Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
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The Episcopal Diocese of Delaware is one of 108 diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

s making up the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It consists of 38 congregations or Parishes in an area the same as the State
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

. The diocese is led by a bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 and staff and provides episcopal supervision and some administrative assistance for its parishes.

The current bishop, the tenth Bishop of Delaware, is the Right Reverend Wayne P. Wright, who was consecrated bishop June 20, 1998, and succeeded the Rt. Rev. C. Cabell Tennis upon the latter's retirement. The diocesan offices are located in Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

, Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

, at the Cathedral Church of Saint John.

History

The Episcopal Diocese of Delaware dates its foundation to 1785, the first time a delegation was sent representing the diocese to the General Convention. The Rev. Charles Wharton, a converted Roman Catholic priest
Priest
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, presided over the first state convention on September 26, 1786, at which it was decided to form a wholly separate diocese from that of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America encompassing the counties of Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester and Delaware in the state of Pennsylvania....

 or the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland forms part of Province 3 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It is made up of the northern and central Maryland counties of Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington...

, but under the episcopal supervision of the Bishop of Pennsylvania. It is one of the nine original Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
The Episcopal Church is governed by a General Convention and consists of 100 dioceses in the United States proper, plus ten dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories and the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, which is similar to a diocese....

.

Bishops of Delaware

# Bishop of Delaware born Installation Retirement Died Notes
2 The Rt. Rev. William White
William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania)
The Most Reverend William White was the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA , the first Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania , and the second United States Senate Chaplain...

1748 February 4, 1787 May 10, 1828 1836 Bishop of Pennsylvania
21 The Rt. Rev. Henry Ustick Onderdonk 1807 May 10, 1828 October 12, 1841 April 12, 1887 Assistant Bishop of Pennsylvania
Provisional Bishop of Delaware
38 The Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee
Alfred Lee (bishop)
Alfred Lee was an American Episcopal bishop. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard in 1827, and after three years practicing law in New London, Connecticut, he studied for the ministry, graduating from the General Theological Seminary, New York, in 1837...

1807 October 12, 1841 April 12, 1887 April 12, 1887 died in office as Presiding Bishop
146 The Rt. Rev. Leighton Coleman
Leighton Coleman
Leighton Coleman was an American clergyman of the Episcopal Church. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated at the General Theological Seminary ....

1837 October 18, 1888 December 1, 1907 December 1, 1907 died in office
239 The Rt. Rev. Frederick Joseph Kinsman
Frederick Joseph Kinsman
Frederick Joseph Kinsman was an American Roman Catholic church historian who had formerly been a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church. From 1908 to 1919 he was Episcopal Bishop of Delaware.-Life:Kinsman was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, and at Keble College, Oxford...

1868 October 28, 1908 October 1919 July 1944 resigned and became a Roman Catholic
311 The Rt. Rev. Philip Cook 1875 October 14, 1920 March 25, 1938 March 25, 1938 died in office
414 The Rt. Rev. Arthur Raymond McKinstry 1894 February 17, 1939 December 31, 1954 December 25, 1991
526 The Rt. Rev. John Brooke Mosley 1915 January 1, 1955 October 1, 1968 March 4, 1988
628 The Rt. Rev. William Henry Mead 1921 November 15, 1968 February 25, 1974 February 25, 1974 died in office
705 The Rt. Rev. William Hawley Clark 1919 May 18, 1975 December 31, 1985 March 7, 1997
683 The Rt. Rev. Quintin Ebenezer Primo, Jr. 1913 January 1, 1986 November 8, 1986 January 15, 1998 interim bishop
816 The Rt. Rev. Calvin Cabell Tennis 1932 November 9, 1986 December 31, 1997
941 The Rt. Rev. Wayne Parker Wright June 21, 1998

Parishes

This list includes all the active parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware and the historical parishes will gradually be added.

Kent County

Founded Name address town Rector status closed
1703 Christ Church, Dover, South State and Water Street Dover
Dover, Delaware
The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...

The Rev. Celeste O. Cox Rector
1704 Christ Church, Milford 200 Church Street Milford
Milford, Delaware
Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 9,559....

The Rev. James L. White Rector
1889 St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Bridgeville, Delaware) 114 Delaware Avenue Bridgeville
Bridgeville, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,436 people, 570 households, and 381 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,768.6 people per square mile . There were 636 housing units at an average density of 783.3 per square mile...

supply
1868 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Camden Old North Road at West St. Camden
Camden, Delaware
Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,464 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Camden is located at ....

1740 St. Peter's Church, Smyrna 22 North Union Street Smyrna
Smyrna, Delaware
Smyrna is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area...

The Rev. Mark C. Sullivan Rector
1868 St. Stephen's Church 190 Raughley Hill Road Harrington
Harrington, Delaware
Harrington is a city in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Harrington hosts the annual Delaware State Fair each July...

The Rev. John Desaulniers in charge

New Castle County

Founded Name address town Rector status closed
1851 Church of the Ascension 3717 Philadelphia Pike Claymont
Claymont, Delaware
Claymont is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 9,220 at the 2000 census.-History:...

The Rev. Dr. James Morris interim
1855 Calvary Church, Hillcrest 304 Lore Avenue
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly. Brandywine Hundred is a commonly used colloquial name for this area...

Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The Rev. J.R.Keith Hudson interim
1855 Cathedral Church of St. John Concord Avenue & Market Street Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The V. Rev. William B. Lane interim
1848 Christ Church, Christiana Hundred Buck Road at Route 100
Christiana Hundred
Christiana Hundred
Christiana Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

Greenville
Greenville, Delaware
Greenville is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 2,326 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Greenville is located at ....

The Rev. Ruth Lawson Kirk Rector
1848 Christ Church, Delaware City 222 Clinton Street Delaware City
Delaware City, Delaware
Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2010 census. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the ferry to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.-Geography:Delaware City is...

The Rev. Dr. R. John Brockmann Rector
1836 Grace Church, Brandywine Hundred 4900 Concord Pike
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly. Brandywine Hundred is a commonly used colloquial name for this area...

Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The Rev. Anna M. Wade Rector
1884 Immanuel
Immanuel
Immanuel or Emmanuel or Imanu'el . It is a theophoric name used in the Bible in and...

 Church, Highlands
2400 West 17th Street Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

Rector
1689 Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green
Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green
Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green is a historic church in New Castle, Delaware, listed as a contributing property in the New Castle Historic District. The church is situated near the center of New Castle at the northeast end of the Green, or town common, making it a prominent local landmark...

2nd and Harmony Streets New Castle
New Castle, Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351...

The Rev. John Stonesifer interim
1952 Church of the Nativity 206 Sykes Road, Manor Park New Castle
New Castle, Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351...

The Rev. Margaret Kay Ashby in charge
1958 St. Albans Church, Brandywine Hundred 913 Wilson Road
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly. Brandywine Hundred is a commonly used colloquial name for this area...

Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The Rev. Roy Tripp Rector
1829
1996
Episcopal Church of Sts. Andrew
Andrew
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 & Matthew
Matthew the Evangelist
Matthew the Evangelist was, according to the Bible, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the four Evangelists.-Identity:...

719 Shipley Street Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The Rev. Canon Lloyd Casson Rector
1705 St. Anne's Episcopal Church (Middletown, Delaware)
St. Anne's Episcopal Church (Middletown, Delaware)
St. Anne's Episcopal Church is a historic parish in Middletown, Delaware, that was created in 1705. The present parish church is located at 15 E. Green Street, while Old St. Anne's Church and its graveyard are located at 105 Old Saint Anne’s Church Road in Middletown. On March 7, 1973, Old St....

15 E. Green Street Middletown
Middletown, Delaware
Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 18,871.-Geography:Middletown is located at with an elevation of ....

The Rev. Dr. JoAnn Barker Rector
1890 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 2800 Duncan Road
Mill Creek Hundred
Mill Creek Hundred
Mill Creek Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The Rev. Robert Broesler Rector
1954 St. David’s Episcopal Church
Web Site
2320 Grubb Road
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly. Brandywine Hundred is a commonly used colloquial name for this area...

Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The Rev. Brad Hinton Rector
1714 St. James Episcopal Church, Mill Creek (Stanton, Delaware)
St. James Episcopal Church, Mill Creek (Stanton, Delaware)
St. James Episcopal Church, Mill Creek, also known as St. James Church or St. James Church, Stanton, is an historic church located at 2106 St. James Church Road, in Stanton, Mill Creek Hundred, near Wilmington, Delaware. In 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as St. James...

2106 St. James Church Road
Stanton, Mill Creek Hundred
Mill Creek Hundred
Mill Creek Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The Rev. James Bimbi Rector
1855 St. James Church, Newport 2 South Augustine Street
Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...

Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The Rev. Sarah L. J. Nelson Rector
1964 St. Nicholas’ Episcopal Church 10 Old Newark Road
White Clay Hundred
White Clay Hundred
White Clay Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly, and while their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they presently have no meaningful use or...

Newark
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...

The Rev. Dr. Barbara Duncan Pastor
1842 St. Thomas
Thomas the Apostle
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's Parish
276 South College Avenue Newark
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...

The Rev. Paul Gennett Rector
1830 Trinity
Trinity
The Christian doctrine of the Trinity defines God as three divine persons : the Father, the Son , and the Holy Spirit. The three persons are distinct yet coexist in unity, and are co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial . Put another way, the three persons of the Trinity are of one being...

 Parish
1108 N. Adams Street (at Delaware Avenue) Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The Rev. Patricia A. Bird Interim Rector
1791 Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes)
Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes)
Holy Trinity Church, also known as Old Swedes is a church in Wilmington, Delaware that is a National Historic Landmark. It was dedicated on July 4, 1699.-History:...

606 Church Street Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...

The Rev. Patricia A. Bird Interim Rector

Sussex County

Founded Name address town Rector status closed
1886 All Saints’ Church, Delmar Tenth and Grove Streets Delmar
Delmar, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,407 people, 542 households, and 344 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,498.9 people per square mile . There were 595 housing units at an average density of 633.9 per square mile...

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1892 All Saints’ Church 18 Olive Avenue Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Rehoboth Beach is a city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population is 1,327, a decrease of 11.2% from 2000...

The Rev. Max Wolf Rector
1771 Christ Church Broad Creek Laurel
Laurel, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,668 people, 1,389 households, and 957 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,215.9 people per square mile . There were 1,561 housing units at an average density of 943.0 per square mile...

The Rev. Howard Backus Rector
St. George's Chapel Beaver Dam Road
Indian River Hundred
Indian River Hundred
Indian River Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Indian River Hundred was formed in 1706 from Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred. Its primary community is Angola.-References:...

Milton
Milton, Delaware
Milton is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. The population was 2,576 at the 2010 census, an increase of 55.5% over the previous decade. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area. Delaware Route 5 passes through Milton.- History :Located at the head of...

The Rev. Max Wolf Rector
1728 St. John the Baptist Church 307 Federal Street Milton
Milton, Delaware
Milton is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. The population was 2,576 at the 2010 census, an increase of 55.5% over the previous decade. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area. Delaware Route 5 passes through Milton.- History :Located at the head of...

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1835 St. Luke's Church 202 North Street Seaford
Seaford, Delaware
Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the city is 6,928, an increase of 3.4% from the 2000 census...

The Rev. Jeanne W. Kirby-Coladonato Rector
1848 St. Mark's Church State and Ellis Streets Millsboro
Millsboro, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,360 people, 1,045 households, and 619 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,367.9 people per square mile . There were 1,153 housing units at an average density of 668.3 per square mile...

The Rev. David J. Archibald Rector
1940 St. Martha’s Episcopal Church Maplewood & Pennsylvania Avenue Bethany Beach
Bethany Beach, Delaware
Bethany Beach is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the town is 1,060; however, during the summer months some 15,000 more populate the town as vacationers...

1947 St. Martin’s in the Field Church 75 West Church Street Selbyville
Selbyville, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,645 people, 615 households, and 439 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,176.9 people per square mile . There were 664 housing units at an average density of 475.1 per square mile...

The Rev. David J. Archibald Rector
1868 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Delaware) Pine and Academy Streets Georgetown
Georgetown, Delaware
Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade...

Rector
1708 St. Peter's Church, Lewes Second and Market Streets Lewes
Lewes, Delaware
Lewes is an incorporated city in Sussex County, Delaware, USA, on the Delmarva Peninsula. According to the 2010 census, the population is 2,747, a decrease of 6.3% from 2000....

The Rev. Jeffrey A. Ross Rector
1834 St. Philip’s Episcopal Church 600 South Central Avenue Laurel
Laurel, Delaware
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,668 people, 1,389 households, and 957 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,215.9 people per square mile . There were 1,561 housing units at an average density of 943.0 per square mile...

The Rev. Howard Backus Rector

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