Davenport (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Dennis Gerard Walsh, Bishop
Martin John Amos, Bishop Emeritus
William Edwin Franklin, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 14 June 1881
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Dubuque
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Iowa
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 29,624 (11,442 Square Miles)
Conference Region: IX (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: DAV
Official Web Site: http://www.davenportdiocese.org/
Mailing Address: 780 West Central Park Avenue, Davenport, IA 52804-1901, USA
Telephone: (563)324-1911
Fax: 324-5842

Past and Present Ordinaries

John McMullen † (14 Jun 1881 Appointed - 4 Jul 1883 Died)
Henry Cosgrove † (11 Jul 1884 Appointed - 22 Dec 1906 Died)
James Joseph Davis † (22 Dec 1906 Succeeded - 2 Dec 1926 Died)
Henry Patrick Rohlman † (20 May 1927 Appointed - 15 Jun 1944 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa)
Ralph Leo Hayes † (11 Nov 1944 Appointed - 20 Oct 1966 Retired)
Gerald Francis O’Keefe † (20 Oct 1966 Appointed - 12 Nov 1993 Retired)
William Edwin Franklin (12 Nov 1993 Appointed - 12 Oct 2006 Retired)
Martin John Amos (12 Oct 2006 Appointed - 19 Apr 2017 Retired)
Thomas Robert Zinkula (19 Apr 2017 Appointed - 26 Jul 2023 Appointed, Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa)
Dennis Gerard Walsh (25 Jun 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
14 June 1881	Erected	Diocese of Dubuque	Diocese of Davenport (erected)
12 August 1911	Territory Lost	Diocese of Davenport (Harrison, Polk, Warren, Clarke, Binggold, Shelby, Gass, Mills, Lucas, Decatur, Audubon, Pottawattamie, Montgomery, Fremont, Wayne, Guthrie, Adair, Adams, Page, Dallas, Madison, Union, and Taylor)	Diocese of Des Moines (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 74,433 599,361 12.4% 188 17 205 363 35 725 126 ap1951

1966 102,637 665,000 15.4% 207 25 232 442 25 696 125 ap1967

1970 106,813 686,447 15.6% 205 38 243 439 41 706 122 ap1971

1976 105,300 687,310 15.3% 192 16 208 506 33 508 119 ap1977

1980 107,000 717,000 14.9% 179 13 192 557 30 457 119 ap1981

1990 105,620 778,050 13.6% 154 15 169 624 47 25 346 116 ap1991

1999 106,460 726,646 14.7% 142 3 145 734 50 1 243 89 ap2000

2000 105,457 726,646 14.5% 135 3 138 764 46 4 229 86 ap2001

2001 106,535 730,544 14.6% 126 5 131 813 44 6 228 85 ap2002

2002 105,156 728,048 14.4% 126 2 128 821 42 3 215 85 ap2003

2003 102,716 728,048 14.1% 122 2 124 828 51 3 209 85 ap2004

2004 103,037 728,048 14.2% 113 2 115 895 47 3 200 85 ap2005

2006 104,419 748,894 13.9% 109 2 111 940 44 3 180 84 ap2007

2013 104,300 784,000 13.3% 94 3 97 1,075 39 4 154 82 ap2014

2016 96,638 792,199 12.2% 104 3 107 903 45 7 112 78 ap2017

2019 94,563 797,500 11.9% 93 4 97 974 51 6 99 77 ap2020

2021 85,648 775,422 11.0% 94 3 97 882 45 5 90 76 ap2022

2023 87,363 787,159 11.1% 96 3 99 882 50 5 83 74 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	74,433	599,361	12.4%	188	17	205	363		35	725	126	ap1951
1966	102,637	665,000	15.4%	207	25	232	442		25	696	125	ap1967
1970	106,813	686,447	15.6%	205	38	243	439		41	706	122	ap1971
1976	105,300	687,310	15.3%	192	16	208	506		33	508	119	ap1977
1980	107,000	717,000	14.9%	179	13	192	557		30	457	119	ap1981
1990	105,620	778,050	13.6%	154	15	169	624	47	25	346	116	ap1991
1999	106,460	726,646	14.7%	142	3	145	734	50	1	243	89	ap2000
2000	105,457	726,646	14.5%	135	3	138	764	46	4	229	86	ap2001
2001	106,535	730,544	14.6%	126	5	131	813	44	6	228	85	ap2002
2002	105,156	728,048	14.4%	126	2	128	821	42	3	215	85	ap2003
2003	102,716	728,048	14.1%	122	2	124	828	51	3	209	85	ap2004
2004	103,037	728,048	14.2%	113	2	115	895	47	3	200	85	ap2005
2006	104,419	748,894	13.9%	109	2	111	940	44	3	180	84	ap2007
2013	104,300	784,000	13.3%	94	3	97	1,075	39	4	154	82	ap2014
2016	96,638	792,199	12.2%	104	3	107	903	45	7	112	78	ap2017
2019	94,563	797,500	11.9%	93	4	97	974	51	6	99	77	ap2020
2021	85,648	775,422	11.0%	94	3	97	882	45	5	90	76	ap2022
2023	87,363	787,159	11.1%	96	3	99	882	50	5	83	74	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Martin John Amos (Bishop: 12 Oct 2006 to 19 Apr 2017)
William Edwin Franklin (Bishop: 12 Nov 1993 to 12 Oct 2006)
Robert Dwayne Gruss (Priest: 2 Jul 1994 to 26 May 2011)
Kenneth E. Kuntz (Priest: 28 May 1977; Administrator: 20 Oct 2023 to 27 Sep 2024)
Dennis Gerard Walsh (Bishop: 25 Jun 2024 - )
Thomas Robert Zinkula (Bishop: 19 Apr 2017 to 26 Jul 2023)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

William Lawrence Adrian † (Priest: 15 Apr 1911 to 6 Feb 1936)
Henry Cosgrove † (Priest: 14 Jun 1881; Bishop: 11 Jul 1884 to 22 Dec 1906)
James Joseph Davis † (Priest: 21 Jun 1878; Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Sep 1904; Bishop: 22 Dec 1906 to 2 Dec 1926)
Maurice John Dingman † (Priest: 8 Dec 1939 to 2 Apr 1968)
Ralph Leo Hayes † (Bishop: 11 Nov 1944 to 20 Oct 1966)
Edward Daniel Howard † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1923 to 30 Apr 1926)
James Edward Kearney †
Leo Thomas Maher †
Vincent Joseph McCauley, C.S.C. †
John McMullen † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1881 to 4 Jul 1883)
Bernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. †
Gerald Francis O’Keefe † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1966 to 12 Nov 1993)
Henry Patrick Rohlman † (Bishop: 20 May 1927 to 15 Jun 1944)
Lawrence Donald Soens † (Priest: 6 May 1950 to 15 Jun 1983)

Diocese of Davenport