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.
- St. Elizabeth School ‘getting back in touch’ with its roots as administrators preview refreshed approach for next school year
WILMINGTON — St. Elizabeth School, after a year of transition and speculation outside the buildings, is looking ahead to 2026-27 with optimism and some new (or returning) offerings. Last month, principal Adrienne Tolvaisa and her assistant, Stacey Reyburn, sent a letter home […]
- Diocese of Wilmington celebrates ordination to transitional diaconate for James Kimmel — Bishop Koenig homily, photo gallery
Dearly beloved brothers and sisters: since this man, our son and your relative and friend, is soon to be advanced to the Order of Deacons, I invite you to reflect with me on the ministerial rank to which he shall be raised. By a blessed coincidence, this year has also been […]
- Catholic Forum: Justin McLellan – From Peru to the Papacy: Pope Leo at One Year
On this edition of Catholic Forum, Justin McLellan joins the show for the third in a miniseries looking back at the legacy of Pope Francis and the first year of Pope Leo’s papacy. Justin is a native of Wilmington and attended the Sanford School before Notre Dame University and […]


