The Diocese of Hasselt 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.''Catholic Hierarchy'' page
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in the ecclesiastical province of the

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Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The

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is found within the

St. Quentin Cathedral St. Quentin's Cathedral ( nl, Sint-Quintinuskathedraal), also called Hasselt Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Hasselt Belgium. Its construction began in the 11th century, and continued for two centuries. It was elevated to the status of ...

Hasselt Hasselt (, , ; la, Hasseletum, Hasselatum) is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is known for its former branding as "the city of taste", as well as its ...

Bishops

# (1967–1989) #

Paul Schruers Paul Schruers (1929–2008) was the second Bishop of Hasselt in Belgium. Life Schruers was born in Hasselt on 25 October 1929. He experienced a sense of religious vocation from the age of 16. He studied at the minor seminary in Sint-Truiden and ...

(1989–2004) # Patrick Hoogmartens (2004–present)

Affiliated Bishops

#Philip Dickmans (2008–present)

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Christian organizations established in 1967 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Hasselt