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.
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). In 1895 he founded the Dominican Congregation Missionaries of the Holy Family.
Death He died in office on 17 August 1908.
Beatification His beatification process has been initiated in 2002 and the inquiry was closed on diocesan level in 2007.
See also Diocese of Tenerife (the remaining Canary Islands)
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