Diocese of Loja Dioecesis Loianus | |
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Location | |
Country | Ecuador |
Ecclesiastical province | Cuenca |
Metropolitan | Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,476 km2 (4,431 sq mi) |
Population
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Parishes | 78 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 29 December 1862 (162 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Leo XIV |
Bishop | Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. |
Map | |
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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.
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