Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Border:Catholic
Kalookan
Latin:Dioecesis Kalookana
Local:Diyosesis ng Kalookan
Diócesis de Caloocan
Coat:File:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Kalookan.svg
Coat Size:150px
Country: Philippines
Metropolitan:Manila
Territory:
Province:Manila
Coordinates:14.5858°N 120.9728°W
Area Km2:45
Population:2,289,649
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:2,060,684[1]
Parishes:31 parishes (29 full-fledged parishes and 2 quasi-parishes)
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:June 28, 2003
Cathedral:Cathedral of St. Roch
Patron:Saint Roch
Priests:40
Bishop:Pablo Virgilio David
Metro Archbishop:Jose Advincula
Vicar General:Jeronimo Ma. J. Cruz
Emeritus Bishops:Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.
Footnotes: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.[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.

Statistics

, 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. 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. Pablo Virgilio S. David2015 - Present

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kalookan (Catholic Diocese). gcatholic.org. 2024-03-20. https://archive.today/20240320054149/https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kalo1.htm?tab=stat. 2024-03-20. live.
  2. Web site: Ecclesiastical Decree of the Creation of the Diocese of Kalookan . 2024-03-20. https://archive.today/20240320054423/https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/la/apost_constitutions/documents/hf_jp-ii_apc_20030628_kalookana.pdf . 2024-03-20. live.