Diocese of Wilmington

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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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5th Annual Reconciliation Monday, Prepare Your Heart for Easter on March 30th

Visit the Reconciliation Monday Webpage for More! Catholics from throughout the Diocese of Wilmington are invited to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) at any of the 57 parish churches…

Catholic Charities to Honor Stephen L. Hyde at 2026 Tribute Dinner

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington will host its 2026 Tribute Dinner on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, honoring Stephen L. Hyde with…

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage coming to the Diocese of Wilmington

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will pass through the Diocese of Wilmington from June 11th to June 12th

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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