José Cueto y Díez de la Maza

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]


José Cueto y Díez de la Maza

Bishop of Canarias
DioceseCanarias
PredecessorJosé Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero
SuccessorAdolfo Pérez y Muñoz
Orders
Ordination1863
Consecration27 September 1891
by Ramón Martínez y Vigil
Personal details
Born(1839-11-04)4 November 1839
Died17 August 1908(1908-08-17) (aged 68)
Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, Spain
NationalitySpanish
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography

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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

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

Beatification

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

See also

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References

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  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.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Canarias
1891-1908
Succeeded by