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.
- Father Dovari feeds body and soul sharing Indian family recipes with St. Ann’s parishioners in Bethany — Photo gallery
His grandmother taught him how to cook. That is, how to cook traditional Indian food that feeds both the body and the soul. Father Joseph Dovari, who was raised in the southern part of India, recently shared the joy of both spicy and mild Indian cooking with his parishioners […]
- The Dialog earns four national awards at 2026 Catholic Media Conference in Atlantic City, N.J.
Staff members from The Dialog were recognized June 19 at the Catholic Media Conference in Atlantic City, N.J. during an awards celebration sponsored by the Catholic Media Association. Among the winners was the special 60th anniversary edition of the newspaper published in […]
- Ministry for Black Catholics to host fifth annual Juneteenth celebration at St. Joseph’s Church in Wilmington
The Diocese of Wilmington Ministry for Black Catholics will host its fifth annual Juneteenth celebration on June 19 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1012 French St., Wilmington. Alicia Fontnette, an assistant professor of Africana Studies at the University of […]


