Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja

Diocese of Loja

Dioecesis Loianus
Location
CountryEcuador
Ecclesiastical provinceCuenca
MetropolitanVicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán
Statistics
Area11,476 km2 (4,431 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 552,031
  • 523,442 (94.8%)
Parishes78
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 December 1862 (162 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopWalter 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.