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For over 150+ years the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington has been called and commissioned to:

  • Be a community of faith living the love poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.
  • To proclaim the good news of salvation announced through Jesus Christ and confided to the Church.
  • To celebrate in liturgy, especially in Eucharist, the saving act of God in Christ.
  • To strengthen our allegiance to the Gospel and deepen our understanding of it.
  • To serve all our brothers and sisters as Jesus taught us.
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Please be generous to the Diocesan Priest Retirement Fund

Please be generous to the Diocesan Priest Retirement Fund

Get to know some of our retired priests and please donate to our special collection on June 7/8. Thank you.
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Religious Freedom Week begins on June 22nd

Religious Freedom Week begins on June 22nd

Religious freedom allows the Church, and all religious communities, to live out their faith in public and to serve the good of all.  Beginning June 22, the feast of Sts. Thomas…
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VIDEO: see Father Dennis Stameza’s ordination & first Mass

VIDEO: see Father Dennis Stameza’s ordination & first Mass

Fr. Dennis Stameza was ordained to the priesthood by the Most Reverend William E. Koenig, Bishop of Wilmington, on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of…
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Habemus Papam! Leo XIV!

Habemus Papam! Leo XIV!

The Diocese of Wilmington joins with Catholics and people of good will throughout the world in gratitude to God for choosing Pope Leo XIV as the next pope to lead…
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Jubilee 2025

Jubilee 2025

Bishop Koenig announces local Jubilee sites for pilgrimage - the Cathedral of St. Peter PLUS six perpetual adoration chapels.
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Bishop Koenig, other Maryland bishops release joint statement on immigration.

Bishop Koenig, other Maryland bishops release joint statement on immigration.

Maryland’s Catholic bishops have released a joint statement to express their solidarity with immigrants and recommit to advocating for policies that protect rights and uphold their dignity.
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Bishop William E. Koenig

Bishop William E. Koenig

Meet Our Bishop

Bishop Koenig was ordained to the Episcopacy by the Most Reverend William E. Lori, Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore, and installed as the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington at a Mass on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Church, Cedar and Clayton Streets in Wilmington, Delaware.
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