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.
- Closing Mass for National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in Diocese of Wilmington draws full house to St. Peter Cathedral: Photo gallery
WILMINGTON – A whirlwind 24 hours came to a close on June 12 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington, where a full church gathered for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and for the consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The streets surrounding the cathedral came to […]
- National Eucharistic Pilgrimage continues into the Diocese of Camden
Under a bluff of trees in Fort Mott State Park in Salem County, N.J., Bishop Koenig handed over the Blessed Sacrament at the end of the Diocese of Wilmington leg of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. Camden Diocese Bishop Joseph Williams led dozens of worshipers in […]
- Samuel Fielding, Salesianum School: ‘The light of the Resurrection is found in the choices we make’
When myself and the 209 Salesian gentlemen seated behind me leave this place, our resilience will be challenged, and we will fall into the temptation to worry about an uncertain future. But one thing we’ve learned from this brotherhood is that worrying is never a productive […]


