Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Metro Manila, Philippines which comprises Malabon, Navotas, and the southern portion of Caloocan.

Diocese of Kalookan

Dioecesis Kalookana

Diyosesis ng Kalookan
Diócesis de Caloocan
Catholic
Caloocan Cathedral
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Kalookan
Coat of arms
Location
Country Philippines
Territory
Ecclesiastical provinceManila
MetropolitanManila
Coordinates14°35′9″N 120°58′22″E
Statistics
Area55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
2,289,649
2,060,684[1] (90%)
Parishes31 parishes (29 full-fledged parishes and 2 quasi-parishes)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 28, 2003
CathedralCathedral of St. Roch
Patron saintSaint Roch
Secular priests37
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPablo Virgilio David
Metropolitan ArchbishopJose Advincula
Vicar GeneralJeronimo Ma. J. Cruz
Bishops emeritusDeogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.
Website
Diocese of Kalookan
Statistics from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

History

The Diocese was created by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 2003 through his apostolic letter Quoniam Quaelibet[2]. The diocese was canonically erected on August 22, 2003, with the installation of its first bishop, Deogracias S. Iñiguez, then Bishop of Iba, Zambales. Upon Iñiguez's resignation on January 25, 2013, Antipolo Auxiliary Bishop Francisco M. De Leon was named Apostolic Administrator of the diocese. On October 14, 2015, Pope Francis named Pablo Virgilio S. David, auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando in Pampanga, as the second bishop of Kalookan and installed on January 2, 2016

Statistics

There were about 1,220,000 people in the diocese as of December 2005, 89 percent of them, or 1,090,000, baptized Catholics. The average number of baptisms in a year between the years 2003-05 was 680. There are 36 diocesan and religious priests serving 26 parishes. The two prominent Christian religions in the diocese next to Catholicism are the Philippine Independent Church (IFI, Aglipayan) and Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ).

Ordinaries
BishopPeriod in OfficeCoat of Arms
1.Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.2003 - 2013
2.File:Bishop Pablo Virgilio S. David.jpgPablo Virgilio S. David2015 - Present

See also

References
  1. "Kalookan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. "Ecclesiastical Decree of the Creation of the Diocese of Kalookan" (PDF).
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