William Edward Koenig

William Edward Koenig (born August 17, 1956) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Wilmington since 2021.

[3] In 1989, Koenig became diocesan director of vocations at the cathedral residence of the Immaculate Conception in Douglaston, New York, helping in the formation of seminarians.

[2][5][3] Koenig was consecrated by Archbishop William E. Lori on July 13, 2021, at the Church of St. Elizabeth in Wilmington, Delaware, with Bishops Barres and W. Francis Malooly serving as co-consecrators.

Some American prelates have said that they would refuse communion to Biden due to his support for abortion rights for women and same-sex marriage.

In March 2023, Koenig expressed his opposition to a proposed bill in the Delaware House of Representatives that would require priests to report admission of sexual abuse crimes to police.