Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja

Diocese of Loja
Dioecesis Loianus
Location
Country Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province Cuenca
Metropolitan Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán
Statistics
Area 11,476 km2 (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 (155 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Julio Parrilla Díaz
Map

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 as 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)
  • 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 – present)

Special churches

  • National Shrine: Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora del Cisne in El Cisne

Coordinates: 3°59′0″S 79°12′0″W / 3.98333°S 79.20000°W / -3.98333; -79.20000


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