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.
- Diocese of Wilmington to hold Holy Hours for peace in response to USCCB invitation
In response to an invitation from Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), to pray for peace in our nation and communities, Bishop William E. Koenig and the priests of the Diocese of Wilmington gathered Feb. 4 during […]
- Archmere Academy headmaster Michael Marinelli honored with Campion award in his final year of service
CLAYMONT — The last day of Catholic Schools Week at Archmere Academy ended with some fun and games in the gymnasium, but before students departed for the weekend, they watched as the school honored one of its own. Michael A. Marinelli, the school’s headmaster since 2010, […]
- Meet Hannah Dell, the Diocese of Wilmington’s new Communications Director, on the latest Catholic Forum
On this episode of Catholic Forum, Bob Krebs comes out of retirement (briefly) to interview the new host of Catholic Forum and Director of Communications for the Diocese of Wilmington, Hannah Dell. Hannah talks about her life and experience at the United States Conference of […]


