Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Kalookan
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan
Roman Catholic diocese in the Philippines
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.
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Diocese of Kalookan Dioecesis Kalookana Diyosesis ng Kalookan Diócesis de Caloocan | |
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| Catholic | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Manila |
| Metropolitan | Manila |
| Coordinates | 14°35′9″N 120°58′22″E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,289,649 2,060,684[1] (90%) |
| Parishes | 31 parishes (29 full-fledged parishes and 2 quasi-parishes) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 28, 2003 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Roch |
| Patron saint | Saint Roch |
| Secular priests | 40 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pablo Virgilio David |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Advincula |
| Vicar General | Jeronimo Ma. J. Cruz |
| Bishops emeritus | Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Kalookan | |
| Statistics from gcatholic.org | |
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 Archdiocese of San Fernando in Pampanga, as the second bishop of Kalookan and installed on January 2, 2016.
As of 2021[update], 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.[1] The average number of baptisms in a year between the years 2003-05 was 680.[citation needed] 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).
| Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | ||
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| 1. | Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. | 2003 - 2013 | ||
| 2. | Pablo Virgilio S. David | 2015 - Present | ||
- "Kalookan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Archived from the original on 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- "Ecclesiastical Decree of the Creation of the Diocese of Kalookan" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.