Patrick Hoogmartens

Patrick Hoogmartens (born 1952) is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Hasselt since 2004.

Patrick Hoogmartens
Bishop Hoogmartens (left) with Jef Ulburghs in 2007
DioceseHasselt
SeeSt. Quentin Cathedral, Hasselt
Installed2004
PredecessorPaul Schruers
Orders
Ordination4 July 1982
Consecration26 October 1997
Personal details
Born (1952-05-19) 19 May 1952
Tongeren, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Previous postCoadjutor bishop of Hasselt
Alma materKU Leuven and Alphonsian Academy
MottoNon ut iudicet, sed ut salvetur ("Not to judge but to save", Jn 3:17)
Coat of arms

Life

Hoogmartens was born in Tongeren on 19 May 1952 and was educated at schools in the city.[1] He studied at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, graduating licentiate in Law (1977) and Philosophy (1978).[1] He then entered the seminary, where he studied Theology. He was ordained to the priesthood on 4 July 1982 in the Basilica of Our Lady, Tongeren,[2] and undertook further studies at the Alphonsian Academy, graduating Licentiate of Sacred Theology.[1]

On 1 September 1989 he was appointed president of the Major Seminary in Hasselt.[2] On 8 July 1997 Pope John Paul II appointed him coadjutor bishop of Hasselt.[3] He was consecrated bishop in Hasselt Cathedral on 26 October 1997.[2] When Pope John Paul accepted the resignation of Bishop Paul Schruers on 25 October 2004, Hoogmartens succeeded him as the third bishop of Hasselt.[4] He was enthroned as bishop on 12 December 2004.[2]

He sits on the Board of Trustees of the KU Leuven.[5] In 2016 he gave permission for the reliquary of St Odilia at Mariënlof Abbey in Borgloon to be unsealed for academic research.[6]

References
  1. Geert Martens (2 February 2018). "Mgr. Patrick Hoogmartens". kerknet.be.
  2. "Benjamin onder bisschoppen". De Standaard. 26 October 2004. p. 7.
  3. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXIX. 1997. p. 596. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.10.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Patrick Hoogmartens". kuleuven.be. KU Leuven.
  6. Jan Bex (10 March 2016). "Reliekschrijn geopend voor de wetenschap". De Standaard. p. 32.
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