Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan

Diocese of Kaloocan Dioecesis Kalookanus Diyosesis ng Kalookan
Coat of Arms of the Diocese
Location
Country	Philippines
Territory	Caloocan City - South, Malabon City, Navotas City
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Manila
Coordinates	14°35′9″N 120°58′22″E
Statistics
Area	55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population - Total	(as of 2006) 1,121,000
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Rite	Roman
Established	June 28, 2003
Cathedral	San Roque Cathedral
Patron saint	St. Roch
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Luis Antonio Tagle
Vicars General	Very Rev. Msgr. Alex V. Amandy, HP, JCD
Emeritus Bishops	Most Rev. Deogracias S. Iñiguez, D.D.
Website
http://kalookandiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan (Lat: Dioecesis Kalookanus) 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. Appointed as first bishop was the Most Rev. Deogracias S. Iñiguez, then Bishop of Iba, Zambales. His early resignation due to his detoriating health was approved by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on January 23, 2013. Appointed Apostolic Administrator is Bishop Francisco de Leon, Auxiliary Bishop of Antipolo and Rector/Parish Priest of the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned in Marikina City. De Leon holds this position until a residential bishop is appointed by the Holy Father.

The current Vicar General is Msgr. Alex V. Amandy, appointed in 2009 after the retirement of Msgr. Boanerges Lechuga, who served as first Vicar-General (2003-2009).

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

• Diocesan Priests: 21
• Religious Priests: 15
• Guest priests: 14

Religious brothers and sisters

• Religious Brothers: 17
• Religious Sisters: 53

Lay missionaries, catechists

• Catechists: 105 (49 salaried, 56 volunteers)

Vicariates/parishes

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  Vicariate of Our Lady of Grace, Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Grace (Grace Park)[1]Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan

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  Icon of Our Lady of Graces, St. Eugene de Mazenod Avenue, Grace Park, Caloocan City

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  Main altar

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  Altar

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  Decree of Canonical erection of a house of religious, Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Grace (Grace Park)[2]

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  Parish office building

Vicariate of Our Lady of Grace

• Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Grace (Grace Park)
• Sagrada Familia Parish (Caloocan)
• San Jose de Agudo Parish (Caloocan)
• San Pancrasio Parish (La Loma Cemetery Compound)
• Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish (Grace Park)

Vicariate of Sacred Heart of Jesus

• St. Francis of Assisi & Sta. Quiteria Parish (Baesa, Caloocan)
• Birhen ng Lourdes Parish (Bagong Barrio, Caloocan)
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish (Morning Breeze, Caloocan)
• Sts. Peter and John Parish (Potrero, Malabon)
• Saint Gabriel the Archangel Parish (Caloocan)
• Birhen ng Lujan at Sta. Lutgarda Quasi Parish (Gen. Malvar Ext., Bagong Barrio, Caloocan)

Vicariate of San Bartolome

• Exaltation of the Holy Cross Parish (Hulong Duhat, Malabon)
• Immaculate Conception Parish (Concepcion, Malabon)
• San Antonio de Padua Parish (Tonsuya, Malabon)
• San Bartolome Parish (Malabon)
• Santa Cruz Parish (Tanza, Navotas)
• Santo Rosario Parish (Malabon)

Vicariate of San Jose

• San Exequiel Moreno Parish (Kaunlaran Village, Caloocan)
• San Lorenzo Ruiz & Companion Martyrs Parish (Dagat-Dagatan, Navotas)
• Sta. Clara Mission Community
• San Ildefonso Parish (Navotas East)
• San Jose de Navotas Parish (San Jose, Navotas)
• San Roque Parish (Navotas)

Vicariate of San Roque

• Mary Help of Christians Parish (Maypajo, Caloocan)
• St. Joseph the Workman Parish (Sampalukan, Caloocan)
• San Roque Cathedral (Caloocan)
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish (Tugatog, Malabon)
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish (Maysilo, Caloocan)

See also

• Catholic Church in the Philippines