The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the eastern United States and is comprised of the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is led by a prelate bishop which serves as pastor of the motherchurch, Cathedral of Saint Peter in the City of Wilmington. Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... Look up prelate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Main article: Minister of religion A pastor is the head minister or priest of a Christian church. ... A motherchurch or mother church in Christianity is used in three forms. ... Flag Seal Motto: A Place To Be Somebody Location Coordinates , Government County New Castle County incorporated 1739 Mayor James M. Baker (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 44. ...

The first Roman Catholic mission in Delaware was established in 1804 by Rev. Patrck Kenney on the site of the Coffee Run Cemetery in Mill Creek, Delaware. The mission appears on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] The diocese was canonically erected on March 3, 1868 by Pope Pius IX. It took its territories from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the then Diocese of Philadelphia, and also received the 2 eastern-shore counties of Virginia, thus extending all the way down the Delmarva peninsula. The Virginia part was returned to the Diocese of Richmond in 1974, leaving the Diocese of Wilmington with all of Delaware and the 9 eastern-shore counties of Maryland. The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Pius IX, born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti (May 13, 1792 – February 7, 1878), was Pope for a record pontificate (not counting the Apostle St. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. ... As of 2003, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania. ...

Notes

1. ^ Tangel, Andrew, "Death knell may sound for historic farm buildings", The News Journal, 1 December 2005, pp. B1–B2. Retrieved on 8 June 2006. Note: the title of the on-line article differs from the title of the article as it appeared in print

The Delaware News-Journal (also known as The News Journal) is a Wilmington, Delaware newspaper. ...

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
• Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the Diocese of Wilmington