Diocese of Wilmington
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
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| Parishes | 56 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 3, 1868 (158 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Peter |
| Patron saint | St. Francis de Sales |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | William Edward Koenig |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | William E. Lori |
| Bishops emeritus | William Francis Malooly |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| cdow.org | |
The Diocese of Wilmington (Latin: Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical diocese of the Catholic Church in the eastern United States, comprising the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore Region of Maryland. William Koenig is the bishop.