Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan (Lat: Dioecesis Kalookana) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Metro Manila, Philippines which comprises Malabon City, Navotas City, and the southern portion of Caloocan City. The diocese was created by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 2003 through his apostolic letter Quoniam Quaelibet[1]. The diocese was canonically erected on August 22, 2003, with the installation of its first bishop, Deogracias S. Iñiguez, D.D. then Bishop of Iba, Zambales. Upon Bishop Iñiguez's resignation on January 25, 2013, Antipolo Auxiliary Bishop Francisco M. De Leon, D.D. was named Apostolic Administrator of the diocese. On October 14, 2015, Pope Francis named Pablo Virgilio S. David, D.D., STh.D, auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando in Pampanga, as the second bishop of Kalookan.

Diocese of Kalookan Dioecesis Kalookana Diyosesis ng Kalookan Diócesis de Caloocan
Coat of Arms of the Diocese
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Caloocan City - South Malabon City Navotas City
Ecclesiastical province	Manila
Coordinates	14°35′9″N 120°58′22″E
Statistics
Area	55 km^2 (21 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2011) 1,348,689 1,200,334 (89%)
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 Roque
Patron saint	Saint Roch
Secular priests	36 (both diocesan and religious)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Pablo Virgilio S. David, D.D.
Vicar General	Msgr. Jeronimo Ma. J. Cruz (Msgr. Jerome)
Bishops emeritus	Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr., D.D. (2003-2013)
Website
http://dioceseofkalookan.ph

Statistics

There were about 1,220,000 people in the diocese as of December 2005, 89 percent of them, or 1,090,000, baptized Catholics. The average number of baptisms in a year between the years 2003-05 was 680. There are 36 diocesan and religious priests serving 26 parishes. 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).

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines

References

1. "Ecclesiastical Decree of the Creation of the Diocese of Kalookan" (PDF).