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
Vy. Rev. Joseph Drobinski, V.F.
St. Matthew
901 E. Newport Pike, Wilmington, DE  19804
Phone: (302) 633-5850 FAX: (302) 633-5850

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

Silver Lake Deanery
Vy. Rev. Michael B. Roark, V.F.
Immaculate Conception Church
PO Box 399, Marydel, MD 21649-0399
Phone: (410)482-7687 FAX: (410)482-7253

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

Ocean Deanery
Vy. Rev. Richard Smith, V.F.
St. Luke/St Andrew
14401 Sinepuxent Ave., Ocean City, MD  21842
Phone: (410) 250-0300 FAX: (410) 250-0417

Iron Hill Deanery
Vy. Rev. Arthur Fiore, V.F.
St. John the Baptist/Holy Angels
92 Possum Park Rd., Newark, DE  19711
Phone: (302) 731-2200 FAX: (302) 731-2434

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