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.
- Sister Mildred Haipt, who taught at Ursuline Academy, dies at 98
Sister Mildred Haipt, who spent many years in education in Delaware, died Aug. 4 at Andrus on Hudson Nursing Home. She was 98 and had been a member of the Ursuline Sisters for 72 years. Born in Newark, N.J., Sister Millie graduated from Fordham University. She entered the […]
- Sister Connie Ladd, former superior general of Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary, dies at 85
Sister Constance Rose Ladd, a Delaware native who was the longtime superior general of the Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary, died June 22 at the Stansell Hospice House in Ocean Pines, Md. She was 85. Sister Connie was the only girl among the seven children of John Palen […]
- Bishop Koenig letter: Please support our history in Aug. 15-16 collection with generosity toward Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington
Dear Friends in Christ, As we continue to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this year, 2026 continues to be a time for reflecting on the history of our country and a time to look toward the future and the way in which we might […]


