Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church covering the state of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore, overseen by a bishop and centered at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
ecclesiastical territory ⓘ
belongsToConference United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
cathedralLocatedIn Wilmington, Delaware ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
coversRegion Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ
State of Delaware ⓘ
linked to: Delaware
dateEstablished 1868-03-03 ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Baltimore ⓘ
establishedBy Pope Pius IX ⓘ
governedAccordingTo Code of Canon Law ⓘ
governedBy bishop ⓘ
hasBishop William Edward Koenig ⓘ
William Francis Malooly ⓘ
hasCathedral Cathedral of Saint Peter ⓘ
hasCathedralStatus mother church of the diocese ⓘ
hasCathedralTitle Cathedral of Saint Peter in Wilmington ⓘ
hasClericalStructure charitable institutions ⓘ
missions ⓘ
parishes ⓘ
schools ⓘ
hasCurrentBishop William Edward Koenig ⓘ
hasDenominationalAffiliation Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalRank diocese ⓘ
hasEmeritusBishop William Francis Malooly ⓘ
hasJurisdiction pastoral care of Catholics in Delaware ⓘ
pastoral care of Catholics on Maryland's Eastern Shore ⓘ
hasJurisdictionType diocesan ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasPatronSaint Saint Peter ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Peter
hasSeeCity Wilmington, Delaware ⓘ
hasTerritorialExtent all counties of Delaware ⓘ
nine counties of Maryland's Eastern Shore ⓘ
hasType suffragan diocese ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.cdow.org ⓘ
isPartOf Catholic Church in Delaware ⓘ
Catholic Church in Maryland ⓘ
locatedIn Delaware ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Baltimore ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
subordinateTo Holy See ⓘ
suiIurisChurch Latin Church ⓘ
territoryTakenFrom Archdiocese of Baltimore ⓘ
Diocese of Philadelphia ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware → ownedBy → Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware → operatedBy → Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington → isMetropolitanSeeFor → Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
Ursuline Academy (Wilmington, Delaware) → affiliation → Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington → isPartOf → Catholic Church in Delaware ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
Cathedral Cemetery → ownedBy → Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
Cathedral Cemetery → maintainedBy → Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
Holy Rosary Catholic Church → affiliation → Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
St. Helena’s Catholic Church → isPartOf → Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
St. Helena’s Catholic Church → governingBody → Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
St. Mary of the Assumption Church → hasAffiliation → Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
St. Joseph on the Brandywine Parish → locatedInJurisdiction → Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
St. Joseph on the Brandywine Church → diocese → Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
Ecclesiastical Province of Baltimore → hasSuffraganDiocese → Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
Province of Baltimore → hasSuffraganDiocese → Diocese of Wilmington ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington