Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt
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Diocese of Hasselt
Dioecesis Hasseletensis
Diocèse de Hasselt (French)
Bistum Hasselt (German) Bisdom Hasselt (Dutch) |
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St. Quentin Cathedral in Hasselt
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Location | |
Country | Belgium |
Ecclesiastical province | Mechelen-Brussels |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 853,570 730,000 (85.5%) |
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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 | André-Joseph Léonard |
Map | |
The Diocese of Hasselt, coextensive with the Belgian province of Limburg The Diocese of Hasselt, coextensive with the Belgian province of Limburg |
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.
Bishops
- Joseph Heuschen (1967-1989)
- Paul Schruers (1989-2004)
- Patrick Hoogmartens (2004–present)
Affiliated Bishops
- Philip Dickmans (2008–present)
External links
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