Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt

Diocese of Hasselt
Dioecesis Hasseletensis
Diocèse de Hasselt (French)
Bistum Hasselt (German)
Bisdom Hasselt (Dutch)
St. Quentin Cathedral in Hasselt
Location
Country  Belgium
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

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

  1. Joseph Heuschen (1967–1989)
  2. Paul Schruers (1989–2004)
  3. Patrick Hoogmartens (2004–present)

Affiliated Bishops

  1. Philip Dickmans (2008–present)

Notes

Coordinates: 50°56′01″N 5°19′53″E / 50.933648°N 5.331349°E / 50.933648; 5.331349

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