Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Delaware and Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Diocese of Wilmington Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis | |
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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 | |
Website | |
cdow.org |
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On Thursday, April 30, 2021, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop William Malooly and appointed William Koenig as his successor.[1]