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.
- Veteran school administrator Joseph Rodia named principal of Christ the Teacher Catholic School in Diocese of Wilmington
Joseph Rodia, a veteran school administrator, has been named the principal of Christ the Teacher Catholic School in Newark, effective July 1. Bishop Koenig’s appointment was announced April 16. Assistant principals Kelli Colella and Ashley Torelli have led Christ the Teacher […]
- Most Blessed Sacrament School’s Seidon Shaffer recognized by Junior Achievement
BERLIN, Md. — Seidon Shaffer, a student at Most Blessed Sacrament School, has been named to the 2026 Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore “18 Under 18” cohort, the school has announced. This program recognizes local top leaders for innovation, service and academic […]
- Wilmington native Franciscan Sister Rose Vattilana dies at 96
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Rose Vattilana, a Wilmington native whose ministry brought her to the Diocese of Wilmington on several occasions, died April 13 in Assisi House. She was 96 and had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years. Sister […]


