Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
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Diocese of Davenport Dioecesis Davenportensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | 22 Counties in the Southeast quadrant of Iowa |
| Ecclesiastical province | Dubuque |
| Metropolitan | Michael Owen Jackels |
| Coordinates | 41°32′48.34″N 90°34′57.93″W / 41.5467611°N 90.5827583°WCoordinates: 41°32′48.34″N 90°34′57.93″W / 41.5467611°N 90.5827583°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,438 sq mi (29,620 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 784,000 104,300 (13.3%) |
| Parishes | 82 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 8, 1881 (135 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Martin John Amos |
| Emeritus Bishops | William Edwin Franklin |
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| Website | |
| www.davenportdiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport (Latin: Dioecesis Davenportensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church for the southeastern quarter of the U.S. state of Iowa. There are 11,438 square miles (29,620 km2) within the diocese. The diocese's eastern border is at the Mississippi River; the northern border comprises the counties of Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Clinton; the western border is made up of the counties of Jasper, Marion, Monroe, and Appanoose; and the southern border is the Iowa-Missouri border.
The current bishop of the diocese is Bishop Martin Amos. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The See city for the diocese is Davenport. The cathedral parish is Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Before 1881, the Diocese of Dubuque's territory comprised the entire state of Iowa. Previous divisions had taken territory outside the state of Iowa from the Diocese to give to other newly created Dioceses. Eventually, Bishop John Hennessy became convinced that the Dubuque Diocese should be further divided, with the Dubuque Diocese covering the northern half of the state, and the southern half covered by a new diocese. Hennessy felt that the See of this new Diocese should have been located at Des Moines, Iowa. However the Vatican chose Davenport as the See city of this Diocese.
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