* Seminarian Dennis Stameza, to be ordained a deacon on May 11th May 3, 2024 — (Wilmington, Delaware) — Mr. Dennis Stameza, a seminarian in formation for the diocesan priesthood for the Diocese of Wilmington, will be ordained to the transitional diaconate by the Most Reverend William E. Koenig, on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John the Beloved Church, 907 Milltown Road, Wilmington, ...
* Deacon James Gebhart to be ordained to the priesthood on May 18th April 29, 2024 — (Wilmington, Delaware) — The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, will ordain Rev. Mr. James M. Gebhart, a transitional
deacon for the Diocese, to the priesthood on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The Mass of Ordination will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. ...
* Diocese of Wilmington Announces Oct. 5th Eucharistic Congress – “The Eucharist: Source and Summit” April 24, 2024 — (Wilmington, DE) — The Diocese of Wilmington has announced an upcoming major spiritual event, the Eucharistic Congress, scheduled for October 5, 2024, at the Ocean City Convention Center in Ocean City
, Maryland. This pivotal event, themed “The Eucharist: Source and Summit,” aims to deepen the faith and fellowship among the Catholic ...
* Bishop Koenig speaks out in support of eliminating the death penalty in Delaware. March 25, 2024 — (Wilmington, Delaware) — The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington, issued a letter today to the members of the Delaware General Assembly, in support of HB 70 and HB 301.
The letter can be found below.
In April 2021, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis had appointed ...
Catholic youth to carry cross through Wilmington streets. March 20, 2024 — (Wilmington, DE) — Once again this year, more than 600 young people, families, seminarians and volunteers will join Bishop William E. Koenig and carry a 10 by 6 foot wooden cross over three miles through the streets of Wilmington on the day before Palm Sunday, Saturday, March 23, 2024, as part ...
Catholics across Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore to participate in third annual Reconciliation Monday on March 25th February 21, 2024 — (Wilmington, Delaware) — Catholics from throughout the Diocese of Wilmington are invited to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) at any of the 56 parish churches in Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore, on Monday, March 25, 2024 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., during the third annual diocesan-wide ‘Reconciliation Monday.’ The ...
New video highlights the beauty of Nativity crèches from Catholic churches in the Diocese of Wilmington
December 20, 2023 — Wilmington, Delaware -A new video, produced by the Office of Communication of the Diocese of Wilmington, presents a montage of photographs of Nativity crèches from the Catholic churches of Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The video, which also includes beautiful instrumental Christmas hymns as a background, sebuted on the Diocese of ...
Catholic Charities Receives Contract to Offer Afghans Immigration Assistance August 15, 2023 — (Wilmington, Delaware) — Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington has received a $49,474 contract from Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS) to provide legal immigration assistance to eligible Afghan arrivals. To be eligible, the individual must be from Afghanistan and have entered the U.S. on or after July 31, 2021, ...
Bishop Koenig’s statement on the death of Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI December 31, 2022 — (Wilmington, Delaware) — The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, issued the following statement on the passing of Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI:
“I join fellow Catholics and people of good will from throughout the world in mourning the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. With prayers ...
Catholic Charities to honor Delaware and Maryland Knights of Columbus at 2023 Annual Tribute Dinner November 17, 2022 — (Wilmington, DE) — The Knights of Columbus State Councils from Delaware and Maryland will receive the 2023 Msgr. Thomas J. Reese Award at Catholic Charities Annual Tribute Dinner on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
The Award, created in 1989 in memory of Msgr. Thomas J. Reese, community activist and longtime director of Catholic ...