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Diocese of Wilmington
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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.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. William E. Koenig
- Latin name
- Vilmingtonien(sis)
- Erected
- 3 March 1868
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Saint Peter
- Patron
- Saint Francis de Sales
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Baltimore (Archdiocese of Baltimore)
- Catholics
- 246,174
- Chancery
- Chancery Office, 1925 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, DE 19806, U.S.A.
- Telephone
- Tel. [302]573-3100; fax 573-6836
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Philadelphia 40 km
- Philadelphia 40 km
- Camden 43 km
- Trenton 85 km
- Allentown 94 km
- Baltimore 104 km
Parishes near the see
- St. Ann · Wilmington <1 km
- St. Anthony of Padua · Wilmington 1 km
- St. Thomas the Apostle · Wilmington 1 km
- St. Paul · Wilmington 2 km
- St. Patrick · Wilmington 2 km
- St. Hedwig · Wilmington 2 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001000157 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07