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
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St. Joseph (French Street)
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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
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St. Catherine of Siena
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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
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St. Helena
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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
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St. Polycarp
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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
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St. Benedict
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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
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St. Jude the Apostle
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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
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St. John-Holy Angels
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