Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt
Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Belgium
50°56′01″N 5°19′53″E / 50.933648°N 5.331349°E / 50.933648; 5.331349- Total
- Catholics
870,880
635,730 (73%)
The Diocese of Hasselt, coextensive with the Belgian province of Limburg
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.
Bishops
- Jozef Maria Heusschen [Wikidata] (1967–1989)
- Paul Schruers (1989–2004)
- Patrick Hoogmartens (2004–present)
Affiliated Bishops
- Philip Dickmans (2008–present)
Notes
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
External links
Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt at Wikimedia Commons
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