Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Belgium. Comprising the whole of Belgian Limburg, the diocese was created in 1967, split from the Diocese of Liège.[1] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its see is the St. Quentin Cathedral, Hasselt.
Diocese of Hasselt Dioecesis Hasseletensis Diocèse de Hasselt (French) Bistum Hasselt (German) Bisdom Hasselt (Dutch) | |
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St. Quentin Cathedral in Hasselt | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Mechelen-Brussels |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,422 km2 (935 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 853,570 730,000 (85.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 31 May 1967 |
Cathedral | St. Quentin's Cathedral in Hasselt |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Patrick Hoogmartens |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jozef De Kesel |
Map | |
![]() The Diocese of Hasselt, coextensive with the Belgian province of Limburg |
Bishops
- Jozef Heusschen (1967–1989)
- Paul Schruers (1989–2004)
- Patrick Hoogmartens (2004–present)
Affiliated Bishops
- Philip Dickmans (2008–present)
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