Diocese of Kalookan

Diocese of Kalookan Dioecesis Kalookana Diyosesis ng Kalookan Diócesis de Caloocan
Catholic
Caloocan Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	South Caloocan (except Barangay 164) Malabon Navotas
Ecclesiastical province	Manila
Metropolitan	Manila
Coordinates	14°35′9″N120°58′22″E / 14.58583°N 120.97278°E / 14.58583; 120.97278
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;22 years ago (2003-06-28)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Roch
Patron saint	Saint Roch
Secular priests	40
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
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 Rite of the Catholic Church in Metro Manila, Philippines which comprises Malabon, Navotas, and the southern half of Caloocan. Northern half of Caloocan including Barangay 164 or Talipapa meanwhile lies entirely with the church jurisdiction of the Diocese of Novaliches.

History

The Diocese was created by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 2003 through his apostolic letter Quoniam Quælibet. ^[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.

On October 6, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Bishop David a cardinal effective on December 7, 2024. ^{[3] [4]} 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. ^[5] On October 23, the Synod of Bishops elected David a member of the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod. ^[6]

Statistics

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).

Ordinaries

Bishop			Period in office	Notes	Coat of Arms
1		Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr.	August 22, 2003 – January 25, 2013 (9 years, 156 days)	Resigned from office
2		Pablo Virgilio Siongco Cardinal David	January 2, 2016 – present (9 years, 232 days)	President, Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

External links

• Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan at Wikimedia Commons
• Dioecesis Kalookana Catholic-Hierarchy.org

References

1. "Kalookan (Catholic Diocese)". gcatholic.org. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
2. "Ecclesiastical Decree of the Creation of the Diocese of Kalookan" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
3. "Calendar of Celebrations presided over by the Holy Father Francis (November – December 2024), 12.10.2024". Holy See Press Office. October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
4. Tenedero, Erik (December 7, 2024). "Philippines' Bishop Ambo now a cardinal". ABS-CBN. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
5. Tenedero, Erik (October 6, 2024). "Pope Francis picks PH's Bishop Pablo David as new cardinal". ABS-CBN . Retrieved October 6, 2024.
6. "Synod elects new members to Ordinary Council". Vatican News . October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.