Deaneries

The Dean is a priest appointed by the Bishop to exercise certain delegated duties proper to the Bishop in a particular geographical area (Deanery). While every priest in the Diocese extends the priesthood of the Bishop to all of God’s people, the Dean is a special presence of the Bishop among a designated region. The Dean’s chief concerns are pastoral – promoting the Church’s mission of proclaiming God’s Word, celebrating Eucharist, forming community, and service. He is a unifying force among the priests.

While his exercise of leadership is done with a minimum of formal administrative structure, the Dean shares the Bishop’s task of planning, coordinating, and implementing the work of the church. The Dean communicates the care, concerns, and solicitude of the Bishop to the laity, religious, and clergy of the Deanery, and keeps the Bishop regularly aware of the developments within a Deanery.

City Deanery
Vy. Rev. Roger DiBuo, V.F.
St. Elizabeth
809 S. Broom St., Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 652-3626

Cathedral of St. Peter
St. Ann (Wilmington)
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Elizabeth
St. Hedwig

St. Joseph (French Street)
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
St. Patrick
St. Paul (Wilmington)
St. Thomas the Apostle

 

Central New Castle Deanery
Vy. Rev. Joseph J. Piekarski, V.F.
St. John the Beloved
907 Milltown Rd., Wilmington, DE  19805

Phone: (302) 999-0211

Corpus Christi
Holy Spirit
Our Lady of Fatima

St. Paul (Delaware City)

 

St. Catherine of Siena
St. John the Beloved
St. Mary of the Assumption
St. Matthew
St. Peter the Apostle

 

Brandywine Hundred Deanery
Vy. Rev. James T. Kirk, V.F.
St. Mary Magdalen
7 Sharpley Rd., Wilmington, DE 19803

Phone: (302) 652-6800

Church of the Holy Child
Holy Rosary
Immaculate Heart of Mary

St. Helena
St. Joseph on the Brandywine
St. Mary Magdalen

 

Silver Lake Deanery
Vy. Rev. James S. Lentini, V.F.
Church of the Holy Cross/Immaculate Conception Church
631 S. State St., Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 674-5787 

Holy Cross
Immaculate Conception (Marydel)
St. John the Apostle

St. Polycarp
St. Dennis

 

Eastern Shore Deanery
Vy. Rev. John B. Gabage V.F.
St. Christopher
1861 Harbor Dr., Chester, MD 21619
Phone: (410) 643-6220

Our Lady of Good Council
Our Mother of Sorrows
Sacred Heart (Chestertown)
St. Francis de Sales

St. Benedict
St. Christopher
St. Mary Refuge of Sinners
Ss. Peter & Paul

 

Ocean Deanery
Vy. Rev. John T. Solomon, V.F.
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Ocean City, MD 21842
Phone: (410) 289-0652

Holy Name of Jesus
Our Lady of Lourdes
St. Ann (Bethany Beach)
St. Edmond

St. Jude the Apostle
St. Luke/St. Andrew
St. John Neumann
St. Mary Star of the Sea
St. Michael the Archangel

 

Iron Hill Deanery
Rev. Edward F. Ogden, OSFS, VF
St. Margaret of Scotland
2431 Frazer Rd. Newark, DE 19702
Phone: (302) 834-0225

Church of the Good Shepherd
Holy Family
Immaculate Conception (Elkton)
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Margaret of Scotland

St. John-Holy Angels
St. Joseph’s (Middletown)
St. Thomas More Oratory

Parish of the Resurrection