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. Joseph’s on French Street in Wilmington has secret spice at Friday Lenten Fish Fry lunch — Dashing Dialog Diner
When a fish fry happens at lunchtime in the city, you know the Dashing Dialog Diner must take advantage of such brilliance. So it was that a visit to St. Joseph’s on French Street was in order for the latest stop on the Diocese of Wilmington fish fry mini-tour. This event is […]
- Knights of Columbus issue invitation to join them at 40 Days for Life
The Knights of Columbus are inviting their pro-life friends to join them at 40 Days for Life on March 14 in Wilmington. The biannual prayer vigil will be held outside Planned Parenthood at 625 Shipley St. from 8-11 a.m., although one can stay for any amount of time they want. 40 […]
- 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 […]


