Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja
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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. |
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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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