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

Places

Argentina

Loreto, Santiago del Estero Loreto is a city located in central Argentina in the southwest of the provinces of Argentina, province of Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It has 9,854 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Loreto Departm ...

Loreto, Misiones Loreto (Misiones) is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of ...

Bolivia

Loreto, Beni Loreto is a small 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 fou ...

Brazil

* Loreto, Maranhão

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% *Mesti ...

, in the province of Orellana

Italy

Loreto, Marche Loreto ( , , ) is a hill town and ''comune'' of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche region. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site. Location Loreto is located above ...

, 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

Mexico

Loreto, Baja California Sur Loreto is a city and municipal seat of Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur, on the West Coast of Mexico. Located on the Gulf of California, the city had a population of 16,311 inhabitants in 2020. Loreto is a regional economic and cultura ...

Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur Loreto () is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It was created in 1992 from the partition of the neighboring Comondú Municipality. The municipal seat is in the town of Loreto, which was the former capital of Las Cali ...

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 ...

Paraguay

* Loreto, Concepción department

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, slightly smaller than Japan; it is also one of the most sparsely populated regions due to ...

** Loreto Province

Philippines

Loreto, Agusan del Sur Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto (; ), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,880 people. Loreto is the largest Municipality in terms of land area i ...

Loreto, Dinagat Islands Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto (; Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Loreto''; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,690 people. History The town bec ...

Switzerland

Loreto, Switzerland Loreto is a quarter of the city of Lugano, in the Swiss canton of Ticino. It forms the part of the city which surrounds the shrine of Our Lady of Loreto to the south of the city center, and includes the Lake Lugano Lake Lugano ( or , from ; ) i ...

, a district of Lugano

Other

* Loreto (meteorite), found in 1896 in Baja California Sur, Mexico *

Loreto (Milan Metro) Loreto is an interchange subway station serving Milan Metro Line 1, Lines 1 and Milan Metro Line 2, 2 of the Milan Metro. The Line 1 station was opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between Sesto Marelli (Milan ...

, a subway station on the Line 1 of Milan Metro *

Nicolás del Campo Nicolás Francisco Cristóbal del Campo, Marquis of Loreto (March 12, 1725 – February 17, 1803) was a Spanish politician and soldier who occupied several posts in the Spanish American colonies, mainly in the River Plate area. Biography He wa ...

(full name "Nicolás Francisco Cristóbal del Campo, Marquis of Loreto", 1725–1803), sometimes referred to as "Viceroy Loreto"

People

Loreto Carbonell Loreto "Bonnie" Dilema Carbonell (1933 – 23 September 2017) was a Philippines, Filipino basketball player who competed in the Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics. Career Playing career Sometime during his early years, F ...

(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 Loreto de Franchis or Loreto di Franco (1578–1638) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Minori (1636–1638) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Capri (1634–1636). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Loreto de Franchis was born in Castel di Sangr ...

(1578–1638), Roman Catholic prelate *

Loreto Garza Loreto Garza (born May 23, 1962 in Sacramento, California) is an American former professional boxer and world champion at light welterweight. Career Amateur Garza started boxing amateur at 18 years old and did it for three years. He won the Go ...

(born 1962), former American boxer and light welterweight world champion *

Loreto Silva María Loreto Silva Rojas (born 29 June 1964) was a Chilean deputy minister under President Sebastián Piñera. Life Silva was born in Temuco and attended the University of Chile The University of Chile () is a public university, public res ...

(born 1964), Chilean deputy minister