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.
- Ursuline Academy graduate Sister Mary Beth Read dies at 80
Sister Mary Beth Read, a member of the Ursuline Sisters who graduated from Ursuline Academh in Wilmington, died March 9 at Andrus on Hudson Nursing Home in Hastings-On-Hudson, N.Y. She was 80 and had been a member of the Ursulines for 60 years. Sister Mary Beth was born in […]
- Fish Frys continue, along with St. Patrick’s Day events and more in the Diocese of Wilmington
Have you checked out a Fish Fry in the diocese yet? Don’t let Lent go by without supporting your local parish at these delicious gatherings. There are other things worth checking out in the next few weeks, too. Here’s what’s happening in the Diocese of Wilmington in the […]
- St. Elizabeth School receives $100,000 gift from Benedictine Sisters, largest unrestricted donation in more than 30 years
WILMINGTON — A pillar of the St. Elizabeth School community has stepped forward to assist the school with the largest unrestricted gift to the institution in more than 30 years. The Benedictine Sisters, who founded the school in 1908 and taught there for generations, have […]


