Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Loja (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.

Ordinaries

 * 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), appointed Bishop of Bolivar; future Cardinal
 * Guillermo José Harris Morales (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 – 12 January 2013)
 * Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. (20 December 2013 – 5 April 2019), appointed Archbishop of Quito
 * Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. (31 Oct 2019 - )

Special churches

 * National Shrine: Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora del Cisne in El Cisne