Suffragan diocese Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Diocese of Wilmington
Vilmingtonien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Wilmington is a Latin Church diocese covering Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, erected in 1868 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Baltimore. William E. Koenig has served as its tenth bishop since his installation in July 2021.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1868
- Catholics
- 246,174
- Priests
- 106
- Territory
- 13,916 km²
Parishes and churches
79 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. AnnBethany BeachMass times recorded
- St. Anthony of PaduaWilmingtonMass times recorded
- St. BenedictRidgelyMass times recorded
- St. Bernadette (St. John & St. Bernadette Parish)HarringtonMass times recorded
- St. Catherine of SienaWilmingtonMass times recorded
- St. ChristopherChesterMass times recorded
- St. DennisGalenaMass times recorded
- St. EdmondRehoboth BeachMass times recorded
- St. ElizabethWestoverMass times recorded
- St. ElizabethWilmingtonMass times recorded
- St. Elizabeth Ann SetonBearMass times recorded
- St. Elizabeth of HungaryDentonView parish
- St. Francis De Sales (St Francis de Sales & Holy Redeemer parish)SalisburyMass times recorded
- St. Francis XavierWarwickMass times recorded
- St. HedwigWilmingtonMass times recorded
- St. HelenaWilmingtonMass times recorded
- St. JohnRock HallMass times recorded
- St. John NeumannBerlinMass times recorded
- St. John the ApostleMilfordMass times recorded
- St. John the BaptistNewarkMass times recorded
- St. John the BelovedWilmingtonMass times recorded
- St. JosephWilmingtonMass times recorded
- St. JosephMiddletownMass times recorded
- St. JosephCordovaView parish
- St. Joseph on the BrandywineGreenvilleMass times recorded
- St. JudeNorth EastMass times recorded
- St. Jude The ApostleLewesMass times recorded
- St. LukeOcean CityMass times recorded
- St. Margaret of ScotlandNewarkMass times recorded
- St. Mary MagdalenWilmingtonView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- William E. Koenig
- Born
- 17 August 1956
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Peter stands in Wilmington, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Embracing the entire state of Delaware along with the Eastern Shore Region of Maryland, the Diocese of Wilmington (Latin: Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the eastern United States. Its bishop is William Koenig.
This see in the wire
Filed by the see itself
Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.
- One of Us: Gerri Irish
- Fr. Anthony Andreassi discusses missionary spirit
- Dr. Tyler Kulp & Dcn. Vince Pisano discuss WILK
- Diocese of Wilmington features Lucas Morri
- Joe Owens interviews Porsha Harvey
Filed by our own wire from published sources. Read the wire.