Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja

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.

Diocese of Loja

Dioecesis Loianus
Location
CountryEcuador
Ecclesiastical provinceCuenca
MetropolitanVicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán
Statistics
Area11,476 km2 (4,431 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
552,031
523,442 (94.8%)
Parishes78
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 December 1862 (158 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopWalter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M.
Map

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
  • Guglielmo Harris (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


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