[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 836]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 WELCOMING MOST REVEREND RICHARD PATES

  The SPEAKER. Without objection, the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Young) 
is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce and 
recognize my friend Bishop Richard Pates of the Des Moines Diocese.
  Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a huge Vikings fan, Bishop Pates 
attended Nazareth Hall Seminary and St. Paul Seminary in his hometown.
  The bishop went on to graduate school at the North American College 
in Rome from the prestigious Gregorian University. In 1968, Bishop 
Pates was ordained at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
  Bishop Pates' education laid the foundation for his impressive 
pastoral and administrative service to the church and, I am proud to 
say, led Bishop Pates to Iowa in 2008, when he was appointed by Pope 
Benedict XVI to be the ninth bishop for the Diocese of Des Moines. The 
bishop is also chair of the Iowa Catholic Conference, for which I thank 
him again for his service to the church and to Iowa.
  I want to thank Bishop Pates for opening the House today with a 
prayer, thank him for his friendship, and ask my colleagues to join me 
in welcoming Bishop Richard Pates to the people's House.

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