José Cueto y Díez de la Maza

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

His Most Reverend

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
NationalitySpanish
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography edit

He was born in 1839 and ordained as a Dominican priest in 1863 as a member of the Order of Preachers. 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 edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop José Cueto y Díez de la Maza, O.P. †". 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.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Canarias
1891-1908
Succeeded by