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.
- Funeral arrangements for Wilmington priest, ‘wonderful man’ Father William F. Graney, 82, set for Nov. 3-4.
Father William F. Graney is being remembered as a dedicated pastor whose kindness knew no bounds. Father Graney, 82, died Oct. 24. He was remembered fondly by parishioners at several of the churches where he served. “What a wonderful man!” Sheila Meara wrote on the St. Mary […]
- Message of thanks: Wilton Cardinal Gregory happy to be coming to St. Joseph on French Street in Wilmington, Nov. 8
One of the most prominent leaders of the American Catholic Church has a simple message for the Black Catholic community in Wilmington, which he will address at St. Joseph’s Church on French Street in Wilmington at Mass celebrating National Black Catholic History Month on Nov. […]
- Dealing with her own scare with breast cancer helped Townsend resident become survivor advocate: ‘I had a calm come over me’
So many people have either suffered with breast cancer or known someone close to them who has dealt with the affliction. A parishioner of St. Joseph in Middletown, Lois Wilkinson has seen the scary-but-also-manageable disease from every angle. More than two decades ago, […]


