Diocese of Wilmington by Deaneries

The Dean is a priest appointed by the Bishop to exercise certain delegated duties proper to the Bishop in a particular geographical area (Deanery). While every priest in the Diocese extends the priesthood of the Bishop to all of God's people, the Dean is a special presence of the Bishop among a designated region. The Dean's chief concerns are pastoral - promoting the Church's mission of proclaiming God's Word, celebrating Eucharist, forming community, and service. He is a unifying force among the priests.

While his exercise of leadership is done with a minimum of formal administrative structure, the Dean shares the Bishop's task of planning, coordinating, and implementing the work of the church. The Dean communicates the care, concerns, and solicitude of the Bishop to the laity, religious, and clergy of the Deanery, and keeps the Bishop regularly aware of the developments within a Deanery.

 

City Deanery
Vy. Rev. Daniel W. Gerres, V.F.
St. Thomas the Apostle
301 N. Bancroft Pkwy., Wilmington, DE  19805
Phone: (302) 658-5131  FAX: (302) 652-6222

Cathedral of St. Peter
Christ Our King
St. Ann (Wilmington)
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Elizabeth
St. Hedwig

St. Joseph (French Street)
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
St. Patrick
St. Paul (Wilmington)
St. Stanislaus Kostka
*St. Thomas the Apostle

Central New Castle Deanery
Vy. Rev. Arthur B. Fiore, VF
St. Peter the Apostle
521 Harmony St., New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: (302) 328-2335  FAX: (302) 328-0519

Corpus Christi
Holy Spirit
Our Lady of Fatima
Parish of the Resurrection

St. Catherine of Siena
St. John the Beloved
St. Mary of the Assumption
St. Matthew
*St. Peter the Apostle
 

Brandywine Hundred Deanery
Vy. Rev. Stanley J. Russell, VF
St. Helena
602 Philadelphia Pike, Bellefonte, Wilmington, DE 19809
Phone: (302) 764-0325  FAX: (302) 764-1068

Church of the Holy Child
Holy Rosary
Immaculate Heart of Mary

*St. Helena
St. Joseph on the Brandywine
St. Mary Magdalen

Silver Lake Deanery
Vy. Rev. Christopher LaBarge, VF
Immaculate Conception
517 Main St., P.O. Box 399, Marydel, MD 21649-0399
Phone: (410) 482-7687  FAX: (410) 482-7253

Holy Cross
*Immaculate Conception (Marydel)
St. John the Apostle

Our Lady of Lourdes
St. Polycarp
St. Dennis

Eastern Shore Deanery
Vy. Rev. William J. Lawler, VF
Our Mother of Sorrows
303 Chesterfield Ave., Centreville, MD 21617
Phone: (410) 758-0143  FAX: (410) 758-5463

Our Lady of Good Council
*Our Mother of Sorrows
Sacred Heart (Chestertown)

St. Benedict
St. Christopher
St. Mary Refuge of Sinners
Sts. Peter & Paul

Ocean Deanery
Vy. Rev. Raymond L. Forester, VF
St. Edmond
402 King Charles St., P.O. Box 646, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Phone: (302) 227-4550 FAX: (302) 227-4557

Holy Name of Jesus
St. Ann (Bethany Beach)
*St. Edmond
St. Francis de Sales

St. Jude the Apostle
St. Luke/St. Andrew/St. John Neumann
St. Mary Star of the Sea
St. Michael the Archangel

Iron Hill Deanery
Very Rev. Steven B. Giuliano, V.F.
St. Joseph
115 Cleaver Farm Rd., P.O. Box 630, Middletown, DE 19709-0630
Phone: (302) 378-5800  FAX: (302) 378-5808

Church of the Good Shepherd
Holy Family
Immaculate Conception (Elkton)
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Margaret of Scotland

St. Paul (Delaware City)
St. John-Holy Angels
*St. Joseph's (Middletown)
St. Thomas More Oratory

  

  

  

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