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Suffragan diocese Novaliches, Philippines

Diocese of Novaliches

Novalichesin(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Novaliches is a Latin Church diocese established in 2002 from the Archdiocese of Manila, covering northern Caloocan and parts of Quezon City. Its see is the Cathedral-Shrine of the Good Shepherd in Fairview, Quezon City.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral-Shrine and Parish of the Good Shepherd, in Novaliches, Philippines.

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Established
2002
Catholics
2,400,000
Priests
53
Territory
138 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Roberto Gaa

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The cathedral

Cathedral-Shrine and Parish of the Good Shepherd stands in Novaliches, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

By his Apostolic Constitution Animarum Utilitati of December 7, 2002, Pope John Paul II created the Diocese of Novaliches (Latin: Dioecesis Novalichesina; Filipino: Diyosesis ng Novaliches), which was canonically erected on January 16, 2003 from the Archdiocese of Manila. This Latin Church diocese in the Philippines had earlier existed as the Ecclesiastical District of Quezon City-North, renamed the District of Novaliches in 2002.