Diocese of Wilmington Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis | |
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 Cathedral of St. Peter | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory |  Delaware The nine counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland: Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester |
| Ecclesiastical province | Baltimore |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,375 km2 (2,075 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 1,369,080 240,338 (17.6%) |
| Parishes | 57 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 3, 1868 (156 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Peter |
| Patron saint | St. Francis de Sales |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | William Edward Koenig |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | William E. Lori |
| Bishops emeritus | William Francis Malooly |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| cdow.org | |
The Diocese of Wilmington (Latin: Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory – or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the eastern United States. The diocese comprises the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore Region of Maryland.
On Thursday, April 30, 2021, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop William Malooly and appointed William Koenig as his successor.[1]
- ^ "Welcome Bishop - Diocese of Wilmington". Wilmington, DE: Diocese of Wilmington. 18 July 2023.