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.
- Students from Diocese of Wilmington join annual rosary rally at Holy Spirit Church: Photo gallery
NEW CASTLE — Students from 14 elementary and high schools made their way to Holy Spirit Church on Oct. 7 to celebrate the Blessed Mother on the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. More than 400 young people joined Bishop Koenig and representatives from the Catholic Schools […]
- ‘The Lord’s vineyard is for all people’ Archbishop Joseph Kurtz tells St. Thomas More Society of Diocese of Wilmington
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, the former president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and retired head of the Archdiocese of Louisville, encouraged the local legal community to remember the message of peace as delivered by St. Francis of Asissi. “The scripture speaks about […]
- Catholic Men of Delmarva exceed expectations with 400 at first conference in Diocese of Wilmington — Day in photos
Matthew Leonard, the founder of the online formation program Science of Sainthood, was among the keynote speakers at the inaugural Catholic Men of Delmarva conference Oct. 3 at Saint Mark’s High school. His audience was a group of men from around the Diocese of Wilmington. […]


