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Bishop-elect William Koenig
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has named the Rev. Monsignor William Edward Koenig, vicar for clergy for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, as the 10th Bishop of Wilmington.
The appointment was announced April 30 in Washington, D.C., by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Bishop-elect Koenig (pronounced Kay-nig) follows the Most Rev. W. Francis Malooly, who has served as bishop of the Catholic community of Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore since 2008.
Born Aug. 17, 1956, in Queens, N.Y., Koenig grew up in East Meadow, N.Y. where he and his family were parishioners of St. Raphael’s Church. He attended St. Raphael’s Elementary School; St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary in Uniondale, N.Y.; Cathedral College in Douglaston, N.Y.; and the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, N.Y. After ordination, he also attended Fordham University, where he r
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Left: Bishop W. Francis Malooly at the Vatican in December 2019 (CNS/Paul Haring). Right: Msgr. William Koenig in Rockville Centre, New York, in January 2019 (CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz).
WILMINGTON, Del More than two years after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware, is stepping down.
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of President Joe Biden s 77-year-old bishop April 30 and named Msgr. William Koenig, vicar for clergy for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, to succeed him.
The changes were announced in Washington by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United States.
Malooly, a native of Baltimore, has led the diocese of Delaware and Maryland s Eastern Shore since 2008 and celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood in 2020.
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Wilmington bishop retires; pope names N.Y. priest to succeed him
Pope Francis greets Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Del., during a meeting with U.S. bishops during their ad limina visits to the Vatican, Dec. 3, 2019. It was announced April 30, 2021, that Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Malooly and has appointed Mgr. William E. Koenig of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., as the bishop of Wilmington. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
By Joseph P. Owens • Catholic News Service • Posted April 30, 2021
WILMINGTON, Del. (CNS) More than two years after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Bishop William F. Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware, is stepping down.
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