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Fr Michael Amadeo

Fr Michael Amadeo

Pastor

Fr. Michael was ordained in 1992, and has served as pastor in two other parishes prior to his assignment to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in December 2018.   He was born in Des Moines and grew up on the south-side of town.  He has two brothers, and two sisters;  both his parents and younger brother are deceased. 

He is a graduate of St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa;  St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity  at the University of St. Thomas.  In 1993 he began studies in Canon Law (Church Law) at Catholic University of America.  In addition to his duties as pastor, Fr. Michael serves as the Vicar General (assistant to the Bishop) for the Diocese of Des Moines.

In his free time, Fr. Michael loves to cook, breakup fights between Hilary (the dog) and Deano (the cat), and watch marathon episodes of the television show Criminal Minds.

Fr Michael Amadeo