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 | |
| 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 |
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 The Diocese of Hasselt, coextensive with the Belgian province of Limburg |
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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. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its see is the St. Quentin Cathedral, Hasselt.
Coordinates: 50°56′01″N 5°19′53″E / 50.933648°N 5.331349°E
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