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) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mechelen-Brussels |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
| Coordinates | 50°56′01″N 5°19′53″E / 50.933648°N 5.331349°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,422 km2 (935 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 870,880 635,730 (73%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| 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
edit- Jozef Maria Heusschen (1967–1989)
- Paul Schruers (1989–2004)
- Patrick Hoogmartens (2004–present)
Affiliated Bishops
edit- Philip Dickmans (2008–present)
Notes
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