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José Cueto y Díez de la Maza

Bishop of Canarias
Diocese Canarias
Predecessor José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero
Successor Adolfo 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
Denomination Roman Catholic

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