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.
- Bishop Koenig says Pope Leo, Magnifica Humanitas ‘let us pray, plan wisely, and work perseveringly, placing God at the forefront’
“Today I join with my brother bishops in gratitude for our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence. Signed on the 135th Anniversary of Rerum Novarum, the Church’s first […]
- 2026 National Eucharistic Procession kicks off in St. Augustine, Florida; set for Diocese of Wilmington June 11-12
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A softening of hearts toward the Eucharist, a greater sense of unity in the Church, and a “fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit” — these were the intentions held in the hearts of perpetual pilgrims as they set out on the third National Eucharistic […]
- Danceworks students showcase dance styles through the decades at The Grand: Photo gallery
WILMINGTON — Despite a rainy day outside, students participating in Danceworks! filled The Grand Opera House with energy and excitement as they showcased dance styles spanning several decades during a year-end performance celebration. Danceworks! is an immersive academic-year […]


