Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja is a diocese
located in the city of Loja
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Cuenca
in Ecuador. It as erected on December 29, 1862 from territory of the Diocese of Cuenca.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Loja
Loja, Ecuador
Loja is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province. It is located in the Cuxibamba valley in the south of the country, sharing borders with the provinces of Zamora-Chinchipe and El Oro, and with Peru in the south...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Cuenca
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuenca is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. Erected as the Diocese of Cuenca from territory of the Diocese of Quito on July 1, 1786, it was elevated to archdiocese status on April 9, 1957....
in Ecuador. It as erected on December 29, 1862 from territory of the Diocese of Cuenca.
Leadership
- 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 CisneEl CisneEl Cisne is a city in the southern region of Ecuador, in the Loja province, about from the city of Loja.The city is known for the much venerated Marian National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne....