Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt

The Diocese of Hasselt (Latin: Dioecesis Hasseletensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. Comprising the whole of Belgian Limburg, the diocese was created in 1967 out of the Diocese of Liège.[1] It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The cathedra is found within St. Quentin's Cathedral in Hasselt.

Diocese of Hasselt

Dioecesis Hasseletensis

Diocèse de Hasselt (French)
Bistum Hasselt (German)
Bisdom Hasselt (Dutch)
Location
CountryBelgium
Ecclesiastical provinceMechelen-Brussels
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
Coordinates50°56′01″N 5°19′53″E
Statistics
Area2,422 km2 (935 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
870,880
635,730 (73%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established31 May 1967
CathedralSt. Quentin's Cathedral in Hasselt
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPatrick Hoogmartens
Metropolitan ArchbishopJozef De Kesel
Map
The Diocese of Hasselt, coextensive with the Belgian province of Limburg
The Diocese of Hasselt, coextensive with the Belgian province of Limburg

Bishops

  1. Jozef Maria Heusschen (1967–1989)
  2. Paul Schruers (1989–2004)
  3. Patrick Hoogmartens (2004–present)

Affiliated Bishops

  1. Philip Dickmans (2008–present)

Notes

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