The disordered macroporous-mesoporous La1-xCexCoO3 catalysts were prepared by complex-combustion method with ethylene glycol as complexing agent at relatively low calcination tempera-ture. The samples were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption-ndash;desorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction and soot temperature-programmed reduction, and so on. The results show that the use of complexing agent and relatively low calcination temperature increase the specific surface area of the catalyst and have abundant pore structure. The Ce ions introduced into lattice of LaCoO3 mainly exist in the form of tetravalent. At the same time, Ce ions enhance the redox performance of the catalyst and the mobility of active oxygen species, which enhances the catalytic activity of the catalyst for soot com-bustion. The results of activity test show that La0.9Ce0.1CoO3 catalyst exhibits the highest activity in the absence of NO and NO2, and its T10, T50 and T90 are 371, 444, and 497 ℃, respectively. At the same time, a possible reaction mechanism is proposed in this study based on the tover frequency (TOF) calculated by isothermal anaerobic titrations, XPS and XRD results.