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Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja {Latin: Loian(us)} is a diocese located in the city of Loja in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuenca in Ecuador.
History
December 29, 1862: Established as Diocese of Loja from the Diocese of Cuenca
Special Churches
Minor Basillica & National Shrine:
* Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Senora del Cisne in El Cisne
Leadership
Bishops of Loja (Roman rite)
* Bishop Hugolino Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. (1985.05.02 2007.06.15)
* Bishop Alberto Zambrano Palacios, O.P. (1972.12.11 1985.05.02)
* Bishop Luis Alfonso Crespo Chiriboga (1963.11.02 1972.09.21)
* Bishop Juan Maria Riofrio, O.P. (1956.10.10 1963.06.24)
* Bishop Nicanor Roberto Aguirre Baus (1945.10.23 1956.10.10)
* Bishop Nicanor Roberto Aguirre Baus (Apostolic Administrator 1937.12.16 1945.10.23)
* Bishop Guglielmo Harris (1920.05.07 1944)
* Cardinal Carlos Maria de la Torre (1911.12.30 1919.08.21)
* Bishop Juan Jose Antonio Eguiguren-Escudero (1907.03.06 1911.01.15)
* Bishop Jose Maria Massia, O.F.M. (1875.09.17 1902)
Source
Giga-Catholic Information
Catholic Hierarchy
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