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.
- ‘This program strikes a different tone in the contentious conversations about school choice’ — Hosffman Ospino
“This program strikes a different tone in the contentious conversations about school choice. It does not pit private and public education against each other. In fact, it benefits educational efforts in both sectors. It does not build on the premise of taking from one sector to […]
- Are students eligible to receive scholarships if the state they attend has opted in while the state they live has opted out?
Student eligibility to receive scholarship funds through the EFTC is determined by the student’s state of residence, not the location of the school. Thus, if a student lives in an opt-in state, but attends school in an opt-out state, they are eligible to receive scholarship […]
- It’s time to get serious for culture of life to provide a better understanding of its gift — Sister Constance Veit, lsp
As a Little Sister of the Poor, nothing gives me greater joy than making the elderly happy by helping them to rediscover the many reasons to celebrate life. I love to listen to their stories, to create art, play games and just laugh with them. But lately I feel that it’s time […]

