Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington

Diocese of Wilmington

Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis
Cathedral of St. Peter
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory Delaware
Maryland The nine counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland: Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester
Ecclesiastical provinceBaltimore
Statistics
Area5,375 km2 (2,075 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
1,369,080
240,338 (17.6%)
Parishes57
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 3, 1868 (156 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Saint Peter
Patron saintSt. Francis de Sales
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopWilliam Edward Koenig
Metropolitan ArchbishopWilliam E. Lori
Bishops emeritusWilliam Francis Malooly
Map
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]

  1. ^ "Welcome Bishop - Diocese of Wilmington". Wilmington, DE: Diocese of Wilmington. 18 July 2023.