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. John the Beloved School principal Richard Hart to retire after 44 years in Catholic education
Richard Hart, the principal at St. John the Beloved School for the past 17 years, will retire at the end of the school year. Father Michael Vannicola, the pastor of St. John the Beloved Parish, made the announcement in a letter sent to families on March 13. “This is a […]
- Route, details set for Diocese of Wilmington portion of National Eucharistic Procession June 11-12
One of the most significant national events in the history of the Diocese of Wilmington is coming together with details of 11 stops on the local leg of the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage that passes through our area June 11-12. A special “St. Francis Xavier Cabrini […]
- Catholic Forum: Faces of Impact — Archivist Susan Kirk Ryan on Msgr. Thomas J. Reese and the legacy of Catholic Charities
On this episode of Catholic Forum, another episode of the Faces of Impact series in partnership with Catholic Charities. Abigail Klous is joined by Diocesan Archivist Susan Kirk Ryan to discuss the life of Msgr. Thomas J. Reese who built many of the programs we know today as […]


