61ST YEAR OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIOCESE OF MALOLOS (March 11, 2023) Today the Diocese of Malolos commemorates the 61st year of its establishment as the local Church of the province of Bulacan and the city of Valenzuela. Some information that is important to know about this is as follows: - The diocese was formally established under the authority of Pope Saint John XXIII through the Apostolic Constitution “Christi Fidelium” signed on November 25, 1961. This day also commemorates the formal dedication of the Most Reverend Manuel Platon Del Rosario, D.D. (1915-2009) who was the Bishop of Calbayog in Samar as the First Bishop of Malolos. Bishop del Rosario is a native of Baao, Camarines Sur and an ordained priest in the Archdiocese of Caceres. In the early years of the Diocese of Malolos, it consisted of eight vicariates: Valenzuela, Malolos, Hagonoy, Sta. Maria, Baliuag, Meycauayan, Plaridel and San Miguel. After a few years, in 1966, Lubhang Kgg became Auxiliary Bishop of Malolos who served as Bishop Del Rosario's partner. Leopoldo A. Arcaira, D.D. (1902-1994). Source: Malolos Diocesan Archives and Personal Files Br. Kendrick Ivan Panganiban, S.Th.L.-M.A., DCSC Research Team #AngSandiganMalolos #DioceseOfMalolos
