Join us for Holy Mass
for the Ascension of the Lord,
​May 16 at 9:30 am

Watch the April 30 Press Conference
introducing Bishop-elect Koenig


​An Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, 
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. 
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. 
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, 
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.

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Pope Francis names 
Monsignor William E. Koenig
Tenth Bishop of Wilmington

On Friday, April 30, 2021, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, named the Reverend Monsignor William Edward Koenig, Vicar for Clergy for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington.  He will follow  the Most Reverend W. Francis Malooly, who has served as the leader of the Catholic Church in Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore since 2008.  In accordance with canon law, Bishop Malooly offered his resignation to the Holy Father when he turned 75 years of age on January 18, 2019.

2021 Mass Intentions Book Now Open

Our 2021 Mass Intentions Book is now open. Please see the below information sheet and request form.

Stay in touch with the Cathedral

During this time when we are unable to gather together in our beautiful cathedral church, please be sure that we can stay in touch:
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  • We will continue live-streaming Sunday Mass each weekend on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am from the Cathedral at the diocese's YouTube channel. Click this button to go to the diocese's YouTube page. Be sure to "subscribe" and click the bell icon to be notified when the diocese goes live.
About Us
Nourished by the Eucharist, our mission is to continue to reach out to the needy, to embrace our school children and their families, to serve seniors, and to love one another in imitation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cathedral School
Administered by the Daughters of Charity, who view education as a freeing process, the Cathedral School provides an atmosphere that speaks the Gospel Message and responds to the needs of society.
​200 Years of Catholic Presence in Wilmington,  Delaware**
"​Most histories tell us that the first Masses in Wilmington were celebrated in the 1790/s when French refugees arrived from Haiti.  But Catholicism had made its appearance a decade earlier than that during the Revolutionary War.   French Soldiers in 1782 were billeted in the Wilmington Academy, roughly where the Grand Opera House now is.  Catholic army chaplains said Mass there. 
The Very Reverend Joseph W. McQuaide, IV ​
named Rector of the Cathedral of Saint Peter
and ​Pastor of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception
and Saint Patrick Parishes
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“Mission is never the fruit of a perfectly planned program or a well-organized manual. Mission is always the fruit of a life which knows what it is to be found and healed, encountered and forgiven. Mission is born of a constant experience of God’s merciful anointing.”​  Pope Francis
The Cathedral of St. Peter
W 6th St & N West St,
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 654-5920
Fax: (302) 654-3197
office@downtowncatholic.com
Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday: 4:00pm (Cathedral Church)
Sunday: 9:30am (Cathedral Church)

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