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 should not be a political issue. The reality is this is about providing resources to kids’ — cdow.org/sayyes
“Everyone should be talking about the opportunity to provide additional resources to students. Politics gets in the way, but this should not be a political issue. The reality is this is about providing resources to kids.” — Steven Cheeseman, National Catholic Educational […]
- Padua Academy puts faith into action with drive benefiting Catholic Charities Diaper Bank
Inspired by this year’s diocesan theme, “Lord, Help Me to See,” Padua Academy is embracing the call to live out the Corporal Works of Mercy by recognizing the needs of others and responding with compassion, generosity, and love. Through our Diaper & Baby Drive […]
- Good Grief: Finding hope and achieving growth in the face of loss — Dr. Daniel Cowell
This book was so many years in the making that it almost never got written. So says its 92-year-old author and longtime psychiatrist and counselor, Daniel Cowell, M.D. Dr. Cowell spent 26 years in U.S. Public Health Service, which included high level positions at the National […]


