Bishopric of Malolos
Bishopric of Malolos | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Philippines |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Manila |
Diocesan bishop | Dennis C. Villarojo |
founding | 1961 |
surface | 2,672 km² |
Parishes | 108 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 3,831,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 3,625,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 94.6% |
Diocesan priest | 198 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 18.308 |
Friars | 49 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 326 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language |
Filipino English |
cathedral | Immaculate Conception Cathedral Basilica |
Website | http://maloloscathedral.org/ |
The Diocese of Malolos ( lat. : Dioecesis Malolosina ) is the Philippines located Roman Catholic diocese based in Malolos . It includes the province of Bulacan and the city of Valenzuela City of Metro Manila .
history
Pope John XXIII founded it on November 25, 1961 from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Manila , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Malolos
- Manuel del Rosario (1961–1977)
- Cirilo R. Almario (1977-1996)
- Rolando Joven Tria Tirona OCD (1996–2003, then Prelate of Infanta )
- José Francisco Oliveros (2004-2018)
- Dennis C. Villarojo (since 2019)
statistics
year | population | priest | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
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Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | ||
1970 | 637.888 | 688.620 | 92.6 | 77 | 68 | 9 | 8,284 | 13 | 86 | 44 |
1980 | 1,083,734 | 1,276,158 | 84.9 | 92 | 89 | 3 | 11,779 | 3 | 163 | 51 |
1990 | 1,335,000 | 1,568,000 | 85.1 | 124 | 122 | 2 | 10,766 | 4th | 176 | 61 |
2000 | 2,760,800 | 3,780,000 | 73.0 | 165 | 158 | 7th | 16,732 | 7th | 311 | 79 |
2003 | 2,467,108 | 2,820,350 | 87.5 | 225 | 223 | 2 | 10,964 | 4th | 329 | 96 |
2013 | 3,438,000 | 3,635,000 | 94.6 | 192 | 192 | 17,906 | 35 | 251 | 107 |
See also
Web links
- Entry on the diocese of Malolos on gcatholic.org (English)
- Entry on the diocese of Malolos on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)