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President Joe Biden departs after attending Mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Pope Francis has selected a new leader for Delaware’s Catholics. On July 13, William Koenig will replace Bishop Francis Malooly, who led the Diocese of Wilmington serving all of Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore since 2008.
Koenig, 64, most recently worked as Vicar for Clergy for the Diocese of Rockville Centre in Long Island, New York. Prior to that, he worked as Rector at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre.
Bishop-elect William Koenig will take over the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington in July. (courtesy Diocese of Wilmington)