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, Misiones
Bolivia Loreto, Beni
Brazil Loreto, Maranhão
Ecuador Loreto Canton, in the province of Orellana
Italy Loreto, Marche, home of the Basilica della Santa Casa after which the other shrines are named Loreto Aprutino, Pescara
Mexico Loreto, Baja California Sur Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur Loreto, Zacatecas
Paraguay Loreto, Concepción department
Peru Department of Loreto
Philippines Loreto, Agusan del Sur Loreto, Dinagat Islands
Switzerland Loreto, Switzerland, a district of Lugano
Other Loreto (meteorite), 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 (1933–2017), Filipino basketball player Loreto Cucchiarelli (1943–2025), Italian rugby union player and coach Loreto Di Franco (1578–1638), Roman Catholic prelate Loreto Garza (born 1962), former American boxer and light welterweight world champion Loreto Tuñón Ginés (born 2007), Spanish gymnast Loreto Silva (born 1964), Chilean deputy minister
See also Loreta (disambiguation) Loreto College (disambiguation), list of schools named Loreto College or Loreto School Loreto Department Loreto Municipality (disambiguation) Loretto (disambiguation) Litany of Loreto Notre Dame de Lorette, the name of a ridge, basilica, and French national cemetery northwest of Arras at the village of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire Sisters of Loreto, a women's Catholic religious order founded by an Englishwoman, Mary Ward, in 1609 Basilica della Santa Casa, Holy House of Loreto