Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan

Coordinates: 14°35′9″N 120°58′22″E / 14.58583°N 120.97278°E / 14.58583; 120.97278
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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
Cathedral of St. Roch
Patron saintSaint Roch
Secular priests40
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 gcatholic.org

The 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.

History

The Diocese was created by Pope

Archdiocese of San Fernando
in Pampanga, as the second bishop of Kalookan and installed on January 2, 2016.

Statistics

As of 2021, there are approximately 1,330,840 people in the diocese, with ~89% of them (~1,184,000) being baptized Catholics, and there are 76 priests (40 diocesan and 36 religious) serving 31 parishes.

Philippine Independent Church (IFI, Aglipayan) and Iglesia ni Cristo
(Church of Christ).

Ordinaries

Bishop Period in Office Coat of Arms
1. Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. 2003 - 2013
2. File:Bishop Pablo Virgilio S. David.jpg Pablo Virgilio S. David 2015 - Present

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Kalookan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Archived from the original on 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  2. ^ "Ecclesiastical Decree of the Creation of the Diocese of Kalookan" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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