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Suffragan diocese Kalookan, Philippines

Diocese of Kalookan

Kalookan(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Kalookan is a Latin Church suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Manila covering Malabon, Navotas, and southern Caloocan. Created in 2003, it is led by Cardinal Pablo Virgilio S. David, appointed bishop in 2015 and created a cardinal in December 2024. Its Catholic population is about 80 percent of roughly 2.29 million residents as of 2024.

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of San Roque, Caloocan, in Kalookan, Philippines.

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Established
2003
Catholics
1,831,719
Priests
40
Territory
45 km²

Parishes and churches

21 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Pablo Virgilio Siongco David

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The cathedral

Cathedral of San Roque, Caloocan stands in Kalookan, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Malabon, Navotas, and the southern half of Caloocan make up the Diocese of Kalookan, a Latin Rite diocese of the Catholic Church in Metro Manila, Philippines. One exception applies: Barangay 164 (Talipapa) in Caloocan lies outside its bounds, belonging instead to the Diocese of Novaliches.

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