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The Diocese of Wilmington (Latin: Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory – or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the eastern United States. The diocese comprises the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore Region of Maryland.
The Basilica Shrine of St. Mary is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church located in Wilmington, North Carolina, [2] in the Diocese of Raleigh. It was included as a contributing property in the Wilmington Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [3]
Diocese of Wilmington in red. This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. The diocese covers the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore region of Maryland. [1] The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington, Delaware.
St. Joseph on the Brandywine, originally Saint Joseph's Church until St. Joseph's Church – Wilmington was built in 1947, is a parish of the Catholic Church in Greenville, Delaware, United States, in the Diocese of Wilmington. It is a historic parish church complex and national historic district located on Old Church Road. Since 2002 its old ...
The dome on the center tower replaced an original wooden belfry and smaller dome destroyed by fire in March 1966. The parochial Catholic school, St. Mary's, was built on the adjacent property in 1866. St. Mary's parish became part of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington at its inception in 1868.
St. Joseph's was founded by the Josephites, who established community services for the Wilmington African-American community dating from the late-1880s. It later changed hands, ending up with the Franciscans, who relinquished administration in Fall 2020 to the Diocese of Wilmington. [2]
Saint Thomas Preservation Hall, in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Saint Thomas Preservation Hall is a historic former Catholic church and Gothic revival style building located in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. It is currently a wedding and arts venue.
In 1868, Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Wilmington. This action prompted the new diocese to prepare Saint Peter's for consecration as a cathedral.Starting in 1870, the diocese added frescoes, a marble baptistery, three altars, a chancel railing, a barrel-domed roof, and a bishop's cathedra to the church.