Diocese of Kalookan
| Diocese of Kalookan | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Manila |
| Diocesan bishop | Pablo Virgilio Siongco David |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Deogracias Iñiguez |
| founding | 2003 |
| surface | 45 km² |
| Parishes | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,273,609 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,133,610 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 89% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 23 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 23,135 |
| Friars | 23 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 49 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of San Roque |
| Website | http://kalookandiocese.org |
The Diocese of Kalookan ( lat. : Dioecesis Kalookana ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Caloocan .
history
The diocese of Kalookan was established on June 28, 2003 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quoniam quaelibet Ecclesia from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Manila and subordinated to it as a suffragan diocese. First Bishop was Deogracias Iñiguez .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Quoniam quaelibet Ecclesia , AAS 95 (2003), n.12, p. 806f.