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List Of Churches In The Roman Catholic Diocese Of Wilmington
This is a list of current and former Roman Catholicism in the United States, Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. The diocese covers the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Peter (Wilmington, Delaware), Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington, Delaware. Delaware Wilmington New Castle County (other than Wilmington) Kent and Sussex Counties Eastern Shore of Maryland References {{Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Lists of churches in the United States by diocese, Wilmington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Wilmington
The Diocese of Wilmington ( la, Dioecesis Wilmingtoniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the eastern United States and comprises the entire state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland (i.e. the parts of the Delmarva Peninsula not in Virginia: the nine Maryland counties included here are Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester). The Diocese of Wilmington is one of four Catholic dioceses in the United States to have territory in more than one federal entity; the Diocese of Gallup and the Diocese of Norwich each span two states while the Archdiocese of Washington spans Washington, D.C. and five counties of Maryland. On Thursday, April 30, 2021, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop William Francis Malooly and appointed William Edward Koenig as his successor. History Rev. Patrick Kenney established the first Roman Catholic mission in Delaware was in 1804 on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Pauls Del City DE
ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy and theology by St. Thomas Aquinas * St or St., abbreviation of "State", especially in the name of a college or university Businesses and organizations Transportation * Germania (airline) (IATA airline designator ST) * Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, abbreviated as State Transport * Sound Transit, Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Washington state, US * Springfield Terminal Railway (Vermont) (railroad reporting mark ST) * Suffolk County Transit, or Suffolk Transit, the bus system serving Suffolk County, New York Other businesses and organizations * Statstjänstemannaförbundet, or Swedish Union of Civil Servants, a trade union * The Secret Team, an alleged covert alliance between the CIA and American industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgetown, Delaware
Georgetown is a town and the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade. Georgetown is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Second county seat Lewes, sited on the Delaware Bay, was designated as the first county seat. It was the first colony in Delaware, founded by the Dutch in 1631, and it remained the only significant European settlement in the region for some time. When English colonist William Penn organized the three southern counties of Pennsylvania, which are now Delaware, Lewes was the natural choice for the location of the Sussex County's Seat of Justice. Sussex County was not well defined until after 1760, following resolution of a dispute between William Penn's family and Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore after intervention from the Crown. This dispute over borders had delayed discussion over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankford, Delaware
Frankford is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 847 at the 2010 census, an increase of 18.6% over the previous decade. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Located on U.S. Route 113, Frankford, was founded in 1808 and incorporated in 1937. The town was named Frankford Village in 1848 upon the acquisition of a post office. The establishment of the Pennsylvania Railroad brought a hotel, commercial establishments and an opera house to make Frankford a thriving commercial and cultural center. Today, the town is a mere shadow of that golden era with just a handful of thriving businesses. Frankford has a Family Diner that is known for its French Toast. The Capt. Ebe Chandler House (1880) was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Transportation Road is the primary method of travel to and from Frankford. U.S. Route 113 is the only significant highway serving the town, extendin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dover, Delaware
Dover () is the capital and second-largest city of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover, DE, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia– Wilmington– Camden, PA– NJ–DE– MD, Combined Statistical Area. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in Kent, England (for which Kent County is named). As of 2010, the city had a population of 36,047. Etymology The city is named after Dover, Kent, in England. First recorded in its Latinised form of ''Portus Dubris'', the name derives from the Brythonic word for waters (''dwfr'' in Middle Welsh). The same element is present in the town's French (Douvres) and Modern Welsh (Dofr) forms. History Dover was founded as the court town for newly established Kent County in 1683 by William Penn, the proprietor of the territory generally known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. It is part of the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bethany Beach, South Bethany and Fenwick Island are popularly known as "The Quiet Resorts". Contributing to Bethany Beach's reputation as a "quiet" place is the presence of Delaware Seashore State Park immediately to the north of the town. Despite its small size, Bethany Beach contains the usual attractions of a summer seaside resort, including the short Joseph Olson Boardwalk, a broad, sandy beach, motels, restaurants, and vacation homes. Because Bethany Beach does not sit on a barrier island, residential areas continue some distance to the west of the town's limits. Geography Bethany Beach is located at (38.5395564, −75.0551807). The town is bordered to the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Castle, Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The city is located six miles (10 km) south of Wilmington and is situated on the Delaware River. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 5,285. History New Castle was originally settled by the Dutch West India Company in 1651 under the leadership of Peter Stuyvesant on the site of a former aboriginal village, "Tomakonck" ("Place of the Beaver"), to assert their claim to the area based on a prior agreement with the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. The Dutch originally named the settlement Fort Casimir, but this was changed to Fort Trinity (Swedish: ''Trefaldighet'') following its seizure by the colony of New Sweden on Trinity Sunday, 1654. The Dutch conquered the entire colony of New Sweden the following year and rechristened the fort Nieuw-Amstel ("New Amstel", after the Amstel). This marked the end of the Swedish colony in Delaware as an official entity, but it remained a semi-autonomous unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark, Delaware
Newark ( )Not as in Newark, New Jersey. is a small city in New Castle County, Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located west-southwest of Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington. According to the 2010 United States Census, 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is home to the University of Delaware. History Newark was founded by Scots-Irish American, Scots-Irish and Welsh people, Welsh settlers in 1694. The town was officially established when it received a charter from George II of Great Britain in 1758. Schools have played a significant role in the history of Newark. A grammar school, founded by Francis Alison in 1743, moved from New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, New London, Pennsylvania to Newark in 1765, becoming the Newark Academy. Among the first graduates of the school were three signers of the Declaration of Independence (United States), Declaration of Independence: George Read (signer), George Read, Thomas McKe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and climate Middletown is located at (39.4495560, –75.7163207) with an elevation of . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.16% is water. Infrastructure Transportation The Delaware Route 1 toll road passes along the east edge of Middletown, and the town has a signed exit at Odessa for Delaware Route 299. The U.S. Route 301 toll road is just west and north of Middletown, serving the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the southwest. US 301 has exits for Middletown at DE 299 west of town and Delaware Route 71 north of town. DE 71 passes north–south through Middletown on Broad Street and heads north to the Summit Bridge and south to Townsend and U.S. Route 13. DE 299 passes east–west through Middletown on Main Street. Delaware Route 15, a rural road, is concurrent with DE 299 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liftwood, Delaware
Liftwood is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ..., United States. Liftwood is located southwest of the intersection of Shipley Road and Weldin Road, northeast of Wilmington. References Unincorporated communities in New Castle County, Delaware Unincorporated communities in Delaware {{Delaware-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockessin, Delaware
Hockessin () is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 13,527 at the 2010 census. History Hockessin came into existence as a little village in 1688 when several families settled in the area. The village was named after the Lenape word ''hokes'', meaning good bark or good bark hill. There is a second and more likely origin for the name. While the word Hockessin does look like a Native American word, the name Hockessin did not show up on any early maps until many years after the Hockessin Meeting House was built and what is now the Village of Hockessin was never settled by the Native Americans, while they did have a hunting camp nearby. There was no town name Hockessin and the area was referred to as Mill Creek Hundred. The actual name is believed to be derived from one of the first settled properties which was named Occasion and settled by William Cox in 1726 and also the location of the first Quaker meetings in the area be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenville, Delaware
Greenville is a bedroom community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, and a suburb of Wilmington. The population was 2,326 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Greenville as a census-designated place (CDP). The community is also home to the private residence of Joe Biden, the current president of the United States, and many Du Pont family descendants. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.73%) is water. The Census Bureau definition of the area may not precisely correspond to the local understanding of the community. Demographics At the 2010 census there were 2,326 people, 1,076 households, and 654 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,395 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.7% White, 4.8% African American, 7.2% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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