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. Norman Carroll, V.F.
St. Elizabeth
809 S. Broom St,, Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 652-3626 FAX: (302) 658-5957

Central New Castle Deanery
Rev. Msgr. Charles L. Brown, III, VF
St. John the Beloved
907 Milltown Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: (302) 999-0211 FAX: (302) 999-9184

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

Silver Lake Deanery
Vy. Rev. John McKenna< CSsR
Our Lady of Lourdes
PO Box 719, Seaford, DE 19973
Phone: (302)629-3591 FAX: (302)629-6758

Eastern Shore Deanery
Vy. Rev. Paul F. Jennings, VF
St. Christopher
PO Box 660, Chester, MD 21619
Phone: (410) 643-6220 FAX: (410) 643-4055

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

Iron Hill Deanery
Very Rev. Steven B. Giuliano, V.F.
St. Joseph
371 E. Main Street, Middletown, DE 19709
Phone: (302) 378-5800 FAX: (302) 378-5808

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