Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington

Diocese of Wilmington
Diocese of Wilmington; Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis
	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
Metropolitan	Baltimore
Statistics
Area	5,375 km2 (2,075 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(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 (152 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
Map
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: the nine Maryland counties included here are Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester). The Diocese of Wilmington is one of three Roman Catholic Dioceses in the United States to have territory in more than one state, the others being the Diocese of Gallup and the Diocese of Norwich (the Archdiocese of Washington also crosses a state line, having DC and 5 Maryland counties). It is led by Bishop William Francis Malooly, whose seat is the Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Wilmington.

History

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.[1][lower-alpha 1][2]

On 3 March 1868, Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Wilmington with territory consisting of the state of Delaware taken from the Diocese of Philadelphia, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties of the Eastern Shore of Maryland taken from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and Accomack and Northampton counties on the Eastern Shore of Virginia taken from the Diocese of Richmond, thus encompassing the entire Delmarva Peninsula.

On 28 May 1974, Pope Paul VI transferred both counties in Virginia back to the Diocese of Richmond, leaving the Diocese of Wilmington with its present territory consisting of the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Sexual Abuse Settlement

In 2009, the diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the face of financial liabilities from lawsuits regarding sexual abuse by priests.[3] In 2011, 150 victims received an average of $310,000 each, totaling $77.425 million-this represents the seventh largest Roman Catholic clergy sexual abuse settlement in the history of the U.S. Perpetrators of the sexual assaults were not identified.[4][5]

Bishops

Bishops of Wilmington

Thomas Albert Andrew Becker (1868–1886), appointed Bishop of Savannah
Alfred Allen Paul Curtis (1886–1896)
John James Joseph Monaghan (1897–1925)
Edmond John Fitzmaurice (1925–1960), appointed Archbishop ad personam upon retirement in 1960
- Hubert James Cartwright (coadjutor bishop 1956-1958); died before succession
Michael William Hyle (1960–1967; coadjutor bishop 1958-1960)
Thomas Joseph Mardaga (1968–1984)
Robert Edward Mulvee (1985–1995), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Providence and later succeeded to that see
Michael Angelo Saltarelli (1995–2008)
William Francis Malooly (2008–present)

Other priests of the diocese who became bishops

Benjamin Joseph Keiley (priest here 1873-1886), appointed Bishop of Savannah in 1900
James C. Burke, O.P., was Territorial Prelate of Chimbote (1965-1978, being consecrated bishop in 1967) before serving here 1978-1994
John Barres, appointed Bishop of Allentown in 2009 and later Bishop of Rockville Centre

Churches

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
Salesianum School *, Wilmington, DE
Ursuline Academy *, Wilmington, DE

Closed Schools

St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE

References

Notes

The title of the on-line article differs from the title of the article as it appeared in print

Citations

Tangel, Andrew (December 1, 2005). "Death knell may sound for historic farm buildings". The News Journal. pp. B1, B2. Archived from the original on February 22, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2006.
"Coffee Run Mission Site (added 1973 - New Castle County - #73000509)". National Register of Historic Places.
Urbina, Ian (October 19, 2009), Delaware Diocese Files for Bankruptcy in Wake of Abuse Suits, The New York Times, retrieved May 15, 2011
Rowe, Peter (September 10, 2017). "Largest sexual abuse settlements by Roman Catholic institutions in the U.S." The San Diego Union-Tribune.
"Largest Settlements by Total Dollar Amount". Bishop Accountability.

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Official Site
Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Diocese of Wilmington
The Dialog newspaper published by The Diocese

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[2] The title of the on-line article differs from the title of the article as it appeared in print

[TangelA2005-1] Tangel, Andrew (December 1, 2005). "Death knell may sound for historic farm buildings". The News Journal. pp. B1, B2. Archived from the original on February 22, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2006.

[3] "Coffee Run Mission Site (added 1973 - New Castle County - #73000509)". National Register of Historic Places.

[UrbinaI2009-4] Urbina, Ian (October 19, 2009), Delaware Diocese Files for Bankruptcy in Wake of Abuse Suits, The New York Times, retrieved May 15, 2011

[5] Rowe, Peter (September 10, 2017). "Largest sexual abuse settlements by Roman Catholic institutions in the U.S." The San Diego Union-Tribune.

[seventhlargest-6] "Largest Settlements by Total Dollar Amount". Bishop Accountability.

Roman Catholic 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	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington 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 Immaculate Conception Parish, Elkton, MD 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 Immaculate Conception School, Elkton, MD Former College St. Mary's College
Priests	John Barres Benjamin Joseph Keiley
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