Loreto is Italian for laurel-wood. A town in Italy named Loreto holds an important Christian shrine, which lead to the spread of the name to many other countries. It may refer to:

Places

Argentina

* Loreto, Santiago del Estero, Argentina *

Loreto, Misiones Loreto (Misiones) is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina.Ministerio del Interior

, village and municipality in Misiones Province, Argentina

Bolivia

Loreto, Beni Loreto is a smalI municipality in the Beni Department in northern Bolivia, capital of the Marbán Province and Loreto Municipality. In 2001, Loreto had a population of 843. History Loreto was the first of the Jesuit Missions of Moxo to be f ...

, Bolivia

Brazil

Loreto (Maranhão) Loreto is Italian for laurel-wood. A town in Italy named Loreto holds an important Christian shrine, which lead to the spread of the name to many other countries. It may refer to: Places Argentina *Loreto, Santiago del Estero, Argentina * Loreto ...

, Brazil

Ecuador

Loreto Canton Loreto Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Orellana Province. Its capital is the town of Loreto. Its population at the 2001 census was 13,462. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: *Indigenous 67.4% *Mestiz ...

, a canton in Orellana Province, Ecuador

Italy

* Loreto, Marche, Italy, home of the ''Basilica della Santa Casa'' after which the other shrines are named *

Loreto Aprutino Loreto Aprutino ( Abruzzese: ') is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. History The presence of necropoleis at Colle-Fiorano and at Farina-Cardito suggest that a significant pre-Roman settlement ...

, Pescara, Italy

Mexico

* Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico ** Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico *

Loreto, Zacatecas Loreto is a town and municipality in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. The town is the seventh-largest community in the state, with a 2005 census population of 22,085 inhabitants, while the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat had a popu ...

, Mexico

Paraguay

* Loreto,

Concepción Department, Paraguay Concepción () is a department of Paraguay. The capital is the city of Concepción. History Throughout history, this department has suffered a great amount of population instability, especially in the times of the colony, due to the advan ...

Peru

Loreto Region Loreto () is Peru's northernmost department and region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest department; it is also one of the most sparsely populated regions due to its remote location in the Ama ...

, Peru ** Loreto Province, Peru

Philippines

Loreto, Agusan del Sur Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto ( ceb, Lungsod sa Loreto; tgl, Bayan ng Loreto), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,880 people. Hist ...

, Philippines * Loreto, Dinagat Islands, Philippines

Switzerland

* Loreto, Switzerland, a district of Lugano, Switzerland

Other

Loreto (meteorite) The Loreto is a meteorite that was found in Baja California Sur, Mexico. It was found in 1896 and weighed approximately . It was donated, by Stuart H. Perry, to the United States National Museum. Today, it resides in the collection of the National ...

, found in 1896 in Baja California Sur, Mexico * Loreto (Milan Metro), a subway station on the Line 1 of Milan Metro * Nicolás del Campo (full name "Nicolás Francisco Cristóbal del Campo, Marquis of Loreto", 1725–1803), sometimes referred to as "Viceroy Loreto"

People

Loreto Carbonell Loreto "Bonnie" Carbonell (1933 – 23 September 2017) was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Career Playing career Sometime during his early years, Father Richard Cronin, a Jesuit priest from the Ateneo de Da ...

(1933-2017), Filipino basketball player *

Loreto Cucchiarelli Loreto Cucchiarelli (born 21 July 1943) is an Italian former rugby union player and a current coach. He played as flanker. Biography Cucchiarelli was born in Borgorose, in the province of Rieti. He played for L'Aquila Rugby, where he won the team ...

(born 1943), Italian former rugby union player now serving as a coach * Loreto Di Franco (1578–1638), Roman Catholic prelate * Loreto Garza (born 1962), former American boxer and light welterweight world champion * Loreto Silva (born 1964), female Chilean deputy minister