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. (85)
(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
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 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