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| Diocese of Kalookan Dioecesis Kalookana Diyosesis ng Kalookan Diócesis de Caloocan | |
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| Catholic | |
 Caloocan Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Territory | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Manila |
| Metropolitan | Manila |
| Coordinates | 14°35′9″N 120°58′22″E / 14.58583°N 120.97278°E / 14.58583; 120.97278 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 45 km (17 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 2,289,649 2,060,684 (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 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 John Paul II on June 28, 2003 through his apostolic letter Quoniam Quaelibet. 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.
On October 6, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Bishop David a cardinal effective on December 7, 2024. He is the tenth Filipino to join the College of Cardinals, the third Filipino made a cardinal by Pope Francis, the first cardinal from Diocese of Kalookan, and the first cardinal from any diocese in the Philippines. On October 23, the Synod of Bishops elected David a member of the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod.
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. The average number of baptisms in a year between the years 2003-05 was 680. 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
| Bishop | Period in Office | Coat of Arms | ||
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| 1. |  |
Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. | August 22, 2003 – January 25, 2015 (11 years, 156 days) |
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| 2. |  |
Pablo Virgilio S. David | January 2, 2016 – present (8 years, 352 days) |
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See also
External links
Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan at Wikimedia Commons- Dioecesis Kalookana Catholic-Hierarchy.org
References
- ^ "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.
- "Calendar of Celebrations presided over by the Holy Father Francis (November – December 2024), 12.10.2024". Holy See Press Office. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- Tenedero, Erik (7 December 2024). "Philippines' Bishop Ambo now a cardinal". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- Tenedero, Erik (October 6, 2024). "Pope Francis picks PH's Bishop Pablo David as new cardinal". ABS-CBN. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- "Synod elects new members to Ordinary Council". Vatican News. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
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