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.
- Virtual Catholic Advocacy Day Feb. 11 in Maryland focuses on life, education and youth justice, and social and economic justice
Virtual Catholic Advocacy Day will be held in Maryland this year on Feb. 11. This is a week earlier than usual since Lent starts the following week. The Maryland Catholic Conference, the official public policy organization for the Maryland-serving dioceses, organizes the event, […]
- Saint Mark’s High School senior Maddi Way to receive ‘unsung hero’ award from Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association
Being a starter on one of the Delaware’s premier high school volleyball teams brings with it a certain amount of pressure. Maddi Way, a senior and four-year starter at Saint Mark’s High School, needed some time off to address her own mental-health struggles, but she turned […]
- One of Us: Salesianum’s Gabe Oberholzer looks to the saints as models for his life
“One of Us” is a brief snapshot of people who support the Catholic church in various ways in the Diocese of Wilmington. We regularly feature people who may be recognizable within their parish or school communities. NAME: Gabe Oberholzer Parish: Cathedral Basilica of Saints […]


