Diocese of Hasselt
| Diocese of Hasselt | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mechlin-Brussels |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mechlin-Brussels |
| Diocesan bishop | Patrick Hoogmartens |
| founding | May 31, 1967 |
| surface | 2,422 km² |
| Parishes | 312 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 870,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 650,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 74.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 243 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 126 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,762 |
| Permanent deacons | 83 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 156 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 443 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Dutch |
| cathedral | Sint-Kwintenskathedraal |
| address | Vrijwilligersplein 14 B-3500 Hasselt Belgium |
| Website | www.bisdomhasselt.be |
The Diocese of Hasselt , located in Belgium (Latin: Dioecesis Hasseletensis , Dutch : Bisdom Hasselt ) with its seat in Hasselt , was detached from the Diocese of Liège on June 8, 1967 and became an independent diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Mechelen .
With an area of 2468 km² it is congruent with the province of Limburg .
Bishops
- Jozef-Maria Heusschen (June 13, 1967– December 15, 1989)
- Paul Schruers (December 15, 1989– October 25, 2004)
- Patrick Hoogmartens (since October 25, 2004)
gallery
St. Quintinus Cathedral in Hasselt
Basilica of Our Lady
in Tongeren
Administrative map of
the diocese
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Hasselt - Collection of images, videos and audio files
