As an auxiliary bishop, he served as vicar general, Vicar for Clergy, Vicar for Youth and Young Adults, and Vicar for Evangelization.^[2]

Bishop of Des Moines

Pates was named the ninth bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, by Pope Benedict XVI on April 10, 2008.^[3] Installed on the following May 29, he is the third consecutive Twin Cities' auxiliary bishop to be named ordinary of that diocese; his two immediate predecessors, Joseph Charron and William Henry Bullock, previously served the St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese.^[1]

On November 14, 2011, Bishop Pates was elected Chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on International Justice and Peace at the 2011 Bishops meeting, on a 122-114 vote over Bishop Frank Joseph Dewane of Venice, Florida.^[4]

He advocated lifting the embargo and the other restrictions the U.S. has placed on Cuba, and for further dialogue between the two countries, earning some support from Florida-area Catholics.^[5]

References

1 2 3 4 "Bishop's background, ministry". The Catholic Mirror. 2008-04-18.
1 2 3 4 5 "Meet Bishop Pates". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
1 2 3 4 "Bishop Richard Edmund Pates". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
↑ http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20111115.htm#head18
↑ http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20120420.htm#head3

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Joseph Charron	Bishop of Des Moines 2008-Present	Succeeded by incumbent

Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines
Bishops	Austin Dowling Thomas W. Drumm Gerald T. Bergan Edward C. Daly, OP George Biskup Maurice J. Dingman William H. Bullock Joseph L. Charron, CPpS Richard E. Pates
Churches	Cathedral St. Ambrose Cathedral, Des Moines Parishes All Saints, Stuart Basilica of St. John, Des Moines St. Boniface, Westphalia St. Patrick's, Cumming St. Patrick Church, Imogene St. Patrick's, Perry St. Peter's, Council Bluffs
Education	Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines Saint Albert High School, Council Bluffs
Priest	John Joseph Boylan
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Crétin Thomas Grace Archbishops John Ireland Austin Dowling John Gregory Murray William O. Brady Leo Binz John Roach Harry Joseph Flynn John Clayton Nienstedt Bernard Hebda Coadjutor Archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne
Auxiliary Bishops	John Jeremiah Lawler James J. Byrne Leonard Philip Cowley Gerald Francis O'Keefe James P. Shannon John Robert Roach Raymond Alphonse Lucker Paul Vincent Dudley John Francis Kinney William Henry Bullock James Richard Ham Robert James Carlson Joseph Charron Lawrence Harold Welsh Frederick F. Campbell Richard Pates Lee A. Piché Andrew H. Cozzens
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica of Saint Mary Parishes Guardian Angels Church, Chaska Saint Peter's Church, Mendota Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis Church of Saint Stephen, Minneapolis Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague Church of Saint Mary, New Trier Church of St. Michael, St. Michael Church of the Assumption, St. Paul Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul Saint Mary's Church of the Purification, Shakopee Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township Historic Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen Chapel Our Lady of Victory Chapel
Education	Higher Education St. Catherine University University of St. Thomas Seminaries St. John Vianney College Seminary Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity High Schools Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park Bethlehem Academy, Faribault Chesterton Academy, Edina Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis Hill-Murray School, Maplewood Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria Providence Academy, Plymouth Saint Agnes High School, St. Paul Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights Totino-Grace High School, Fridley
Priests	Joseph Francis Busch Peter F. Christensen Alexander Christie Jozef Cieminski James Louis Connolly Timothy J. Corbett James Albert Duffy Hilary Baumann Hacker Patrick Richard Heffron James Keane John M. LeVoir James McGolrick Thomas O'Gorman James O'Reilly Jakub W.J. Pacholski John A. Ryan Francis Joseph Schenk Alphonse James Schladweiler John Shanley Paul Sirba John Stariha Thomas Anthony Welch
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