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== Territory ==
== Territory ==
The Diocese of Davenport covers {{convert|11438|sqmi|km2}}. Its eastern border is the [[Mississippi River]]; the northern border comprises the counties of [[Jasper County, Iowa|Jasper]], [[Poweshiek County, Iowa|Poweshiek]], [[Iowa County, Iowa|Iowa]], [[Johnson County, Iowa|Johnson]], [[Cedar County, Iowa|Cedar]], and [[Clinton County, Iowa|Clinton]]; the western border is made up of the counties of [[Jasper County, Iowa|Jasper]], [[Marion County, Iowa|Marion]], [[Monroe County, Iowa|Monroe]], and [[Appanoose County, Iowa|Appanoose]]; and the southern border is the Missouri border.
The Diocese of Davenport covers {{convert|11438|sqmi|km2}}.
* The eastern border is the [[Mississippi River]].
* The northern border comprises [[Jasper County, Iowa|Jasper]], [[Poweshiek County, Iowa|Poweshiek]], [[Iowa County, Iowa|Iowa]], [[Johnson County, Iowa|Johnson]], [[Cedar County, Iowa|Cedar]], and [[Clinton County, Iowa|Clinton]] counties.
* The western border comprises Jasper, [[Marion County, Iowa|Marion]], [[Monroe County, Iowa|Monroe]], and [[Appanoose County, Iowa|Appanoose]] counties.
* The southern border is the [[Missouri]] state line.


==History==
==History==
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[[File:St. Vincent Center Davenport Iowa.jpg|thumb|left|225px|St. Vincent Center, the Diocesan Pastoral Center]]


=== 1830 to 1884 ===
=== 1830 to 1884 ===
The first Catholic missionaries, under the supervision of the Diocese of St. Louis, arrived in the Iowa area during the early 1830's. In 1837, the Vatican erected the [[Diocese of Dubuque]], covering Iowa and adjoining territories.
The first Catholic missionaries arrived in the Iowa area during the early 1830's. They were under the supervision of the Diocese of St. Louis. In 1837, the Vatican erected the [[Diocese of Dubuque]], covering Iowa and adjoining territories.


Bishop [[John Hennessy (bishop)|John Hennessy]] of the Diocese of Dubuque requested that the Vatican divide the state into two dioceses, with the new diocese covering the lower half of Iowa. Hennessy suggested that the see of the new diocese be located in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], but the Vatican chose [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]] instead.
Bishop [[John Hennessy (bishop)|John Hennessy]] of the Diocese of Dubuque requested that the Vatican divide the state into two dioceses, with the new diocese covering the lower half of Iowa. Hennessy suggested that the see of the new diocese be located in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], but the Vatican chose [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]] instead.
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On June 14, 1881, [[Pope Leo XIII|Pope Leo XXIII]] erected the Diocese of Davenport.<ref name="hierarchy">{{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|ddave|Diocese of Davenport|21 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="giga">{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/dave0.htm|title=Diocese of Davenport|publisher=GCatholic.org|access-date=2007-02-04}}</ref> He selected Reverend [[John McMullen (bishop)|John McMullen]] of the [[Archdiocese of Chicago]] to serve as the first bishop of Davenport.
On June 14, 1881, [[Pope Leo XIII|Pope Leo XXIII]] erected the Diocese of Davenport.<ref name="hierarchy">{{Catholic-hierarchy|diocese|ddave|Diocese of Davenport|21 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="giga">{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/dave0.htm|title=Diocese of Davenport|publisher=GCatholic.org|access-date=2007-02-04}}</ref> He selected Reverend [[John McMullen (bishop)|John McMullen]] of the [[Archdiocese of Chicago]] to serve as the first bishop of Davenport.


As bishop, McMullen chose St. Margaret's Church in Davenport to be the new cathedral. Soon after arriving in Davenport, McMullen went to visit the parishes in his diocese. He traveled by stagecoach, buggy, lumber wagon, hand car and passenger coach on the train.{{sfn|Schmidt|1981|page=111}} While on visitation he administered the sacrament of [[Confirmation]]. By December 1881, McMullen had confirmed over 7,000 people, and by December 1882, over 13,000.{{sfn|Schmidt|1981|page=111}} McMullen called the diocese's first [[synod]] in 1882 to set its procedures and regulations. In September 1882, he founded [[St. Ambrose University|St. Ambrose]], a [[seminary]] and school of commerce for young men in Davenport. After only three years as bishop, McMullen died in 1883.
As bishop, McMullen chose St. Margaret's Church in Davenport to be the new cathedral. Soon after arriving in Davenport, McMullen went to visit the parishes in his diocese. He traveled by stagecoach, buggy, lumber wagon, hand car and passenger coach on the train.{{sfn|Schmidt|1981|page=111}} While on visitation he administered the sacrament of [[Confirmation]]. By December 1881, McMullen had confirmed over 7,000 people, and by December 1882, over 13,000.{{sfn|Schmidt|1981|page=111}} McMullen called the diocese's first [[synod]] in 1882 to set its procedures and regulations. In September 1882, he founded [[St. Ambrose University|St. Ambrose]], a [[seminary]] and school of commerce in Davenport. After only three years as bishop, McMullen died in 1883.


=== 1884 to 1900 ===
=== 1884 to 1900 ===
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=== 1966 to 1993 ===
=== 1966 to 1993 ===
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[[File:St. Vincent Center Davenport Iowa.jpg|thumb|left|225px|St. Vincent Center, the Diocesan Pastoral Center]]
Hayes retired in 1966 after 22 years as bishop of Davenport. To replace him, Pope Paul VI named Auxiliary Bishop [[Gerald Francis O'Keefe|Gerald O'Keefe]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux|Diocese of St. Paul]]. O'Keefe established a Sister's Council for the members of women's religious orders in 1967 and a Lay Council in 1970. He created the first Diocesan Pastoral Council.. A Diocesan Board of Education was also established early in his episcopate. Procedures for due process were put in place in the late 1960,s. In 1978, O'Keefe established the [[Deacon|permanent diaconate]] in the diocese. The first class of deacons was ordained on December 13, 1980. A Deacons Council was also organized.
Hayes retired in 1966 after 22 years as bishop of Davenport. To replace him, Pope Paul VI named Auxiliary Bishop [[Gerald Francis O'Keefe|Gerald O'Keefe]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux|Diocese of St. Paul]]. O'Keefe established a Sister's Council for the members of women's religious orders in 1967 and a Lay Council in 1970. He created the first Diocesan Pastoral Council.. A Diocesan Board of Education was also established early in his episcopate. Procedures for due process were put in place in the late 1960,s. In 1978, O'Keefe established the [[Deacon|permanent diaconate]] in the diocese. The first class of deacons was ordained on December 13, 1980. A Deacons Council was also organized.


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The [[economic recession]] of the 1980's effected the diocesan population and resources. In 1991, O'Keefe announced a plan for clustering and closing smaller parishes, which reflected both the decline in the number of priests and the diocese population. The diocese also witnessed a decline in enrollment in Catholic Schools, which led to the merger or closing of schools across Southeast Iowa.{{sfn|Schmidt|1981|page=158-62}} Catholic hospitals were also affected. In 1970 there were ten hospitals in the diocese;by the time O'Keefe retired in 1993, they were reduced to three.{{sfn|Schmidt|1981|page=297}}
The [[economic recession]] of the 1980's effected the diocesan population and resources. In 1991, O'Keefe announced a plan for clustering and closing smaller parishes, which reflected both the decline in the number of priests and the diocese population. The diocese also witnessed a decline in enrollment in Catholic Schools, which led to the merger or closing of schools across Southeast Iowa.{{sfn|Schmidt|1981|page=158-62}} Catholic hospitals were also affected. In 1970 there were ten hospitals in the diocese;by the time O'Keefe retired in 1993, they were reduced to three.{{sfn|Schmidt|1981|page=297}}


=== 1993 to present ===
=== 1993 to 2010 ===
To replace O'Keefe, [[Pope John Paul II]] named Auxiliary bishop [[William Edwin Franklin]] of the Archdiocese of Dubuque as the next bishop of Davenport in 1993. Franklin revised the diocesan staff, creating an Office of Pastoral Services that combined the ministries of [[liturgy]], education, and social action into the same office. He initially did away with the Diocesan Pastoral Council and instituted a Diocesan Pastoral Council Convocation in its place.
To replace O'Keefe, [[Pope John Paul II]] named Auxiliary Bishop [[William Edwin Franklin|William Franklin]] of the Archdiocese of Dubuque as the next bishop of Davenport in 1993. Franklin revised the diocesan staff, creating an Office of Pastoral Services that combined the ministries of [[liturgy]], education, and social action into the same office. He initially did away with the Diocesan Pastoral Council and instituted a Diocesan Pastoral Council Convocation in its place.
[[File:St._Alphonsus_Catholic_Church_Davenport,_Iowa.jpg|left|thumb|209x209px|St. Alphonsus Church in Davenport was one of several parishes in the diocese that was affected by the decline in the number of priests.]]
[[File:St._Alphonsus_Catholic_Church_Davenport,_Iowa.jpg|left|thumb|209x209px|St. Alphonsus Church in Davenport was one of several parishes affected by the shortage of priests.]]
Several parishes in the diocese either merged or closed because of changing [[Demography|demographics]]. The [[Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer|Redemptorists]], who had served St. Alphonsus parish in Davenport for 89 years as well as in other parishes, left the diocese in 1997 because of declining numbers.<ref>{{cite book |title=St. Alphonsus Parish Davenport, Iowa 100th Anniversary 1908–2008 |publisher=St. Alphonsus Parish |year=2008 |location=Davenport, Iowa}}</ref> The Sisters of St. Francis in Clinton built a new motherhouse in [[Clinton, Iowa]] called the Canticle, also in 1997.<ref name="osf">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.clintonfranciscans.com/history.htm |access-date=2010-06-03 |publisher=Clinton Franciscans}}</ref> Franklin retired in 2006.
Several parishes in the diocese either merged or closed because of changing [[Demography|demographics]]. The [[Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer|Redemptorists]], who had served St. Alphonsus parish in Davenport for 89 years as well as in other parishes, left the diocese in 1997 because of declining numbers.<ref>{{cite book |title=St. Alphonsus Parish Davenport, Iowa 100th Anniversary 1908–2008 |publisher=St. Alphonsus Parish |year=2008 |location=Davenport, Iowa}}</ref> The Sisters of St. Francis in Clinton built a new motherhouse in [[Clinton, Iowa]] called the Canticle, also in 1997.<ref name="osf">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.clintonfranciscans.com/history.htm |access-date=2010-06-03 |publisher=Clinton Franciscans}}</ref> Franklin retired in 2006.

In 2006, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed Auxiliary Bishop[ [[Martin John Amos|Martin Amos]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland|Diocese of Cleveland]] as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Davenport,<ref>{{cite book |title=The Official Catholic Directory |publisher=P.J. Kenedy & Sons |year=2009 |location=New Providence, New Jersey |page=362}}</ref> Two days before Amos assumed office, the diocese filed for [[Chapter 11|Chapter 11 Bankruptcy]] protection. As a result of the bankruptcy, the diocese was forced to sell off property, including the bishop's residence, to pay for a financial settlement to sexual abuse victims.<ref name="Baker">{{cite news |author=Aaron Cox Baker |date=December 9, 2011 |title=Diocese to sell off properties |newspaper=Quad-City Times |location=Davenport |url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_cdfc6a8c-9d10-502f-a19a-18a7922ab3a5.html |access-date=April 15, 2010}}</ref> Amos had previously requested a small [[fixer-upper]] house to live in, believing the bishop's residence too big for him.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Deirdre |title=Amos took on daunting challenge |url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/amos-took-on-daunting-challenge/article_d0664b02-7777-5d77-b1a7-b32816f66fa2.html |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=The Quad-City Times |language=en}}</ref> The diocese sold the chancery building, the St. Vincent Center, and the surrounding property to [[St. Ambrose University]] in May 2009. In March 2010, the diocese bought back the St. Vincent Center and five acres of land.<ref name="McGlynn">{{cite news |author=Ann McGlynn |date=March 12, 2010 |title=Diocese reclaims HQ in $1.2M post-bankruptcy deal |newspaper=Quad-City Times |location=Davenport |url=http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_9462344c-2e51-11df-addc-001cc4c002e0.html |access-date=April 15, 2010}}</ref> A $22 million capital campaign was also initiated in 2009 to replenish diocesan finances and to provide the finances for other projects.<ref name="Ann">{{cite news |author=Ann McGlynn |date=March 12, 2010 |title=Proceeds from campaign split up across diocese |newspaper=Quad-City Times |location=Davenport |url=http://www.qctimes.com/article_d9b83e84-2e50-11df-9090-001cc4c002e0.html |access-date=April 15, 2010}}</ref>

=== 2010 to present ===
On July 1, 2010, the diocese re-established [[Catholic Charities]]. The organization was initially introduced into the diocese in 1929 by Bishop [[Henry Rohlman]], but discontinued in 1968.<ref name="Fye">{{cite web |author=Barb Arland-Fye |title=Catholic Charities to start in diocese |url=http://www.catholicmessenger.org/articles/2010/06/09/diocesan_news/doc4c0eaa35e873a443941522.txt |access-date=July 11, 2010 |publisher=The Catholic Messenger |location=Davenport}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

In May 2012, Amos rescinded an invitation to a representative of the Rich Eychaner Charitable Foundation to present a scholarship to Keaton Fuller, a student at the [[Prince of Peace Preparatory|Prince of Peace Catholic School]] in Clinton, Iowa. The Eychander Foundation promotes [[Anti-bullying legislation|anti-bullying]] legislation and seeks to promote tolerance and non-discrimination for [[Gay youth|LBGT youth]]. Amos and the foundation reached a compromise in which a foundation representative would award the statue to Fuller and a diocesan representative would deliver a pre-approved statement from the foundation.<ref name="Martens">{{cite news |author=Steven Martens and Kay Luna |date=May 11, 2012 |title=Agreement reached in gay student scholarship dispute |newspaper=Quad-City Times |location=Davenport |url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/agreement-reached-in-gay-student-scholarship-dispute/article_a27d3ee2-9b90-11e1-95b3-0019bb2963f4.html |access-date=May 25, 2012}}</ref> Amos retired in 2017.

The current bishop of the Diocese of Davenport is Thomas Zinkula from the Archdiocese of Dubuque. He was appointed by Pope Francis in 2017.


==Sex abuse cases==
==Sex abuse cases==
In 1992, Bishop O’Keefe was sued by two women in Minnesota who claimed that he had sexually abused them when he was rector of St. Paul Cathedral in the early 1960's. Both women were young girls at the time and credited recovering [[repressed memories]] for their accusations. O'Keefe denied the charges. A year later, he was cleared of any wrongdoing after it was determined the women suffered from mental illnesses and made up the stories while in therapy.<ref name="Steinfels">{{cite news |author=Peter Steinfels |date=July 10, 1993 |title=Beliefs |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[New York City|New York]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/10/us/beliefs-526093.html |access-date=2010-05-11}}</ref>
In 1992, Bishop O’Keefe was sued by two women who claimed that he had sexually abused them as young girls when he was rector of St. Paul Cathedral in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota]], in the early 1960's. Both women credited recovering [[repressed memories]] for their accusations. O'Keefe denied the charges. A year later, he was cleared of any wrongdoing after an investigation determined the women suffered from mental illnesses and had made up the accusations while in therapy.<ref name="Steinfels">{{cite news |author=Peter Steinfels |date=July 10, 1993 |title=Beliefs |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |location=[[New York City|New York]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/10/us/beliefs-526093.html |access-date=2010-05-11}}</ref>

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In 2002, Bishop Franklin received allegations of [[Child sexual abuse|sexual abuse of minors]] in the 1970's by William Wiebler, a diocese priest. After Wiebler confessed his crimes to Franklin, the bishop ordered him to enter the Vianney Renewal Center, a treatment facility for priests in [[Dittmer, Missouri]]. However, Wiebler later checked out of the facility and moved into a private residence in [[University City, Missouri]]. In 2004, the diocese settled the claims of 37 sexual abuse victims for $9 million dollars; one of the priests named in the settlement was Wiebler. He was laicized in January 2006, several months before his death.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-10-04 |title=Abusive priest, from Iowa, dies in St. Louis-area hospice |url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/delete1/2006-10-04/abusive-priest-from-iowa-dies-in-st-louis-area-hospice |access-date=2022-01-19 |website=STLPR |language=en}}</ref>


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On October 10, 2006, the diocese filed for [[Chapter 11]] protection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-diocese-files-for-bankruptcy/|title=Iowa Diocese Files For Bankruptcy|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> By November 27, 2007, $37 million had been allocated in legal settlements to 156 victims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/10-years-later-davenport-diocese-recovering-decade-after-bankruptcy/article_62507be3-5034-5a61-844b-717c62a8a895.html|title=10 years later: Davenport diocese recovering decade after bankruptcy|last=Baker|first=Deirdre|website=The Quad-City Times|language=en|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Frosch|first=Dan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/us/04diocese.html|title=Diocese in Iowa Settles With Abuse Victims for $37 Million|date=2007-12-04|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-04|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2014, documents revealed that former diocesan priest James Janssen, who sexually abused boys and was [[Loss of clerical state|laicized]] in 2004, stated in court during lawsuits that "I'm very sick."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/defrocked-priest-james-janssen-says-im-very-sick/article_a5c49447-bccd-53f7-ae4f-c2c0332b38a7.html|title=Defrocked priest James Janssen says, 'I'm very sick'|last=Wellner|first=Brian|website=The Quad-City Times|language=en|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> Janssen died in 2015. In 2007, Bishop Amos announced that the board of trustees of [[St. Ambrose University]] had decided to remove O'Keefe's name from the school library. O'Keefe had covered up sexual abuse crimes by priests in the diocese.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Deirdre |title=Amos took on daunting challenge |url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/amos-took-on-daunting-challenge/article_d0664b02-7777-5d77-b1a7-b32816f66fa2.html |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=The Quad-City Times |language=en}}</ref>
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In 2002, Bishop Franklin received allegations of [[Child sexual abuse|sexual abuse of minors]] in the 1970's by William Wiebler, a diocese priest. After Wiebler confessed his crimes to Franklin, the bishop ordered him to enter the Vianney Renewal Center, a treatment facility for priests in [[Dittmer, Missouri]]. However, Wiebler later checked out of the facility and moved into a private residence in [[University City, Missouri]], outside the diocese. In 2004, the diocese settled the claims of 37 sexual abuse victims for $9 million dollars; one of the priests named in the settlement was Wiebler. He was laicized in January 2006, several months before his death.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-10-04 |title=Abusive priest, from Iowa, dies in St. Louis-area hospice |url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/delete1/2006-10-04/abusive-priest-from-iowa-dies-in-st-louis-area-hospice |access-date=2022-01-19 |website=STLPR |language=en}}</ref>


On June 3, 2019, Bishop Zinkula indicated that the diocese would comply with a request from the [[Iowa Attorney General]] for sexual abuses records on clerics in the diocese.
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On October 10, 2006, the diocese filed for [[Chapter 11]] protection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-diocese-files-for-bankruptcy/|title=Iowa Diocese Files For Bankruptcy|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> By November 27, 2007, $37 million had been allocated to 156 persons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/10-years-later-davenport-diocese-recovering-decade-after-bankruptcy/article_62507be3-5034-5a61-844b-717c62a8a895.html|title=10 years later: Davenport diocese recovering decade after bankruptcy|last=Baker|first=Deirdre|website=The Quad-City Times|language=en|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Frosch|first=Dan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/us/04diocese.html|title=Diocese in Iowa Settles With Abuse Victims for $37 Million|date=2007-12-04|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-04|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2014, documents released revealed that former Diocese of Davenport priest James Janssen, who sexually abused boys in the diocese and was [[Loss of clerical state|laicized]] in 2004 for sex abuse, said in court during lawsuits that "I'm very sick."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/defrocked-priest-james-janssen-says-im-very-sick/article_a5c49447-bccd-53f7-ae4f-c2c0332b38a7.html|title=Defrocked priest James Janssen says, 'I'm very sick'|last=Wellner|first=Brian|website=The Quad-City Times|language=en|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> Janssen died in 2015.


On March 20, 2020, the diocese announced that Catholic priest and theology professor at Davenport's St. Ambrose University, Robert L. "Bud" Grant, was suspended from teaching and practicing ministry after a sex abuse allegation surfaced.<ref name="priestsuspended">{{Cite web|url=https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/davenport-priest-suspended-amid-inquiry-into-sex-misconduct-claim|title=Davenport priest suspended amid inquiry into sex misconduct claim|agency=Associated Press|date=2020-03-20|website=KGAN|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref name="priesttransferred">{{Cite web|url=https://whotv.com/news/iowa-priest-suspended-amid-inquiry-into-sex-misconduct-claim/|title=Iowa Priest Suspended Amid Inquiry Into Sex Misconduct Claim|date=2020-03-18|website=whotv.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> The alleged sex abuse was committed during his time in the Diocese of Des Moines in the early 1990's.<ref name=priestsuspended /><ref name=priesttransferred /> St. Ambrose University confirmed Grant's suspension and the Diocese of Davenport announced that Grant would be removed as the sacramental minister at the St. Andrew Church in Blue Grass.<ref name=priestsuspended /><ref name=priesttransferred /> Both suspensions will last until at least the time the Diocese of Des Moines completes the investigation against Grant.<ref name=priestsuspended /><ref name=priesttransferred />
On March 20, 2020, the diocese announced that Reverend Robert Grant, a theology professor at St. Ambrose University, had been suspended from teaching and practicing ministry after a sex abuse allegation surfaced.<ref name="priestsuspended">{{Cite web|url=https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/davenport-priest-suspended-amid-inquiry-into-sex-misconduct-claim|title=Davenport priest suspended amid inquiry into sex misconduct claim|agency=Associated Press|date=2020-03-20|website=KGAN|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref><ref name="priesttransferred">{{Cite web|url=https://whotv.com/news/iowa-priest-suspended-amid-inquiry-into-sex-misconduct-claim/|title=Iowa Priest Suspended Amid Inquiry Into Sex Misconduct Claim|date=2020-03-18|website=whotv.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> The alleged sex abuse was committed during his time in the Diocese of Des Moines in the early 1990's.<ref name="priestsuspended" /><ref name="priesttransferred" /> The diocese also said that Grant had been removed as the sacramental minister at the St. Andrew Church in [[Blue Grass, Iowa]].<ref name="priestsuspended" /><ref name="priesttransferred" /> Both suspensions were to continue until the Diocese of Des Moines completed its investigation of Grant.<ref name="priestsuspended" /><ref name="priesttransferred" />


==Higher education==
==Higher education==
From its very beginning the diocese has a history of supporting higher education. At one time there were four Catholic colleges within the boundaries of the Diocese of Davenport. Today there is only one, [[Saint Ambrose University]].


[[File:Christ the King Chapel Davenport Iowa.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Christ the King Chapel at St. Ambrose.]]
=== St. Ambrose ===
[[File:Christ the King Chapel Davenport Iowa.jpg|thumb|150px|Christ the King Chapel at St. Ambrose.]]
St. Ambrose began as a [[seminary]] and school of commerce for young men in September 1882. It was founded by the diocese's first bishop, Rt. Rev. John McMullen, in the school building of St. Margaret's Cathedral. The school moved to its current location in 1885. Its name was changed to St. Ambrose College in 1908 to better reflect its identity. The school grew steadily over the years and in 1987 it became St. Ambrose University.<ref name=SAU>{{cite web|url=http://www.sau.edu/About_SAU/History.html|title=History|publisher=[[St. Ambrose University]]|access-date=2010-06-03}}</ref>
[[Saint Ambrose University]] is the only institution of higher education that is still operational in the diocese. It began as a [[seminary]] and commerce school for young men. It was founded in September 1882 by Bishop McMullen in the school building of St. Margaret's Cathedral. St. Ambrose moved to its current location in 1885. Its name was changed to St. Ambrose College in 1908, then in 1987 to St. Ambrose University.<ref name="SAU">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.sau.edu/About_SAU/History.html |access-date=2010-06-03 |publisher=[[St. Ambrose University]]}}</ref>


=== Visitation Academy/Ottumwa Heights College ===
The [[Congregation of the Humility of Mary]] founded two schools in the diocese. The first school was established at their motherhouse when it was in [[Ottumwa, Iowa|Ottumwa]]. Founded as Visitation Academy in 1864, it had several name changes until 1930 when it was named [[Ottumwa Heights College]]. Ottumwa Heights merged with [[Indian Hills Community College]], a part of the state of Iowa's community college system, in 1979 and has been officially inactive since 1980. The community's former motherhouse and college property has been IHCC's main campus since 1981.<ref name=ihcc>{{cite web|url=http://www.ihcc.cc.ia.us/about/history.html|title=Mission and History|publisher=[[Indian Hills Community College]]|access-date=2010-06-03}}</ref>
The [[Congregation of the Humility of Mary]] founded Visitation Academy in 1864 at their mother house in [[Ottumwa, Iowa|Ottumwa, Iowa.]] The academy had several name changes until 1930, when it was named [[Ottumwa Heights College]]. Ottumwa Heights merged with [[Indian Hills Community College]] (IHCC) in 1979 and has been officially inactive since 1980. The community's former motherhouse and college property has been IHCC's main campus since 1981.<ref name="ihcc">{{cite web|url=http://www.ihcc.cc.ia.us/about/history.html|title=Mission and History|publisher=[[Indian Hills Community College]]|access-date=2010-06-03}}</ref>


=== Marycrest College/Marycrest International University ===
The Sisters of Humility also founded [[Marycrest College Historic District|Marycrest College]] in Davenport as the woman's division of St. Ambrose in 1939. By the 1950s it had become a separate institution, and it started admitting men in 1969. The school, however, started to decline in enrollment as well as financially. In 1990, Marycrest became affiliated with the Teikyo Yamanashi Education and Welfare Foundation of [[Japan]] and was renamed Teikyo Marycrest University. In 1996 the institution's name was changed to Marycrest International University in an attempt to reflect its global mission. However, enrollment continued to decline. financial difficulties persisted, and the school closed in 2002.<ref name=McGlynn1>{{cite news|author=Ann McGlynn, Lee Nelson|title=Marycrest to close doors|newspaper=[[Quad-City Times]]|location=Davenport|date=December 18, 2001|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_9f17876d-0965-57d3-b3b1-fb31448626fe.html|access-date=2010-06-03}}</ref> The campus continues intact and in 2006 it became Marycrest Senior Campus, a residential facility for senior citizens.<ref name=McGlynn2>{{cite news|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_baee0034-e031-5520-b0af-9bacfa3ec3ea.html|title=Marycrest campus renovated into senior center|newspaper=[[Quad-City Times]]|location=Davenport|date=December 14, 2003|access-date=2010-06-03|author=Ann McGlynn}}</ref> It has no affiliation with the diocese.
The Congregation also founded [[Marycrest College Historic District|Marycrest College]] in Davenport in 1939 as the woman's division of St. Ambrose. By the 1950's it had become a separate institution, and started admitting men in 1969. In 1990, Marycrest became affiliated with the Teikyo Yamanashi Education and Welfare Foundation of [[Japan]] and was renamed Teikyo Marycrest University. In 1996, it was renamed as Marycrest International University. However, declining enrollment and financial difficulties forced Marycrest to close in 2002.<ref name="McGlynn1">{{cite news|author=Ann McGlynn, Lee Nelson|title=Marycrest to close doors|newspaper=[[Quad-City Times]]|location=Davenport|date=December 18, 2001|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_9f17876d-0965-57d3-b3b1-fb31448626fe.html|access-date=2010-06-03}}</ref> The campus in 2006 it became Marycrest Senior Campus, a residential facility for senior citizens.<ref name="McGlynn2">{{cite news|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_baee0034-e031-5520-b0af-9bacfa3ec3ea.html|title=Marycrest campus renovated into senior center|newspaper=[[Quad-City Times]]|location=Davenport|date=December 14, 2003|access-date=2010-06-03|author=Ann McGlynn}}</ref> It has no affiliation with the diocese.


=== Mount St. Claire College/Franciscan University ===
[[File:Mount Saint Clare circa 1920.png|thumb|left|175px|Mount Saint Clare, c. 1920]]
[[File:Mount Saint Clare circa 1920.png|thumb|175px|Mount Saint Clare, c. 1920]]
The Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi established Mt. St. Claire College for women in 1918 in [[Clinton, Iowa|Clinton]]. The college began offering graduate courses over the internet in 2002 and changed its name to The Franciscan University. In 2004, the school modified its name to The Franciscan University of the Prairies, so as to avoid confusion with similarly named institutions. In 2005, the school was purchased by Bridgepoint Education, Inc. and the sisters ended their sponsorship. The school became known as [[Ashford University]] and closed in 2016.<ref name=Geyer>{{cite news|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/education/ashford-clinton-campus-to-close-in/article_c79d762e-5d3a-5553-b864-ec706d92518f.html|title=Ashford Clinton campus to close in 2016|newspaper=[[Quad-City Times]]|location=Davenport|date=July 9, 2015|access-date=2017-02-19|author=Thomas Geyer, Brian Wellner}}</ref>
The Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi established Mount St. Claire College for women in 1918 in [[Clinton, Iowa|Clinton,Iowa]]. The college began offering graduate courses over the internet in 2002 and changed its name to The Franciscan University. In 2004, the school modified its name to The Franciscan University of the Prairies, so as to avoid confusion with similarly named institutions. In 2005, the school was purchased by Bridgepoint Education, Inc. and the sisters ended their sponsorship. The school became known as [[Ashford University]] and closed in 2016.<ref name="Geyer">{{cite news|url=http://qctimes.com/news/local/education/ashford-clinton-campus-to-close-in/article_c79d762e-5d3a-5553-b864-ec706d92518f.html|title=Ashford Clinton campus to close in 2016|newspaper=[[Quad-City Times]]|location=Davenport|date=July 9, 2015|access-date=2017-02-19|author=Thomas Geyer, Brian Wellner}}</ref>


Since 1947 the diocese has supported a dedicated campus ministry program at the Newman Catholic Student Center at the [[University of Iowa]] in [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]].
Since 1947 the diocese has supported a dedicated campus ministry program at the Newman Catholic Student Center at the [[University of Iowa]] in [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]].
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==Historic structures==
==Historic structures==
The following structures are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Some of the structures are no longer part of the diocese but are listed here because of their historical significance to the church.
The following structures are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP). Some of the structures are no longer part of the diocese but have historical significance to the parish.


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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|William John Dillenburg
|William John Dillenburg
|Built as St. Peter's Church and became the Church of All Saints when the three Keokuk parishes consoloidated into one parish in 1982.
|Church of All Saints since the three Keokuk parishes consolidated in 1982. Built as St. Peter's Church.
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|[[Ambrose Hall (Davenport, Iowa)|Ambrose Hall]]
|[[Ambrose Hall (Davenport, Iowa)|Ambrose Hall]]
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|Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
|Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
|Rudolph J.Clausen
|Rudolph J.Clausen
|Owned by ''The Catholic Messenger'' in the mid 20th century and housed the paper's headquarters, newsroom and printing operations.
|Previously owned by ''The Catholic Messenger''. Housed its headquarters, newsroom and printing operations.
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|[[Henry Kahl House]]
|[[Henry Kahl House]]
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|[[Mission Revival Style architecture|Mission Revival]]<br>[[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture|Spanish Revival]]
|[[Mission Revival Style architecture|Mission Revival]]<br>[[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture|Spanish Revival]]
|Arthur Ebeling
|Arthur Ebeling
|Part of what was the Kahl Home for the Aged and Infirm, operated by the [[Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm|Carmelite Sisters]].
|Part of the former Kahl Home for the Aged and Infirm, operated by the [[Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm|Carmelite Sisters]].
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|[[Antoine LeClaire House]]
|[[Antoine LeClaire House]]
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|[[Italianate]]
|[[Italianate]]
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|Antoine LeClaire was instrumental in establishing St. Anthony's and the Cathedral parishes in Davenport. The house became the residence of Bishops McMullen and Cosgrove (1881–1906).
|Former residence of Bishops McMullen and Cosgrove. Antoine LeClaire helped establish St. Anthony's and the Cathedral parishes in Davenport.
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|-
|[[F.H. Miller House]]
|[[F.H. Miller House]]
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|[[Italianate]]
|[[Italianate]]
|W.L. Carroll
|W.L. Carroll
|Residence of Bishops Davis and Rohlman and the Novitiate for the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi of Clinton. The building is currently owned by Saint Ambrose University.
|Owned by Saint Ambrose University. Former residence of Bishops Davis and Rohlman and the Novitiate for the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi of Clinton.
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|-
|[[Regina Coeli Monastery]]
|[[Regina Coeli Monastery]]
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|[[Mission Revival Style architecture|Mission Revival]]<br>[[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture|Spanish Revival]]<br>[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]<br>[[Gothic Revival architecture|Late Gothic Revival]]
|[[Mission Revival Style architecture|Mission Revival]]<br>[[Spanish Colonial Revival architecture|Spanish Revival]]<br>[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]<br>[[Gothic Revival architecture|Late Gothic Revival]]
|Arthur Ebeling
|Arthur Ebeling
|The building housed the Carmelite Nuns from 1916–1975, and was later a residence for a community of Franciscan Brothers. It became a four star hotel and is now a drug and alcohol rehab facility called The Abbey.
|Now a drug and alcohol rehab facility. Former Residence for Carmelite Nuns from 1916 to 1975 and later for Franciscan Brothers. It was then a hotel.
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|-
|[[Marycrest College Historic District]]
|[[Marycrest College Historic District]]
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|[[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]], others
|[[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]], others
|Multiple
|Multiple
|The campus of the former Marycrest College. Included is the former Petersen Mansion.
|The former Marycrest College campus. It includes the Petersen Mansion.
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|[[Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)|Sacred Heart Cathedral]]
|[[Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)|Sacred Heart Cathedral]]
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|Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]], Tudor Gothic
|Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]], Tudor Gothic
|[[James J. Egan]]
|[[James J. Egan]]
|The designation includes the cathedral church, rectory and the former convent.
|Historic complex includes the cathedral church, the rectory and the former convent.
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|-
|[[St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)|St. Anthony's Church, Davenport]]
|[[St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)|St. Anthony's Church, Davenport]]
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|[[Greek Revival]]
|[[Greek Revival]]
|Multiple
|Multiple
|First parish established in the Diocese of Davenport. Its original building is still in use on the church property and is the oldest church building in use in Iowa. The NRHP designation includes both the original and current church.
|First parish church in the diocese. Its original building is the oldest church building in use in Iowa. Historic complex includes both the original and current church.
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|[[St. Boniface Church (Clinton, Iowa)|St. Boniface Church, Clinton]]
|[[St. Boniface Church (Clinton, Iowa)|St. Boniface Church, Clinton]]
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|Martin Heer
|Martin Heer
|Former parish of the diocese. Merged with the other four Clinton parishes in 1990 to form Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace. The parish continued to use the building until 2007. St. Boniface now houses The Catholic Historical Center at St. Boniface.
|Houses the Catholic Historical Center at St. Boniface. Parish merged with the other four Clinton parishes in 1990 to form Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish. The parish used the building until 2007.
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|[[St. Irenaeus Catholic Church (Clinton, Iowa)|St. Irenaeus Church, Clinton]]
|[[St. Irenaeus Catholic Church (Clinton, Iowa)|St. Irenaeus Church, Clinton]]
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|W.W. Sanborn
|W.W. Sanborn
|Former parish of the diocese. Merged with the other four Clinton parishes in 1990 to form Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace. The parish continued to use the building until 2008 when they built a new church. St. Irenaeus is now vacant.
|Vacant building. Parish merged with the other four Clinton parishes in 1990 to form Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish. The parish used it until 2008.
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|[[Church of St. John the Baptist (Burlington, Iowa)|Church of St. John the Baptist, Burlington]]
|[[Church of St. John the Baptist (Burlington, Iowa)|Church of St. John the Baptist, Burlington]]
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|William John Dillenburg
|William John Dillenburg
|Part of Divine Mercy parish after all of the Burlington-area parishes consolidated in 2017.
|Parish church for Divine Mercy Parish after all the Burlington-area parishes consolidated in 2017.
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|-
|[[St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Bauer, Iowa)|St. Joseph's Church, Bauer]]
|[[St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Bauer, Iowa)|St. Joseph's Church, Bauer]]
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|[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]], [[Gothic Revival architecture|Late Gothic Revival]]
|[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]], [[Gothic Revival architecture|Late Gothic Revival]]
|
|
|Part of a historic district that also includes the cemetery. The parish was closed in the 1990s.
|Part of an historic district that also includes the cemetery. The parish closed in the 1990's.
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|-
|[[St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)|St. Joseph's Church, Davenport]]
|[[St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)|St. Joseph's Church, Davenport]]
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|Victor Hout
|Victor Hout
|Former parish church of the diocese and now part of an Evangelical Christian outreach ministry.
|Now owned by an [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Christian]] outreach ministry.
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|-
|[[St. Joseph's Church Complex (Fort Madison, Iowa)|St. Joseph's Church, Fort Madison]]
|[[St. Joseph's Church Complex (Fort Madison, Iowa)|St. Joseph's Church, Fort Madison]]
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|
|
|Former parish church of the diocese and now a wedding chapel. The former church, rectory, convent and school are contributing properties in an historic district.
|Now a wedding chapel. The church, rectory, convent and school buildings are contributing properties in an historic district.
|-
|-
|[[St. Joseph Hospital Historic District|St. Joseph Hospital]]
|[[St. Joseph Hospital Historic District|St. Joseph Hospital]]
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|Former hospital campus operated of the Sisters of Humility.
|Former hospital campus operated by the Sisters of Humility.
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|-
|[[St. Mary's Academy (Davenport, Iowa)|St. Mary's Academy]]
|[[St. Mary's Academy (Davenport, Iowa)|St. Mary's Academy]]
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|[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]
|[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]
|
|
|Former school building for St. Mary's parish. It became a residence for clergy who taught at St. Ambrose Academy and later Assumption High School. It is no longer owned by the diocese.
|Former school building for St. Mary's parish. It became a residence for clergy teaching at St. Ambrose Academy and later Assumption High School. Sold by the diocese.
|-
|-
|[[St. Mary's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)|St. Mary's Church, Davenport]]
|[[St. Mary's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)|St. Mary's Church, Davenport]]
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|[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]], [[Colonial Revival]]
|[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]], [[Colonial Revival]]
|Victor Hout, Clause & Burrows
|Victor Hout, Clause & Burrows
|The NRHP designation includes the church, rectory, convent, and school building.
|Included in historic complex with rectory, convent, and school buildings.
|-
|-
|[[Holy Family Catholic Church (Fort Madison, Iowa)|St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Fort Madison]]
|[[Holy Family Catholic Church (Fort Madison, Iowa)|St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Fort Madison]]
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|Walch & Schmidt
|Walch & Schmidt
|The church building is now part of Holy Family parish, which is a merger between St. Joseph's, St. Mary's and Sacred Heart Churches in Fort Madison.
|Part of Holy Family parish, which is a merger of St. Joseph's, St. Mary's and Sacred Heart Parishes in Fort Madison.
|-
|-
|[[St. Mary's Church and Rectory (Iowa City, Iowa)|St. Mary's Church, Iowa City]]
|[[St. Mary's Church and Rectory (Iowa City, Iowa)|St. Mary's Church, Iowa City]]
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|[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]
|[[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]]
|
|
|The NRHP designation includes the church and rectory.
|Complex includes the church and rectory buildings
|-
|-
|[[St. Mary's Rectory (Iowa City, Iowa)|Old St. Mary's Rectory, Iowa City]]
|[[St. Mary's Rectory (Iowa City, Iowa)|Old St. Mary's Rectory, Iowa City]]
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|[[Greek Revival]]
|[[Greek Revival]]
|
|
|Original frame rectory for St. Mary's parish in Iowa City. It was moved to its present location when the current rectory was built. It is a private residence today.
|Original frame rectory for St. Mary's parish in Iowa City. It was moved to its present location when the current rectory was built. A private residence today.
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|-
|[[St. Mary's Catholic Church (Nichols, Iowa)|St. Mary's Church, Nichols]]
|[[St. Mary's Catholic Church (Nichols, Iowa)|St. Mary's Church, Nichols]]
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Late Gothic Revival]], [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]], [[Colonial Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Late Gothic Revival]], [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]], [[Colonial Revival]]
|Multiple
|Multiple
|The church complex forms a historic district on the NRHP which includes the church, rectory, original church and former school building.
|Part of an historic district that also includes the rectory, the original church building and the former school building.
|-
|-
|[[St. Michael's Catholic Church (Holbrook, Iowa)|St. Michael's Church, Holbrook]]
|[[St. Michael's Catholic Church (Holbrook, Iowa)|St. Michael's Church, Holbrook]]
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Late Gothic Revival]], [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]], [[Colonial Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Late Gothic Revival]], [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]], [[Colonial Revival]]
|Multiple
|Multiple
|The church complex forms a historic district on the NRHP that includes the church, cemetery, rectory and Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall. The parish was closed in the 1990s.
|Part of a historic district that aslo includes the cemetery, rectory and [[Ancient Order of Hibernians]] Hall. The parish closed in the 1990's.
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|-
|[[St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Georgetown, Iowa)|St. Patrick's Church, Georgetown]]
|[[St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Georgetown, Iowa)|St. Patrick's Church, Georgetown]]
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|[[James J. Egan]]
|[[James J. Egan]]
|Part of Divine Mercy parish after all of the Burlington-area parishes consolidated in 2017.
|Part of Divine Mercy Parish since the Burlington-area parishes consolidated in 2017.
|-
|-
|[[Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Historic District|Saints Peter and Paul Church, Clear Creek]]
|[[Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Historic District|Saints Peter and Paul Church, Clear Creek]]
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|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|[[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
|Ferdinand S. Borgolte
|Ferdinand S. Borgolte
|The parish was merged with St. Elizabeth in Harper and St. Mary's in Keota to form Holy Trinity parish in 1992. In 2006 the last Mass was celebrated in the church and in 2009 it was sold to the Sts. Peter and Paul Heritage Association.
|Former parish chuch. The parish merged with St. Elizabeth in Harper and St. Mary's in Keota to form Holy Trinity Parish in 1992. In 2009, building was sold to Sts. Peter and Paul Heritage Association.
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|-
|[[Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Solon, Iowa)|Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Solon]]
|[[Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Solon, Iowa)|Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Solon]]
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|Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
|Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
|R. K. Parkinson
|R. K. Parkinson
|The parish was closed in 1996 when it consolidated with St. Mary's in Solon. It is currently owned by a private foundation that maintains the facility.<ref name=peterandpaul>{{cite web|url=http://www.sts-peterandpaul.org/|title=History
|Former parish church. The parish closed in 1996 when it consolidated with St. Mary's in Solon. Currently owned by a private foundation.<ref name=peterandpaul>{{cite web|url=http://www.sts-peterandpaul.org/|title=History
|publisher=Sts. Peter and Paul Chapel|access-date=2010-03-15}}</ref>
|publisher=Sts. Peter and Paul Chapel|access-date=2010-03-15}}</ref>
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|[[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]]
|[[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]]
|Myron Edwards Pugh
|Myron Edwards Pugh
|Built as Sigma Pi Fraternity House in 1929, the building served as the first Catholic Student Center and Newman Club at the University of Iowa. It continued to serve St. Thomas More parish after the Newman Center moved in 1969. The parish moved to Coralville in 2009 and the building was converted into apartments.
|Built as [[Sigma Pi]] Fraternity House in 1929, the building served as the first Catholic Student Center and Newman Club at the [[University of Iowa]]. It went to St. Thomas More Parish in 1969. An apartment building since 2009.
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|[[Selma Schricker House]]
|[[Selma Schricker House]]
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|[[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]]
|[[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]]
|[[Clausen & Clausen]]
|[[Clausen & Clausen]]
|The house served as the residence of Bishops Rohlman, Hayes, O'Keefe and Franklin.
|Residence of Bishops Rohlman, Hayes, O'Keefe and Franklin.
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Diocese of Davenport

Diœcesis Davenportensis
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Coat of arms
Standort
Land Vereinigte Staaten
Territory22 Counties in the Southeast quadrant of Iowa
Ecclesiastical provinceDubuque
Coordinates41°32′48.34″N 90°34′57.93″W / 41.5467611°N 90.5827583°W / 41.5467611; -90.5827583
Statistics
Area11,438 sq mi (29,620 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
784,000
104,300 (13.3%)
Parishes78
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMay 8, 1881 (143 years ago)
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopThomas Zinkula
Metropolitan ArchbishopMichael Owen Jackels
Bishops emeritusMartin John Amos
William Edwin Franklin
Map
Website
davenportdiocese.org

The Diocese of Davenport (Latin: Diœcesis Davenportensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, or diocese, of the Catholic Church for the southeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States.

The current bishop of Davenport is Thomas Zinkula. The diocese is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The see city for the diocese is Davenport. Sacred Heart Cathedral is the cathedral church.

Territory

The Diocese of Davenport covers 11,438 square miles (29,620 km2).

History

1830 to 1884

The first Catholic missionaries arrived in the Iowa area during the early 1830's. They were under the supervision of the Diocese of St. Louis. In 1837, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Dubuque, covering Iowa and adjoining territories.

Bishop John Hennessy of the Diocese of Dubuque requested that the Vatican divide the state into two dioceses, with the new diocese covering the lower half of Iowa. Hennessy suggested that the see of the new diocese be located in Des Moines, Iowa, but the Vatican chose Davenport instead.

On June 14, 1881, Pope Leo XXIII erected the Diocese of Davenport.[1][2] He selected Reverend John McMullen of the Archdiocese of Chicago to serve as the first bishop of Davenport.

As bishop, McMullen chose St. Margaret's Church in Davenport to be the new cathedral. Soon after arriving in Davenport, McMullen went to visit the parishes in his diocese. He traveled by stagecoach, buggy, lumber wagon, hand car and passenger coach on the train.[3] While on visitation he administered the sacrament of Confirmation. By December 1881, McMullen had confirmed over 7,000 people, and by December 1882, over 13,000.[3] McMullen called the diocese's first synod in 1882 to set its procedures and regulations. In September 1882, he founded St. Ambrose, a seminary and school of commerce in Davenport. After only three years as bishop, McMullen died in 1883.

1884 to 1900

Reverend Henry Cosgrove of the Diocese of Dubuque was appointed the second bishop of Davenport on July 11, 1884, by Leo XIII. Deciding that St. Margaret's was no longer adequate as a cathedral, Cosgrove constructed Sacred Heart Cathedral in 1891 to replace it. Cosgrove established St. Vincent's Home for orphans in 1895 in Davenport by the Congregation of the Humility of Mary in 1896.[4][5][6]Cosgrove supported the national Temperance Movement and called for a moral crusade in the diocese, especially in Davenport. In 1903 he was quoted in the national media calling Davenport "the wicked city of its size in America" because of its notorious Bucktown District, an area of speakeasies and brothels that was close to St. Margaret's.[7]

1900 to 1930

On October 7, 1904, at Cosgrove's request, Pope Pius X named Reverend James J. Davis as coadjutor bishop of the diocese.[8] Cosgrove presided over the diocese's second synod the same year. When Cosgrove died in 1906, Davis automatically became bishop of Davenport.

On August 12, 1911, Pius X erected the new Diocese of Des Moines from the western half of the Diocese of Davenport. Davis was named administrator of the new diocese until a bishop was named. Before the Diocese of Des Moines was established, Davis had requested that all the diocesan boundaries in Iowa be redrawn to distribute the Catholic population more evenly. If the Diocese of Davenport Diocese were simply divided in half, it would be reduced to 35,000 Catholics and the new Diocese of Des Moines would have only 25,000. In contrast, the Archdiocese of Dubuque had 109,000 Catholics and the Diocese of Sioux City had 50,000 Catholics. While the Vatican denied Davis' request for new boundaries, it did sever Clinton County from the archdiocese and give it to the Diocese of Davenport. The diocese at this time had 50,000 Catholics in a total population of 589,000.

After Davis died in 1926, Pope Pius XI named Reverend Henry Rohlman of the Diocese of Dubuque as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Davenport. In 1928, Rohlman commissioned a study to assess the social problems in the diocese. The result of this study was the establishment of Catholic Charities in 1929. Its immediate focus was the welfare of the children at St. Vincent's Home in Davenport.[9]

1930 to 1966

The diocese celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1931. The next year, Rohlman convoked the diocese's third synod. The synod was called to bring the diocese's regulations in line with the Code of Canon Law which had been promulgated in 1917. It also set the salary for pastors at $1,000 per year, plus household expenses, and associate pastors and chaplain's salaries were set at $500.[10] Catholic Charities had set up their offices in the Kahl Building. They were joined in 1932 with the chancery and the newly established superintendent of schools. All of these offices and the bishop's office moved into a property on Church Square behind St. Anthony's Church downtown. It was renamed the Cosgrove Building after Bishop Cosgrove.[11]The Catholic Messenger, an independent Catholic newspaper published in Davenport, was experiencing financial problems during the Great Depression and was purchased by the diocese for use as a diocesan newspaper in 1937.[10]

Pope Pius XII named Reverend Henry Rohlman as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque in 1944 and replaced him in Davenport with Bishop Ralph Leo Hayes of the Diocese of Helena. Enrollment in the Catholic Schools reached their highest enrollments during Hayes’ episcopate. Elementary school enrollment reached its highest mark in 1960 at 12,074. The high schools reached their highest mark in 1965 with 4,129 students.[12] A four-day conference sponsored by the National Catholic Welfare Council was held in Davenport in 1949. It focused on the themes of industry, education and rural life. Hayes established the Papal Volunteers of Latin America in the diocese in February 1961 in response to a plea from Pope John XXIII. Missionaries from the diocese were sent to Cuernavaca, Mexico and Ponce, Puerto Rico.[13]

1966 to 1993

St. Vincent Center, the Diocesan Pastoral Center

Hayes retired in 1966 after 22 years as bishop of Davenport. To replace him, Pope Paul VI named Auxiliary Bishop Gerald O'Keefe of the Diocese of St. Paul. O'Keefe established a Sister's Council for the members of women's religious orders in 1967 and a Lay Council in 1970. He created the first Diocesan Pastoral Council.. A Diocesan Board of Education was also established early in his episcopate. Procedures for due process were put in place in the late 1960,s. In 1978, O'Keefe established the permanent diaconate in the diocese. The first class of deacons was ordained on December 13, 1980. A Deacons Council was also organized.

O’Keefe joined with Bishops Arthur O'Neil of Rockford and John Franz of Peoria to create an office that assisted migrant workers with job and education services. In 1972 the Social Action department established an Immigration Office. Priests were also sent to Mexico to learn Spanish and to be immersed in the culture. Three Spanish-speaking deacons were ordained in 1981.[14]

The economic recession of the 1980's effected the diocesan population and resources. In 1991, O'Keefe announced a plan for clustering and closing smaller parishes, which reflected both the decline in the number of priests and the diocese population. The diocese also witnessed a decline in enrollment in Catholic Schools, which led to the merger or closing of schools across Southeast Iowa.[15] Catholic hospitals were also affected. In 1970 there were ten hospitals in the diocese;by the time O'Keefe retired in 1993, they were reduced to three.[16]

1993 to 2010

To replace O'Keefe, Pope John Paul II named Auxiliary Bishop William Franklin of the Archdiocese of Dubuque as the next bishop of Davenport in 1993. Franklin revised the diocesan staff, creating an Office of Pastoral Services that combined the ministries of liturgy, education, and social action into the same office. He initially did away with the Diocesan Pastoral Council and instituted a Diocesan Pastoral Council Convocation in its place.

St. Alphonsus Church in Davenport was one of several parishes affected by the shortage of priests.

Several parishes in the diocese either merged or closed because of changing demographics. The Redemptorists, who had served St. Alphonsus parish in Davenport for 89 years as well as in other parishes, left the diocese in 1997 because of declining numbers.[17] The Sisters of St. Francis in Clinton built a new motherhouse in Clinton, Iowa called the Canticle, also in 1997.[18] Franklin retired in 2006.

In 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop[ Martin Amos of the Diocese of Cleveland as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Davenport,[19] Two days before Amos assumed office, the diocese filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. As a result of the bankruptcy, the diocese was forced to sell off property, including the bishop's residence, to pay for a financial settlement to sexual abuse victims.[20] Amos had previously requested a small fixer-upper house to live in, believing the bishop's residence too big for him.[21] The diocese sold the chancery building, the St. Vincent Center, and the surrounding property to St. Ambrose University in May 2009. In March 2010, the diocese bought back the St. Vincent Center and five acres of land.[22] A $22 million capital campaign was also initiated in 2009 to replenish diocesan finances and to provide the finances for other projects.[23]

2010 to present

On July 1, 2010, the diocese re-established Catholic Charities. The organization was initially introduced into the diocese in 1929 by Bishop Henry Rohlman, but discontinued in 1968.[24]

In May 2012, Amos rescinded an invitation to a representative of the Rich Eychaner Charitable Foundation to present a scholarship to Keaton Fuller, a student at the Prince of Peace Catholic School in Clinton, Iowa. The Eychander Foundation promotes anti-bullying legislation and seeks to promote tolerance and non-discrimination for LBGT youth. Amos and the foundation reached a compromise in which a foundation representative would award the statue to Fuller and a diocesan representative would deliver a pre-approved statement from the foundation.[25] Amos retired in 2017.

The current bishop of the Diocese of Davenport is Thomas Zinkula from the Archdiocese of Dubuque. He was appointed by Pope Francis in 2017.

Sex abuse cases

In 1992, Bishop O’Keefe was sued by two women who claimed that he had sexually abused them as young girls when he was rector of St. Paul Cathedral in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the early 1960's. Both women credited recovering repressed memories for their accusations. O'Keefe denied the charges. A year later, he was cleared of any wrongdoing after an investigation determined the women suffered from mental illnesses and had made up the accusations while in therapy.[26]

In 2002, Bishop Franklin received allegations of sexual abuse of minors in the 1970's by William Wiebler, a diocese priest. After Wiebler confessed his crimes to Franklin, the bishop ordered him to enter the Vianney Renewal Center, a treatment facility for priests in Dittmer, Missouri. However, Wiebler later checked out of the facility and moved into a private residence in University City, Missouri. In 2004, the diocese settled the claims of 37 sexual abuse victims for $9 million dollars; one of the priests named in the settlement was Wiebler. He was laicized in January 2006, several months before his death.[27]

On October 10, 2006, the diocese filed for Chapter 11 protection.[28] By November 27, 2007, $37 million had been allocated in legal settlements to 156 victims.[29][30] In 2014, documents revealed that former diocesan priest James Janssen, who sexually abused boys and was laicized in 2004, stated in court during lawsuits that "I'm very sick."[31] Janssen died in 2015. In 2007, Bishop Amos announced that the board of trustees of St. Ambrose University had decided to remove O'Keefe's name from the school library. O'Keefe had covered up sexual abuse crimes by priests in the diocese.[32]

On June 3, 2019, Bishop Zinkula indicated that the diocese would comply with a request from the Iowa Attorney General for sexual abuses records on clerics in the diocese.

On March 20, 2020, the diocese announced that Reverend Robert Grant, a theology professor at St. Ambrose University, had been suspended from teaching and practicing ministry after a sex abuse allegation surfaced.[33][34] The alleged sex abuse was committed during his time in the Diocese of Des Moines in the early 1990's.[33][34] The diocese also said that Grant had been removed as the sacramental minister at the St. Andrew Church in Blue Grass, Iowa.[33][34] Both suspensions were to continue until the Diocese of Des Moines completed its investigation of Grant.[33][34]

Higher education

St. Ambrose

Christ the King Chapel at St. Ambrose.

Saint Ambrose University is the only institution of higher education that is still operational in the diocese. It began as a seminary and commerce school for young men. It was founded in September 1882 by Bishop McMullen in the school building of St. Margaret's Cathedral. St. Ambrose moved to its current location in 1885. Its name was changed to St. Ambrose College in 1908, then in 1987 to St. Ambrose University.[35]

Visitation Academy/Ottumwa Heights College

The Congregation of the Humility of Mary founded Visitation Academy in 1864 at their mother house in Ottumwa, Iowa. The academy had several name changes until 1930, when it was named Ottumwa Heights College. Ottumwa Heights merged with Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) in 1979 and has been officially inactive since 1980. The community's former motherhouse and college property has been IHCC's main campus since 1981.[36]

Marycrest College/Marycrest International University

The Congregation also founded Marycrest College in Davenport in 1939 as the woman's division of St. Ambrose. By the 1950's it had become a separate institution, and started admitting men in 1969. In 1990, Marycrest became affiliated with the Teikyo Yamanashi Education and Welfare Foundation of Japan and was renamed Teikyo Marycrest University. In 1996, it was renamed as Marycrest International University. However, declining enrollment and financial difficulties forced Marycrest to close in 2002.[37] The campus in 2006 it became Marycrest Senior Campus, a residential facility for senior citizens.[38] It has no affiliation with the diocese.

Mount St. Claire College/Franciscan University

Mount Saint Clare, c. 1920

The Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi established Mount St. Claire College for women in 1918 in Clinton,Iowa. The college began offering graduate courses over the internet in 2002 and changed its name to The Franciscan University. In 2004, the school modified its name to The Franciscan University of the Prairies, so as to avoid confusion with similarly named institutions. In 2005, the school was purchased by Bridgepoint Education, Inc. and the sisters ended their sponsorship. The school became known as Ashford University and closed in 2016.[39]

Since 1947 the diocese has supported a dedicated campus ministry program at the Newman Catholic Student Center at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms for the Diocese of Davenport was designed after the arms used by members of the Davenport family in England. The family's arms are described as, "Argent (white or silver), a chevron sable (black) between three cross crosslets fitchée of the second."[40] The diocesan shield maintains the use of the silver color and the black cross crosslets fitchée. The black chevron is replaced with a black crenellated tower.

Bishops

Bishops of Davenport
From Until Name Notes
1881 1883 John McMullen † Appointed bishop June 14, 1881; consecrated July 25, 1881; installed July 30, 1881; died in office July 4, 1883[41]
1884 1906 Henry Cosgrove † Appointed bishop July 11, 1884; consecrated and installed September 14, 1884; died in office December 22, 1906[42]
1906 1926 James J. Davis † Appointed Titular Bishop of Milopotamus and Coadjutor bishop October 7, 1904; consecrated November 30, 1904; succeeded December 22, 1906; died in office December 2, 1926[43]
1927 1944 Henry Rohlman † Appointed bishop May 20, 1927; consecrated July 25, 1927; installed July 26, 1927; appointed Titular Archbishop of Macra and Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque September 8, 1944[44]
1944 1966 Ralph Leo Hayes † Previously Bishop of Helena and rector of the Pontifical North American College; appointed Bishop of Davenport November 16, 1944; installed January 11, 1945; appointed Titular bishop of Naraggara and Bishop Emeritus October 20, 1966; died July 5, 1970[45]
1966 1993 Gerald Francis O'Keefe † Previously Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul; appointed Bishop of Davenport October 20, 1966; installed January 4, 1967; resigned November 12, 1993; died April 12, 2000[46]
1993 2006 William Edwin Franklin Previously Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque; appointed Bishop of Davenport November 12, 1993; installed January 20, 1994; resigned October 12, 2006[47]
2006 2017 Martin John Amos Previously Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland; appointed Bishop of Davenport October 12, 2006; installed November 20, 2006; resigned April 19, 2017[48]
2017 Present Thomas Robert Zinkula Appointed bishop April 19, 2017; ordained and installed June 22, 2017[49]
Auxiliary Bishops of Davenport
From Until Name Notes
1923 1926 Edward D. Howard † Appointed Titular Bishop of Isaura December 23, 1923; consecrated April 8, 1924; appointed Archbishop of Oregon City April 30, 1926[50]
Other priests of the diocese of Davenport who became bishops
From Until Name Notes
1881 1884 Henry Cosgrove † Appointed Bishop of Davenport July 11, 1884[51]
1881 1906 James J. Davis † Appointed Titular Bishop of Milopotamus and Coadjutor Bishop of Davenport October 7, 1904[43]
1911 1936 William Lawrence Adrian † Appointed Bishop of Nashville February 2, 1936[52]
1939 1968 Maurice John Dingman † Appointed Bishop of Des Moines April 2, 1968[53]
1950 1983 Lawrence Donald Soens Appointed Bishop of Sioux City June 15, 1983[54]
1994 2011 Robert Dwayne Gruss Appointed Bishop of Rapid City May 26, 2011; Appointed Bishop of Saginaw May 24, 2019[55]

Historic structures

The following structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Some of the structures are no longer part of the diocese but have historical significance to the parish.

Name[56] Image Year Standort Style Architect Notes
Church of All Saints, Keokuk 1879–1885 301 S. 9th Street
Keokuk
40°23′50″N 91°23′25″W / 40.39722°N 91.39028°W / 40.39722; -91.39028 (Church of All Saints (Keokuk, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival William John Dillenburg Church of All Saints since the three Keokuk parishes consolidated in 1982. Built as St. Peter's Church.
Ambrose Hall 1885 518 W. Locust Street
Davenport
41°32′20″N 90°34′51″W / 41.53889°N 90.58083°W / 41.53889; -90.58083 (Ambrose Hall) 		Second Empire Victor Huot Administrative building at Saint Ambrose University.
Democrat Building 1923 407-411 Brady Street
Davenport
41°31′26″N 90°34′26″W / 41.52389°N 90.57389°W / 41.52389; -90.57389 (Democrat Building) 		Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements Rudolph J.Clausen Previously owned by The Catholic Messenger. Housed its headquarters, newsroom and printing operations.
Henry Kahl House 1920 1101 W. 9th Street
Davenport
41°31′41″N 90°35′18″W / 41.52806°N 90.58833°W / 41.52806; -90.58833 (Henry Kahl House) 		Mission Revival
Spanish Revival 		Arthur Ebeling Part of the former Kahl Home for the Aged and Infirm, operated by the Carmelite Sisters.
Antoine LeClaire House 1855 630 E. 7th Street
Davenport
41°31′37″N 90°33′54″W / 41.52694°N 90.56500°W / 41.52694; -90.56500 (Antoine LeClaire House) 		Italianate Former residence of Bishops McMullen and Cosgrove. Antoine LeClaire helped establish St. Anthony's and the Cathedral parishes in Davenport.
F.H. Miller House 1871 1527 Brady Street
Davenport
41°32′9″N 90°34′26″W / 41.53583°N 90.57389°W / 41.53583; -90.57389 (F.H. Miller House) 		Italianate W.L. Carroll Owned by Saint Ambrose University. Former residence of Bishops Davis and Rohlman and the Novitiate for the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi of Clinton.
Regina Coeli Monastery 1916 1401 Central Avenue
Bettendorf
41°31′51″N 90°30′45″W / 41.53083°N 90.51250°W / 41.53083; -90.51250 (Regina Coeli Monastery) 		Mission Revival
Spanish Revival
Romanesque Revival
Late Gothic Revival 		Arthur Ebeling Now a drug and alcohol rehab facility. Former Residence for Carmelite Nuns from 1916 to 1975 and later for Franciscan Brothers. It was then a hotel.
Marycrest College Historic District 1938 Portions of the 1500 and 1600 blocks of W. 12th Street, Davenport
41°31′48″N 90°35′52″W / 41.53000°N 90.59778°W / 41.53000; -90.59778 (Marycrest College Historic District) 		Queen Anne, others Multiple The former Marycrest College campus. It includes the Petersen Mansion.
Sacred Heart Cathedral 1891 406 and 422 E. 10th Street and 419 E. 11th Street, Davenport
41°31′49″N 90°34′8″W / 41.53028°N 90.56889°W / 41.53028; -90.56889 (Sacred Heart Cathedral (Davenport, Iowa)) 		Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Gothic Revival, Tudor Gothic James J. Egan Historic complex includes the cathedral church, the rectory and the former convent.
St. Anthony's Church, Davenport Original church: 1838
Present church: 1853 		407 and 417 Main Street
Davenport
41°31′26″N 90°34′31″W / 41.52389°N 90.57528°W / 41.52389; -90.57528 (St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)) 		Greek Revival Multiple First parish church in the diocese. Its original building is the oldest church building in use in Iowa. Historic complex includes both the original and current church.
St. Boniface Church, Clinton 1908 2500 N. Pershing Blvd
Clinton
41°52′27″N 90°10′50″W / 41.87417°N 90.18056°W / 41.87417; -90.18056 (St. Boniface Church (Clinton, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival Martin Heer Houses the Catholic Historical Center at St. Boniface. Parish merged with the other four Clinton parishes in 1990 to form Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish. The parish used the building until 2007.
St. Irenaeus Church, Clinton 1871 2811 N. 2nd Street
Clinton
41°52′42″N 90°10′39″W / 41.87833°N 90.17750°W / 41.87833; -90.17750 (St. Irenaeus Church (Clinton, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival W.W. Sanborn Vacant building. Parish merged with the other four Clinton parishes in 1990 to form Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Parish. The parish used it until 2008.
Church of St. John the Baptist, Burlington 1885 712 Division Street
Burlington
40°48′28″N 91°6′31″W / 40.80778°N 91.10861°W / 40.80778; -91.10861 (Church of St. John the Baptist (Burlington, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival William John Dillenburg Parish church for Divine Mercy Parish after all the Burlington-area parishes consolidated in 2017.
St. Joseph's Church, Bauer 1876 1 mile east of the junction of County Road G76 and SE. 97th Street (Marion County)
41°12′12″N 93°18′29″W / 41.20333°N 93.30806°W / 41.20333; -93.30806 (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery Historic District) 		Romanesque Revival, Late Gothic Revival Part of an historic district that also includes the cemetery. The parish closed in the 1990's.
St. Joseph's Church, Davenport 1883 Marquette and 6th Street
Davenport
41°31′33″N 90°35′24″W / 41.52583°N 90.59000°W / 41.52583; -90.59000 (St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival Victor Hout Now owned by an Evangelical Christian outreach ministry.
St. Joseph's Church, Fort Madison 1886 509 Avenue F
Fort Madison
40°37′54.03″N 91°18′24.2″W / 40.6316750°N 91.306722°W / 40.6316750; -91.306722 (St. Joseph's Church Complex (Fort Madison, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival Now a wedding chapel. The church, rectory, convent and school buildings are contributing properties in an historic district.
St. Joseph Hospital 1925 312 E. Alta Vista & 317 Vanness Aves.
Ottumwa
41°02′13.83″N 92°23′56.84″W / 41.0371750°N 92.3991222°W / 41.0371750; -92.3991222 (St. Joseph Hospital Historic District) 		Former hospital campus operated by the Sisters of Humility.
St. Mary's Academy 1888 1334 W. 8th Street
Davenport
41°31′40″N 90°35′38″W / 41.52778°N 90.59389°W / 41.52778; -90.59389 (St Mary's Academy (Davenport, Iowa)) 		Romanesque Revival Former school building for St. Mary's parish. It became a residence for clergy teaching at St. Ambrose Academy and later Assumption High School. Sold by the diocese.
St. Mary's Church, Davenport 1885 516, 519, 522, and 525 Fillmore Street
Davenport
41°31′30″N 90°35′39″W / 41.52500°N 90.59417°W / 41.52500; -90.59417 (St. Mary's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)) 		Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival Victor Hout, Clause & Burrows Included in historic complex with rectory, convent, and school buildings.
St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Fort Madison 1871 1031 Avenue E
Fort Madison
40°38′0″N 91°19′0″W / 40.63333°N 91.31667°W / 40.63333; -91.31667 (St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church (Fort Madison, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival Walch & Schmidt Part of Holy Family parish, which is a merger of St. Joseph's, St. Mary's and Sacred Heart Parishes in Fort Madison.
St. Mary's Church, Iowa City 1867 220 E. Jefferson Street
Iowa City
41°39′46″N 91°31′54″W / 41.66278°N 91.53167°W / 41.66278; -91.53167 (St. Mary's Church and Rectory (Iowa City, Iowa)) 		Romanesque Revival Complex includes the church and rectory buildings
Old St. Mary's Rectory, Iowa City 1854 610 E. Jefferson Street
Iowa City
41°39′48″N 91°31′54″W / 41.66333°N 91.53167°W / 41.66333; -91.53167 (St. Mary's Rectory (Iowa City, Iowa)) 		Greek Revival Original frame rectory for St. Mary's parish in Iowa City. It was moved to its present location when the current rectory was built. A private residence today.
St. Mary's Church, Nichols 1920 314 Grand Avenue
Nichols
41°28′41″N 91°18′32″W / 41.47806°N 91.30889°W / 41.47806; -91.30889 (St. Mary's Church (Nichols, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival
St. Mary's Church, Riverside 1907 St. Mary's and Washburn Streets, Riverside
41°29′0″N 91°34′54″W / 41.48333°N 91.58167°W / 41.48333; -91.58167 (St. Mary's Catholic Church (Riverside, Iowa)) 		Late Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival Multiple Part of an historic district that also includes the rectory, the original church building and the former school building.
St. Michael's Church, Holbrook 1867 On County Road F 52, East of Parnell
41°35′24″N 91°54′48″W / 41.59000°N 91.91333°W / 41.59000; -91.91333 (St. Michael's Catholic Church (Holbrook, Iowa)) 		Late Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival Multiple Part of a historic district that aslo includes the cemetery, rectory and Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall. The parish closed in the 1990's.
St. Patrick's Church, Georgetown 1912 U.S. Route 34 west of Albia, Georgetown, Iowa
41°0′48″N 92°57′20″W / 41.01333°N 92.95556°W / 41.01333; -92.95556 (St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Georgetown, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival Rev. Timothy Clifford
St. Paul's Church, Burlington 1895 508 N. 4th St.
Burlington
40°48′43.32″N 91°6′10.11″W / 40.8120333°N 91.1028083°W / 40.8120333; -91.1028083 (St. Paul's Catholic Church (Burlington, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival James J. Egan Part of Divine Mercy Parish since the Burlington-area parishes consolidated in 2017.
Saints Peter and Paul Church, Clear Creek 1898 Southeast of Harper
41°18′19″N 92°0′20″W / 41.30528°N 92.00556°W / 41.30528; -92.00556 (Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Harper, Iowa)) 		Gothic Revival Ferdinand S. Borgolte Former parish chuch. The parish merged with St. Elizabeth in Harper and St. Mary's in Keota to form Holy Trinity Parish in 1992. In 2009, building was sold to Sts. Peter and Paul Heritage Association.
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Solon 1916 1165 NE. Taft Avenue
Solon
41°50′57″N 91°27′49″W / 41.84917°N 91.46361°W / 41.84917; -91.46361 (Saints Peter and Paul Chapel (Solon, Iowa)) 		Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals R. K. Parkinson Former parish church. The parish closed in 1996 when it consolidated with St. Mary's in Solon. Currently owned by a private foundation.[57]
St. Thomas More Parish Center 1929 108 McLean St.
Iowa City
41°40′09.9″N 91°32′30″W / 41.669417°N 91.54167°W / 41.669417; -91.54167 (St. Thomas More Parish Center (Iowa City, Iowa)) 		Tudor Revival Myron Edwards Pugh Built as Sigma Pi Fraternity House in 1929, the building served as the first Catholic Student Center and Newman Club at the University of Iowa. It went to St. Thomas More Parish in 1969. An apartment building since 2009.
Selma Schricker House 1902 1430 Clay Street
Davenport
41°31′49.89″N 90°35′41.77″W / 41.5305250°N 90.5949361°W / 41.5305250; -90.5949361 (Selma Schricker House) 		Georgian Revival Clausen & Clausen Residence of Bishops Rohlman, Hayes, O'Keefe and Franklin.
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High schools

School Standort Mascot
Assumption High School Davenport Knights
Holy Trinity High School Fort Madison Crusaders
Notre Dame High School Burlington Nikes
Prince of Peace Preparatory Clinton Irish
Regina High School Iowa City Regals

Former high schools

St. James St. Paul Clippers Merged with St. Mary's, West Point and St. John's Houghton to from Marquette Catholic High School in 1966
Aquinas Fort Madison Dons Merged with Marquette Catholic, West Point to form Holy Trinity, Fort Madison in 2005
Cardinal Stritch Keokuk Lions Absorbed by Holy Trinity, Fort Madison in 2006
Central Catholic Fort Madison Maroons Consolidated with St. Joseph's, Fort Madison to form Aquinas, Fort Madison in 1958
Hayes Catholic (St. Mathias) Muscatine Muscateers Closed in 1969
Marquette Catholic (St. Mary's) West Point Warriors Merged with Aquinas, Fort Madison to form Holy Trinity, Fort Madison in 2005
St. Elizabeth Harper Comets Closed in 1966
St. John's Victor Eagles Closed in 1962
St. Joseph's DeWitt Warbirds Absorbed by St. Mary's, Clinton in 1968
St. Joseph's Fort Madison JoHawks Consolidated with Central Catholic, Fort Madison to form Aquinas, Fort Madison in 1958
St. Mary's Clinton Hilltoppers Succeeded by Mater Dei, Clinton (later Prince of Peace Preparatory) in 1980
St. Mary's Iowa City Ramblers Consolidated with St. Wenceslaus, Iowa City and St. Patrick's, Iowa City to form Regina, Iowa City in 1959
St. Mary's Riverside Saints Closed in 1960
St. Patrick's Iowa City Shamrocks Consolidated with St. Wenceslaus, Iowa City and St. Mary's, Iowa City to form Regina, Iowa City in 1959
St. Peter's Cosgrove Comets Closed in 1955
St. Peter's Keokuk Hilltoppers Merged with St. Peter's, Keokuk to form Cardinal Stritch, Keokuk in 1958
St. Paul's Burlington BeeCees Succeeded by Notre Dame, Burlington
St. Paul's Keokuk Unknown Merged with St. Peter's, Keokuk to form Cardinal Stritch, Keokuk in 1958
St. Wenceslaus Iowa City Red Hawks Consolidated with St. Patrick's, Iowa City and St. Mary's, Iowa City to form Regina, Iowa City in 1959
Walsh Catholic Ottumwa Fighting Gaels Closed in 1969

See also

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