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.
- One of Us: St. Matthew’s Debrah Steinbrunner carries out the Lord’s work through parish food bank
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish or school communities. NAME: Debrah Steinbrunner Parish: St. Matthew Hometown: […]
- Nine ‘Perpetual Pilgrims’ to carry Eucharist along east coast for 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: Photo gallery
Nine young adults have been selected as “perpetual pilgrims” to travel with the Eucharist along the East Coast this summer in the third National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. The pilgrims — five men and four women — will participate in the pilgrimage’s full route, which […]
- Catholics across Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore encouraged to attend fifth annual Reconciliation Monday on March 30
Catholics from throughout the Diocese of Wilmington are invited to receive the sacrament of reconciliation at any of the 57 parish churches in Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore on Monday, March 30, from 3-8 p.m., during the fifth annual diocesan-wide “Reconciliation […]


