Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja 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.
- Juan José Antonio Eguiguren-Escudero
- Carlos María Javier de la Torre, appointed Bishop of Bolivar; future Cardinal
- Guillermo José Harris Morales
- Nicanor Roberto Aguirre Baus
- Juán Maria Riofrio, O.P.
- Luis Alfonso Crespo Chiriboga
- Alberto Zambrano Palacios, O.P.
- Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M.
- Julio Parrilla Díaz
- Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B., appointed Archbishop of Quito
- Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M.
Special churches
- National Shrine: Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora del Cisne in El Cisne