| Diocese of Caloocan Dioecesis Caloocanus Diyosesis ng Caloocan |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | Caloocan City - South, Malabon City, Navotas City |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Manila |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Population - Total |
(as of 2006) 1,121,000 |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established | June 28, 2003 |
| Cathedral | San Roque Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Roch |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Most Rev. Deogracias Iñiguez, Jr., DD. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Luis Antonio Tagle |
| Vicars General | Very Rev. Msgr. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caloocan (Lat: Dioecesis Caloocanus) is a Diocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The Diocese was erected in 2003 from its ecclesiatical province, the Archdiocese of Manila. The diocese comprises the cities of Caloocan - South, Malabon, and Navotas. Its present Bishop is the Most Reverend Alex V. Amandy, HP., JCD., and the Vicar General is The Very Reverend Monsignor.
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There are about 1,221,412 people in the diocese, 89 percent of them, or 1,090,108 baptized Catholics the rest were members of other Christian denominations (as of December 2005). The average number of baptisms in a year between the years 2003-2005 was 680. There are 36 diocesan and religious priests serving 26 parishes.
The two prominent Christian religions in the diocese next to Catholicism is the Philippine Independent Church (IFI, Aglipayan) and Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ).
There are 37 full-time salaried church workers and all are at the diocesan level including bishop's office, chancery, and any full-time paid workers in certain ministries or special projects
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