Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington

Diocese of Wilmington Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis

Location
Country	United States of America
Territory	The State of Delaware and nine counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
Ecclesiastical province	Baltimore
Metropolitan	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 Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 3, 1868 (148 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Peter
Patron saint	St. Francis de Sales
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	William Francis Malooly
Metropolitan Archbishop	William E. Lori Archbishop of Baltimore
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Website
cdow.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington (Latin: Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the eastern United States and comprises the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland (i.e. the parts of the Delmarva Peninsula not in Virginia). It is led by Bishop William Francis Malooly, whose seat is the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Wilmington.

The Diocese publishes a newspaper, The Dialog, which underwent a circulation and format transformation in 2011 as a result of financial pressures.^[1]

History

Cathedral of St. Peter

Rev. Patrick Kenney established the first Roman Catholic mission in Delaware was in 1804 on the site of the Coffee Run Cemetery in Mill Creek, Delaware. The Coffee Run Mission Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[2]^[3] The diocese was canonically erected on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX from portions of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Diocese of Philadelphia, and also received the 2 eastern-shore counties of Virginia, thus extending all the way down the Delmarva Peninsula. The Virginia portion reverted to the Diocese of Richmond in 1974, leaving the Diocese of Wilmington with all of Delaware and the 9 eastern-shore counties of Maryland. In 2009, the diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the face of financial liabilities from lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests.^[4] The parties reached a settlement in February 2011, implementation of which had not yet occurred by May 2011.^[5]

Diocesan bishops

For more details on this topic, see Diocesan bishop § Roman Catholic Church.

† Thomas Albert Andrew Becker (1868–1886), appointed Bishop of Savannah
† Alfred Allen Paul Curtis (1886–1896), retired
† John James Joseph Monaghan (1897–1925), retired
† Edmond John Fitzmaurice (1925–1960), retired (and raised to Archbishop)
† Michael William Hyle (1960–1967), died (was Coadjutor Bishop of this diocese, with right of succession, 1958-1960)
† Thomas Joseph Mardaga (1968–1984), died
Robert Edward Mulvee (1985–1995), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Providence
† Michael Angelo Saltarelli (1995–2008), retired
William Francis Malooly (2008–present)

Other affiliated bishops

† Benjamin Joseph Keiley, priest of this diocese who transferred to the Diocese of Savannah and later (in 1900) was appointed Bishop there
† Hubert James Cartwright (1956–1958), Coadjutor Bishop, with right of succession, of this diocese
John Barres, priest of this diocese who was appointed Bishop of Allentown in 2009
† James C. Burke, OP, served here as vicar for urban affairs (1978-1994), but not as coadjutor or auxiliary bishop (consecrated a titular bishop on May 25, 1967; served as Territorial Prelate of Chimbote, Peru)

High schools

Archmere Academy *, Claymont, DE
Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE
Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, MD
St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE
St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE
St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE
Salesianum School *, Wilmington, DE
Ursuline Academy *, Wilmington, DE

* Privately operated

References

↑ Soulsman, Gary (19 August 2011). "$150,000 gift allows Dialog to survive". The News Journal. New Castle, Delaware. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
↑ Tangel, Andrew (2005-12-01). "Death knell may sound for historic farm buildings". The News Journal. pp. B1–B2. Archived from the original on February 22, 2007. Retrieved 2006-06-08. Note: the title of the on-line article differs from the title of the article as it appeared in print
↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Urbina, Ian (19 October 2009), "Delaware Diocese Files for Bankruptcy in Wake of Abuse Suits", The New York Times, retrieved 15 May 2011
↑ Miller, Beth (15 May 2011), "Catholic Diocese of Wilmington returns to US court", The News Journal, New Castle, Delaware, retrieved 15 May 2011

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Diocese of Wilmington

Bishops	Thomas Albert Andrew Becker Alfred Allen Paul Curtis John James Joseph Monaghan Edmond John Fitzmaurice Michael William Hyle Thomas Mardaga Robert Edward Mulvee Michael Angelo Saltarelli William Francis Malooly

Coadjutor bishop	Hubert James Cartwright

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Peter Parishes St. Joseph's Church, Greenville, DE St. John the Baptist Church, Newark, DE St. Joseph's Church, Middletown, DE St. Peter's Church, Queenstown, MD St. Francis Xavier Church, Warwick, MD Resurrection Church, Wilmington, DE St. Anthony's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Catherine of Siena Church, Wilmington, DE St. Hedwig's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Joseph's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Wilmington, DE St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilmington, DE

Education	High Schools Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, MD St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE Primary Schools Mount Aviat Academy, Childs, MD St. Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE Former College St. Mary's College

Priests	John Barres Benjamin Joseph Keiley

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Coordinates: 39°44′34.7″N 75°33′11.56″W / 39.742972°N 75.5532111°W / 39.742972; -75.5532111

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