Our Diocese
Who We Are
For over 150+ years the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington has been called and commissioned to:
- Be a community of faith living the love poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.
- To proclaim the good news of salvation announced through Jesus Christ and confided to the Church.
- To celebrate in liturgy, especially in Eucharist, the saving act of God in Christ.
- To strengthen our allegiance to the Gospel and deepen our understanding of it.
- To serve all our brothers and sisters as Jesus taught us.
- Seafood Knights return to OCMD, plus Summerfest in Newark, and more happening in the Diocese of Wilmington
We’re deep in a heat wave at this writing, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have fun and support our community parishes too. Here are some things coming up soon in the Diocese of Wilmington: Seafood Knights returns to Ocean City, Tuesdays from July 7 through Sept. 1, […]
- St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing alumni set to mark the 100th anniversary of the first class at the Wilmington facility
St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing Alumni invite all fellow graduates to a celebration Oct. 18. This year marks the centennial class of the nursing school (1924-1927) that was the first of more than 800 nurses educated at Saint Francis Hospital. A celebratory luncheon will […]
- Catholic Youth Ministry honors longtime coach, referee Chris Krawczyk with Jim Blunt Memorial Award
DOVER — There’s a saying in sports that the best-officiated games are the ones where no one even notices the guys and gals in the striped shirts. The very nature of the job involves disappointing half the players, coaches and fans on a regular basis, with many of those same […]


