Diocese of Novaliches, Philippines

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Novaliches / Novalichesin(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Manila

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Jesus the Good Shepherd, Our Lady of Mercy (September 24)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: August 19

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

2002.12.07: Established as Diocese of Novaliches / Novalichesin(us) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manila and became suffragan of Manila)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.06.06 – ...):

Bishop Roberto Orendain Gaa (62)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Novaliches (Roman Rite)

Bishop Roberto Orendain Gaa (62)
(2019.06.06 – ...)

Bishop of Novaliches (Philippines)

Finem fidei salutem animarum

Born:	1962.10.04 (Manila, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	2000.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.08.22

Priest of Manila (Philippines) (2000.09.23 – 2019.06.06)

Bishop of Novaliches (Philippines) (2019.06.06 – ...)

Bishop Antonio Realubin Tobias (83)
(2003.11.25 – 2019.06.06)

Bishop emeritus of Novaliches (Philippines)

Adveniat regnum tuum

Born:	1941.06.13 (Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1965.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.01.25

Priest of Manila (Philippines) (1965.12.21 – 1982.11.03)

Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia (1982.11.03 – 1984.09.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga (Philippines) (1982.11.03 – 1984.09.14)

Bishop of Pagadian (Philippines) (1984.09.14 – 1993.05.28)

Bishop of San Fernando de La Union (Philippines) (1993.05.28 – 2003.11.25)

Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Novaliches (Philippines) (2003.06.21 – 2003.11.25)

Bishop of Novaliches (Philippines) (2003.11.25 – 2019.06.06)

Bishop Antonio Realubin Tobias (83)
(Apostolic Administrator sede plena 2003.06.21 – 2003.11.25)

Bishop Teodoro Cruz Bacani Jr. (84)
(2002.12.07 – 2003.11.25)

Bishop emeritus of Novaliches (Philippines)

Ad majorem Dei gloriam

Born:	1940.01.16 (Bataan, Philippines)
Ordained Priest:	1965.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.04.12

Priest of Iba (Philippines) (1965.12.21 – 1984.03.06)

Titular Bishop of Gauriana (1984.03.06 – 2002.12.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (Philippines) (1984.03.06 – 2002.12.07)

Bishop of Novaliches (Philippines) (2002.12.07 – 2003.11.25)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral Shrine of the Good Shepherd, Novaliches, National Capital Region
National Shrine: Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Novaliches, National Capital Region
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Shrines in the Ordinary Jubilee 2025

Churches by City (68)

Kalookan (↙), Malolos (↖), Antipolo (↘), Cubao (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 138 km²

Population: 2,500,327 Catholics (78.0% of 3,205,547 total)

Pastoral Centres: 73 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 255 priests (53 diocesan, 202 religious), 771 religious (457 brothers, 314 sisters), 18 seminarians

Diocese of

Novaliches UCA 𝐖