José Carlos Cueto y Díez de la Maza OP (4 November 1839 - 17 August 1908) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic church who served as Bishop of Canarias.[1][2]

Biography

He was born in 1839 and ordained as a priest in the Order of Preachers in 1863. On 27 September 1891 Pope Leo XIII appointed him Bishop of Canarias, which serves three of Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura).[1][3] In 1895 he founded the Dominican Congregation Missionaries of the Holy Family.[2]

Death

He died in office on 17 August 1908.[1]

Beatification

His beatification process has been initiated in 2002 and the inquiry was closed on diocesan level in 2007.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop José Cueto y Díez de la Maza, OP †". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Padre Cueto (1839-1908)" (PDF). Dominicasmsf.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Diocese of Islas Canarias". GCatholic. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ "1908". Hagiography Circle.
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Preceded by Bishop of Canarias
1891-1908 		Succeeded by
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