List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington explained

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.

The active parishes in the archdiocese are divided here into deaneries.

City Deanery

This list contains parishes in the City of Wilmington in Delaware.^[2]

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes	Organ/piano brand
Downtown Catholic Churches		Cathedral of St. Peter, 500 West St.	Romanesque Revival cathedral dedicated in 1818	Three manual Austin pipe organ
		St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, 600 E Sixth St.	Church dedicated in 1858; listed on NRHP. Now part of Downtown Catholic Churches^[3]
		St. Patrick Church, 1414 N. King St.	Church dedicated in 1882. Now part of Downtown Catholic Churches^[4]
St. Ann		2013 Gilpin Ave.	Founded in 1868, church dedicated in 1887^[5]
St. Anthony of Padua		901 N. Dupont St.	Church dedicated in 1926, listed on NRHP^[6]
St. Elizabeth		809 S. Broom St	Founded in 1907. church dedicated in 1946^[7]	ICS-4000 three manual Peterson pipe organ
St. Hedwig		408 S. Harrison St,	Founded in 1890 for Polish immigrants. Church dedicated in 1905; listed on NRHP^[8]
St. Joseph		1012 French St.	Founded in 1889 as mission for African-Americans, church dedicated in 1947; listed on NRHP^[9]
St. Paul		1010 Ws 4th St,	Founded in 1869 ^[10]
St. Thomas the Apostle		301 N. Bancroft Pkwy.	Founded in 1904, church dedicated in 1928^[11]

Brandywine Deanery

This list contains parishes in Wilmington and other communities in northeastern Delaware.

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes	Organ/piano brand
Holy Child		2500 Naamans Rd, Wilmington	^[12]
Holy Rosary		3200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont	^[13]	Two manual Wicks pipe organ
Immaculate Heart of Mary		4701 Weldin Rd, Wilmington	^[14]	Three manual, digital Classic Master Design Series, Allen organ
St. Helena		602 Philadelphia Pike, Bellefonte	Parish established 1906; current church dedicated 1955^[15]	Two manual Reuter pipe organ
St. Joseph on the Brandywine		10 Old Church Rd, Greenville	Founded in the 1830s for DuPont Company workers, church dedicated in 1841^[16]	Three manual Allen digital computer organ (two organs)
St. Mary Magdalen		7 Sharpley Rd, Fairfax	Founded in 1951, church dedicated in 1967^[17]	Two manual Zimmer pipe organ

Central New Castle Deanery

This list contains parishes in Wilmington, New Castle and other communities in northern Delaware.

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes	Organ/piano brand
Our Lady of Fatima		801 N. Dupont Hwy, New Castle	Founded in 1948, church dedicated in 1965^[18]
St. Catherine of Siena		2503 Centerville Rd, Wilimington	^[19]	Two manual Allen digital computer organ
St. John the Beloved		907 Milltown Rd, Wilmington	Founded in the 1950s, church dedicated in 1976^[20]
St. Mary of the Assumption		7200 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin	Parish founded in the 1960s, with roots going back to the 1790s. Church dedicated in 1965^[21]	Three manual digital Classic Renaissance Allen organ
St. Matthew/Corpus Christi Catholic Churches		St. Matthew Church, 901 E. Newport Pike, Woodcrest	Merged with Corpus Christi Parish^[22]
		Corpus Christi Church, 903 New Rd. Elsmere	Merged with St. Matthew Parish^[23]	Two manual Allen digital computer organ
St. Paul		209 Washington St, Delaware City	Founded in 1883 with roots to 1856. Church dedicated in 1905. Parish also hosts Korean Catholic Community.^[24]
Holy Spirit and St. Peter the Apostle Parish		St. Peter the Apostle Church, 521 Harmony St, New Castle	Founded in early 1800s, church dedicated in 1876. Merged with Holy Spirit Parish in 2016.^[25] ^[26]	Two manual tracker pipe organ
		Holy Spirit Church, 12 Winder Rd, New Castle	Merged with St. Peter the Apostle Parish in 2016	Two manual Allen digital computer organ

Eastern Shore Deanery

This list contains parishes and mission churches in Maryland on Chesapeake Bay.

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes	Organ/piano brand
Our Mother of Sorrows		301 Chesterfield Ave, Centreville	Founded in 1880s, church dedicated in 1932^[27]
		St. Peter Mission Church, 5319 Ocean Gateway, Queenstown	Founded in 1765, church dedicated in 1827. Listed on NRHP; supervised by Our Mother of Sorrows Parish
Sacred Heart		508 High St, Chestertown	^[28]
St. Benedict / St. Elizabeth Catholic Community		St. Benedict Church, 408 Central Ave, Ridgely	Church dedicated in 1896. Now merged with St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish ^[29]
		St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, 108 1st St, Denton	Founded in 1820s, church dedicated around 1831, now merged with St. Benedict Parish	Kawai Piano
St. Christopher		1861 Harbor Dr, Chester	Founded in 1952, church dedicated in 2009^[30]
St. Francis de Sales		535 Riverside Dr, Salisbury	Founded in 1910, church dedicated in 1964^[31]	Three manual Digital Classic Renaissance QUANTUM Allen organ
		Holy Redeemer Mission Church, Bi-State Blvd at Chestnut St, Delmar	Supervised by St. Francis de Sales Parish	Two manual Digital Classic Protege Allen organ
St. Mary - Refuge of Sinners and Star of the Sea		1515 Glasgow St, Cambridge	St. Mary Refuge founded in 1840s, church dedicated in 1974. St. Mary Star founded in 1760, church dedicated in 1872^[32]
Ss. Peter and Paul		7906 Ocean Gateway, Easton	Founded in 1860s, church dedicated in 2005	Three manual Rodgers Pipe organ
		St. Michael Mission Church, 109 Lincoln Ave, St. Michaels	Founded in 1670s, chapel dedicated in 1969. Supervised by Ss. Peter and Paul Parish^[33]	Three manual Rodgers organ

Iron Hill Deanery

This list contains parishes in Newark and other communities in both Maryland and Delaware.

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes	Organ/piano brand
Good Shepherd Parish		Good Shepherd Church, 800 Aiken Ave, Perryville, Maryland	^[34]
		St. Patrick Mission Church, 287 Pleasant Grove Rd, Conowingo	Supervised by Good Shepherd Parish
		St. Agnes Church, 150 S. Queen St, Rising Sun	Merged with Good Shepherd Parish
Holy Family		15 Gender Rd, Newark, Delaware	Founded in 1979^[35]	Two manual Rodgers organ
Immaculate Conception		454 Bow St, Elkton, Maryland	Founded as mission in 1808, dedicated in 1973^[36]
		St. Jude Church, Turkey Point Rd, Rt. 272, North East	Church constructed in 1969, supervised by Immaculate Conception Parish	Two manual Roland Classic organ
Resurrection		3000 Videre Dr, Wilmington	Founded in 1969, church dedicated in 1996^[37]
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton		345 Bear-Christiana Rd, Bear, Delaware	Founded in 1978, church dedicated in 1980^[38]	Three manual Digital Classic Allen Genisys organ
St. John the Baptist / Holy Angels Parish		St. John the Baptist Church, 200 E. Main Street, Newark	Founded as mission in 1868, became parish in 1891, church dedicated in 1971. Merged with Holy Angels Parish
		Holy Angels Church, 82 Possum Park Rd, Newark	Church dedicated in 2004. Merged with St. John the Baptist Parish	Two manual Allen digital computer organ
St. Joseph		371 E. Main St, Middletown, Delaware	Founded in 1880s, church dedicated in 2007^[39]	Three manual Digital Classic Renaissance Allen organ
St. Margaret of Scotland		2431 Frazer Rd, Newark	Founded in 1999, church dedicated in 2007	Two manual Rodgers organ
St. Thomas More Oratory		45 Lovett Ave, Newark	Newman Center at the University of Delaware, founded as personal parish in 1976^[40]

Silver Lake Deanery

This list contains parishes in both Delaware and Maryland, most of them close to Delaware Bay.

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes	Organ/piano brand
Holy Cross		631 S. State St, Dover, Delware	Church dedicated in 1997, clustered with Immaculate Conception Parish^[41]	Three manual Rodgers organ
Immaculate Conception		533 Main St, Marydel, Maryland	Founded in 1914, clustered with Holy Cross Parish.^[42]
St. John the Apostle		506 Seabury Ave, Milford, Delaware	Founded in early 1900s, church dedicated in 1952^[43]	Two manual Allen digital computer organ
		St. Bernadette Mission Church, 109 Dixon St, Harrington, Delaware	Founded in 1912, church dedicated in 1953. Supervised by St. John the Apostle Parish	Two manual Allen digital computer organ
St. Dennis		153 N. Main St, Galena, Maryland	^[44]
St. Polycarp		135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna, Delaware	Founded in 1880s, church dedicated in 1968^[45]	Two manual Allen digital computer organ

Ocean Deanery

This list contains parishes and mission churches in Maryland and Delaware, with most of them on the Atlantic Seaboard.

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes	Organ/piano brand
Holy Name of Jesus		1913 Old Virginia Rd, Pocomoke City, Maryland	^[46]
		St. Elizabeth Mission Church, Old Westover Rd, Westover	Supervised by Holy Name of Jesus Parish	Two manual Roland Classic organ
Our Lady of Lourdes		532 Stein Hwy, Seaford, Delware	Founded in 1945^[47]	Yamaha Keyboard
St. Ann		691 Garfield Pkwy, Bethany Beach, Delaware	Founded as mission in 1955, became parish in 1972 and church dedicated that same year.^[48]	Two manual Allen digital computer organ
		Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Church, 35318 Church Rd, Frankford	^[49]	Kawai Piano
St. Edmond		409 King Charles Ave, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware	Founded in early 1900s, church dedicated in 1940^[50]	Two manual Allen digital computer organ
St. John Neumann		11211 Beauchamp Rd, Berlin, Maryland	^[51]
St. Jude The Apostle		152 Tulip Dr, Lewes, Delaware	Founded in 1959 as a mission church, became parish in 2002, church dedicated in the 1960s^[52]	Three manual Rodgers organ
St. Luke		9903 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, Maryland	Founded in 1985^[53]
St. Mary Star of the Sea / Holy Savior		200 S. Baltimore Ave, Ocean City	^[54]
St. Michael the Archangel /Mary Mother of Peach Parish		St. Michael the Archangel Church, 202 Edward St, Georgetown, Delaware	Founded in 1956, merged with Mary, Mother of Peace Parish in 1986^[55]	Yamaha grand piano
		Mary, Mother of Peace Church, Routes 24 and 5 Oak Orchard, Millsboro, Delaware	Merged with St. Michael the Archangel in 1986	Two manual Digital Classic Renaissance Allen organ

Historic buildings

Name	Image	Location	Description/notes
St. Francis Xavier Shrine (Old Bohemia)		1445 Bohemia Church Rd, Warwick	First church dedicated in 1804, church closed in 1929. Now maintained by an historic society.^[56]
St. Stanislaus Kostka		901 E, 7th St, Wilmington	Founded in 1912 for Polish immigrants, church dedicated in 1913, closed in 2009 ^[57]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parishes. Diocese of Wilmington. May 15, 2020.
2. Web site: Deaneries – Catholic Diocese of Wilmington . 2024-07-16 . en-US.
3. Web site: Saint Mary's Church . 2024-07-16 . Downtown Catholic - Wilmington, DE . en.
4. Web site: Saint Patrick Church . 2024-07-16 . Downtown Catholic - Wilmington, DE . en.
5. Web site: Parish History - St. Ann Parish . 2024-07-16 . www.stannwilmington.com . en-US.
6. Web site: St. Anthony of Padua Photo History .
7. Web site: About . 2024-07-13 . St. Elizabeth Catholic Church . en.
8. Web site: St. Hedwig Church: About Our Parish . 2024-07-13 . www.sthedwigde.org . en.
9. Web site: History . 2024-07-16 . St. Joseph Catholic Church . en.
10. Web site: 150th Anniversary Commemoration . 2024-07-13 . St. Paul's Catholic Church . en.
11. Web site: St. Thomas Parish - Fifty Years of Progress .
12. Web site: Church of the Holy Child . 2024-07-13 . Church of the Holy Child . en.
13. Web site: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Claymont, DE. . 2024-07-16 . www.hrparish.com . en.
14. Web site: Home . 2024-07-16 . www.ihm.org . en.
15. News: Mike Lang . November 9, 2011 . 75 years in Bellefonte: St. Helena's a stabilizing force in community . The Dialog.
16. Web site: St. Joseph on the Brandywine History .
17. Web site: History of St. Mary Magdalen Church .
18. Web site: Our Lady of Fatima Church History .
19. Web site: Home . 2024-07-13 . StCathWilm . en.
20. Web site: St. John the Beloved Church .
21. Web site: History of St. Mary's . 2024-07-15 . St. Mary of the Assumption Parish . en.
22. Web site: Home Pilgrimage 2019 . 2024-07-16 . St. Matthew Church . en.
23. Web site: Parish Staff – Corpus Christi Parish . 2024-07-13 . ccparishwilmington.org.
24. Web site: St. Paul History . 2024-07-15 . www.stpaulsrcchurch.org.
25. Web site: History . 2024-07-15 . St Peter & Holy Spirit Parish . en-US.
26. Web site: About Us . 2024-07-15 . St Peter & Holy Spirit Parish . en-US.
27. Web site: About Our Parish . 2024-07-15 . Our Mother of Sorrows / St Peter the Apostle . en.
28. Web site: Sacred Heart Church .
29. Web site: A Brief History of our Parish .
30. Web site: St. Christopher Church .
31. Web site: HIstory of St. Francis de Sales Church .
32. Web site: About . 2024-07-15 . St. Mary Refuge of Sinners Catholic Church . en.
33. Web site: 2021-09-21 . Saint Michael - St. Michaels Saints Peter & Paul Parish & School . 2024-07-15 . ssppparisheaston.org . en-US.
34. Web site: Good Shepherd Church .
35. Web site: Holy Family Parish ~ Newark, DE . 2024-07-15 . www.holyfamilynewark.org.
36. Web site: Parish History . 2024-07-15 . Immaculate Conception Parish and St. Jude Mission Church . en.
37. Web site: Church of the Resurrection .
38. Web site: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton .
39. Web site: Eckerman . Dakota . History of St. Joseph Parish . 2024-07-15 . St. Joseph Parish . en-GB.
40. Web site: About Us . 2024-07-15 . St. Thomas More Oratory . en-US.
41. Web site: PARISH Home - Empty . 2024-07-15 . Church of the Holy Cross and Holy Cross School . en-GB.
42. Web site: Immaculate Conception Parish - Marydel, Maryland . 2024-07-15 . Immaculate Conception Parish - Marydel, Maryland . en.
43. Web site: About . 2024-07-15 . Mysite . en.
44. Web site: Home page . May 15, 2020 . St. Dennis Catholic Church.
45. Web site: Parish History – Saint Polycarp Church . 2024-07-15 . saintpolycarp.org.
46. Web site: Catholic Holy Name of Jesus, Pocomoke, MD Pocomoke City . 2024-07-15 . Hnjpocomoke . en.
47. Web site: Lourdes . Our Lady of . Our Lady of Lourdes . 2024-07-15 . Our Lady of Lourdes . en-US.
48. Web site: Parish of St. Ann – Parish of St. Ann . 2024-07-16 . en-US.
49. Web site: 2024-07-15 . Parish of St. Ann – Bethany Beach, DE . 2024-07-16 . en-US.
50. Web site: Parish History . 2024-07-15 . www.stedmond.org . en.
51. Web site: St. John Neumann Catholic Church . 2024-07-15 . St. John Neumann Catholic Church . en.
52. Web site: Parish History . 2024-07-15 . St. Jude The Apostle Catholic Church . en.
53. Web site: Parish History . 2024-07-15 . St. Luke Catholic Parish . en.
54. Web site: Home page . May 15, 2020 . St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church.
55. Web site: Our Roman Catholic Church . 2024-07-16 . www.smammop.com . en.
56. Web site: St. Francis Xavier Shrine/Mission . 2024-07-16 . StFranBo . en.
57. "History of St.Stanislaus Kostka Church", 75th Anniversary Celebration of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilmington, Delaware
58. Web site: Learn more about the History of St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Delaware . 2024-07-16 . St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church . en-US.