Diocese of Wilmington

Our Diocese

Who We Are

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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Diocesan Happenings

9 Days for Life (January 16-24)

9 Days for Life is an annual novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a…

January is Poverty Awareness Month!

January is Poverty Awareness Month. Take up Pope Leo's challenge to live in solidarity with the poor!

A Christmas Message from Bishop Koenig

May you receive the light of Christ with renewed hope, and may you reflect that light with renewed joy.

U.S. Bishops Issue a “Special Message” on Immigration

Our bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States.

‘Dilexi Te,’ Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation is on love for the poor

Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation “Dilexi Te” (“I have loved you”), was promulgated Oct. 9. “Dilexi Te” is about love and care for the poor.

United in Christ

…after considering all that I have heard and witnessed throughout the Diocese, I have discerned a vision for the future of our local Church. It is a future filled with…

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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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