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Most Reverend Richard Pates
Bishop Emeritus, Diocese of Des Moines
Bishop Pates was born of Donald and Lenora Pates, February 12, 1943, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
After studying at the St. Paul Seminary and the Gregorian University in Rome while residing at the North American College, he was ordained to the priesthood on December 20, 1968, at St. Peter’s Basilica.
In the course of his ministry, Bishop Pates served for six years as Priest Secretary of the Apostolic Delegation (now Nunciature) in Washington, D.C. He then was Rector of St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. During his time at the seminary, he served as Executive Secretary of the Papal Study of U.S. Seminaries mandated by Pope John Paul II. His term as Rector was followed by two pastorates at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Minneapolis and St. Ambrose of Woodbury in Woodbury, Minnesota.
On December 22, 2000, Bishop Pates was appointed Auxiliary Bisho...
