Joseph Charron

The Most Reverend Joseph L. Charron, C.PP.S., STD
Bishop of Des Moines
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Des Moines
In office	January 21, 1994—April 10, 2007
Predecessor	William Henry Bullock
Successor	Richard Pates
Orders
Ordination	June 3, 1967
Consecration	January 25, 1990 by John Robert Roach
Personal details
Born	(1939-12-30)December 30, 1939 Redfield, South Dakota
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Styles of Joseph Charron

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Joseph Léo Charron, C.PP.S. is Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa.^[1]

Charron was born in Redfield, South Dakota on December 30, 1939. He is one of eight children.

He received his theology B.A. in 1963 and M.A. in 1966 from the University of Dayton. He earned a licentiate in sacred theology at Lateran University in Rome, Italy in 1968, and a doctorate at the Academia Alfonsiana in Rome in 1970.

He made religious profession and became a member of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood on August 15, 1961. On June 3, 1967 he was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in Carthagena, Ohio.

Charron was an Assistant Professor of Theology at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota from 1970-1976. From 1976-1979 he served as Assistant General Secretary and Associate General Secretary of the United States Catholic Conference and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

In 1979 Charron became provincial director of the Kansas City Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, a post he held until 1987. He returned to St. John's University where he served as Adjunct Professor of Theology 1987-1990.

He was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on January 25, 1990. He was named Bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines on January 21, 1994. He announced his retirement on April 10, 2007 for health reasons.^[2]

References

↑ "Bishop Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S.". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
↑ "Bishop of Des Moines Catholic Diocese says health led him to retire". Radio Iowa. April 10, 2007.

Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Crétin Thomas Grace Archbishops John Ireland Austin Dowling John Gregory Murray William O. Brady Leo Binz John Roach Harry Joseph Flynn John Clayton Nienstedt Bernard Hebda Coadjutor Archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne

Auxiliary Bishops	John Jeremiah Lawler James J. Byrne Leonard Philip Cowley Gerald Francis O'Keefe James P. Shannon John Robert Roach Raymond Alphonse Lucker Paul Vincent Dudley John Francis Kinney William Henry Bullock James Richard Ham Robert James Carlson Joseph Charron Lawrence Harold Welsh Frederick F. Campbell Richard Pates Lee A. Piché Andrew H. Cozzens

Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica of Saint Mary Parishes Guardian Angels Church, Chaska Saint Peter's Church, Mendota Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis Church of Saint Stephen, Minneapolis Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague Church of Saint Mary, New Trier Church of St. Michael, St. Michael Church of the Assumption, St. Paul Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul Saint Mary's Church of the Purification, Shakopee Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township Historic Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen Chapel Our Lady of Victory Chapel

Education	Higher Education St. Catherine University University of St. Thomas Seminaries St. John Vianney College Seminary Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity High Schools Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park Bethlehem Academy, Faribault Chesterton Academy, Edina Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis Hill-Murray School, Maplewood Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria Providence Academy, Plymouth Saint Agnes High School, St. Paul Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights Totino-Grace High School, Fridley

Priests	Joseph Francis Busch Peter F. Christensen Alexander Christie Jozef Cieminski James Louis Connolly Timothy J. Corbett James Albert Duffy Hilary Baumann Hacker Patrick Richard Heffron James Keane John M. LeVoir James McGolrick Thomas O'Gorman James O'Reilly Jakub W.J. Pacholski John A. Ryan Francis Joseph Schenk Alphonse James Schladweiler John Shanley Paul Sirba John Stariha Thomas Anthony Welch

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Diocese of Des Moines

Bishops	Austin Dowling Thomas W. Drumm Gerald T. Bergan Edward C. Daly, OP George Biskup Maurice J. Dingman William H. Bullock Joseph L. Charron, CPpS Richard E. Pates

Churches	Cathedral St. Ambrose Cathedral, Des Moines Parishes All Saints, Stuart Basilica of St. John, Des Moines St. Boniface, Westphalia St. Patrick's, Cumming St. Patrick Church, Imogene St. Patrick's, Perry St. Peter's, Council Bluffs

Education	Dowling Catholic High School, West Des Moines Saint Albert High School, Council Bluffs

Priest	John Joseph Boylan

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