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.
- ‘One Nation Under God’: Eucharistic Pilgrimage marks America’s 250th anniversary
The upcoming National Eucharistic Pilgrimage — which takes place as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026 — marks a moment for “a country still in conversion,” and “a country still on pilgrimage,” said Jason Shanks, president of the National Eucharistic […]
- Last week for Fish Frys, Reconciliation Monday and more coming up in the Diocese of Wilmington
Happy Spring! Lent is flying by and it’s almost Holy Week. Be sure to put this Monday, March 30, on your calendar and take advantage of the opportunity to go to confession at any parish in the diocese during Reconciliation Monday. It’s also the last week for Fish Frys, so be […]
- Bishop Koenig’s ‘United in Christ’ update: ‘Going beyond pre-established boundaries, experimenting with joint pastoral initiatives’
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Synodal Church in Mission This past September, Pope Leo XIV gathered with the pastoral leaders of the Diocese of Rome to inaugurate the new pastoral year. In his homily at the Liturgy of the Word, our Holy Father reflected that being […]


