April 29, 2025 — (Wilmington, Delaware) — The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington has announced that Mr. Vincent P. Fiscella, a decorated law enforcement professional with over 35 years of experience, has been named their new Director of the Office of Safe Environments. Mr. Fiscella, lives in Hockessin, Delaware and is a parishioner at St. Mary of the Assumption Church.
Mr. Fiscella began his career in 1984 as an officer with the Wilmington, Delaware Police Department. He then served with distinction as a trooper, detective, detective sergeant, supervisor, and shift commander for the Delaware State Police. For the last ten years, he has served as the Deputy Director of the Fraud Prevention Bureau of the Delaware Department of Insurance. Mr. Fiscella holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Management from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Office of Safe Environments works with schools, parishes and other Catholic entities in Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore to assure that children and young people are protected and that the mandates and goals of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, as well as diocesan policies, are being followed. Thousands of background checks are processed each year by the Office for adults who wish to volunteer in parish youth programs, Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) sports and Catholic schools. The Office also sees that best practices are being followed to assure safety on diocesan school and parish campuses. More information about the For the Sake of God’s Children program is available at www.cdow.org/FSGC.
“I am truly grateful for the opportunity to work for the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington,” Mr. Fiscella said. “I am looking forward to serving and protecting the youth of our diocese.”
The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington was established in 1868 and comprises 54 parishes, 20 missions and 29 schools serving the State of Delaware and the nine counties of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Information about the diocese is available at www.cdow.org.
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Media Contact: Bob Krebs rkrebs@cdow.org 302-573-3116
