| Diocese of Loja Dioecesis Loianus | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuenca |
| Metropolitan | Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,476 km (4,431 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 552,031 523,442 (94.8%) |
| Parishes | 78 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 29 December 1862 (161 years ago) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja (Latin: Dioecesis Loianus) is a diocese located in the city of Loja in the ecclesiastical province of Cuenca in Ecuador. It was erected on 29 December 1862 from territory of the Diocese of Cuenca.
Ordinaries
- José María Massia, O.F.M. (17 Sep 1875 – 1902)
- Juan José Antonio Eguiguren-Escudero (6 Mar 1907 – 15 Jan 1911)
- Carlos María Javier de la Torre (30 Dec 1911 – 21 Aug 1919), appointed Bishop of Bolivar; future Cardinal
- Guillermo José Harris Morales (7 May 1920 – 1944)
- Nicanor Roberto Aguirre Baus (23 Oct 1945 – 10 Oct 1956)
- Juán Maria Riofrio, O.P. (10 Oct 1956 – 24 Jun 1963)
- Luis Alfonso Crespo Chiriboga (2 Nov 1963 – 21 Sep 1972)
- Alberto Zambrano Palacios, O.P. (11 Dec 1972 – 2 May 1985)
- Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. (2 May 1985 – 15 Jun 2007)
- Julio Parrilla Díaz (18 Apr 2008 – 12 January 2013)
- Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. (20 December 2013 – 5 April 2019), appointed Archbishop of Quito
- Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. (31 Oct 2019 - )
Special churches
- National Shrine: Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora del Cisne in El Cisne
External links
| Catholic dioceses in Ecuador | |
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| Province of Cuenca | |
| Province of Guayaquil | |
| Province of Portoviejo | |
| Province of Quito | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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