Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan

Diocese of Kalookan
Dioecesis Kalookana
Diyosesis ng Kalookan

Coat of Arms of the Diocese
Location
Country Philippines
Territory Caloocan City - South, Malabon City, Navotas City
Ecclesiastical province Manila
Metropolitan Manila
Coordinates 14°35′9″N 120°58′22″E / 14.58583°N 120.97278°ECoordinates: 14°35′9″N 120°58′22″E / 14.58583°N 120.97278°E
Statistics
Area 55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2011)
1,348,689
1,200,334 (89%)
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
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle
Emeritus Bishops Deogracias S. Iñiguez Bishop Emeritus (2003-2013)
Website
http://kalookandiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan (Lat: Dioecesis Kalookanus) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was erected in 2003 from the Archdiocese of Manila. The diocese comprises Caloocan City-South, Malabon City, and Navotas City. Appointed as first bishop was Most Rev. Deogracias S. Iñiguez, then Bishop of Iba, Zambales. His early resignation due to his deteriorating health was approved by Pope Benedict XVI on January 25, 2013. Upon Bishop Iñiguez's resignation, Diocese of Antipolo Auxiliary Bishop Francisco M. De Leon was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the diocese, until a diocesan bishop was appointed by the Pope.

Msgr. Alex V. Amandy, HP was appointed Vicar general in 2008, after the retirement of Msgr. Boanerges Lechuga, who had served from 2003 as the diocese's first Vicar-General.

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 rest members of other Christian denominations. 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 are the Philippine Independent Church (IFI, Aglipayan) and Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ).

There are 37 full-time salaried church workers, all at the diocesan level including bishop's office, chancery, and full-time paid workers in certain ministries or special projects

Diocesan and religious priests

Religious brothers and sisters

Lay missionaries, catechists

Vicariates/parishes

Vicariate of Our Lady of Grace
Vicariate of Sacred Heart of Jesus
Vicariate of San Bartolome
Vicariate of San Jose
Vicariate of San Roque

See also