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.
- Four basketball players from Catholic high schools in Diocese of Wilmington get that 1,000-point feeling
Four basketball student-athletes at Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Wilmington have reached a career milestone in recent weeks. Za’Mylah Seda-Owens, Latrell Wright, Avery McCall and Bridget Malloy all scored their 1,000th career point. Seda-Owens, a senior at St. […]
- Music students from Archmere Academy, Ursuline Academy to participate in national voice competition
Isabelle Kim and Johanna Schlecht, singers at Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Wilmington, will compete as national finalists in the Music Teachers National Association Senior Voice Competition after earning the opportunity in the first round. This is the first time two […]
- Looking for a good meal? Here’s where to find Fish Frys in the Diocese of Wilmington this Lent
While Lent is a time of sacrifice, there is one area where the faithful can reasonably indulge – the parish Fish Fry. For a reasonable cost, Catholics can fulfill their Friday abstention from meat, enjoy a delicious meal, and support local parishes, too. There’s a wide […]


