Gregorio Cermeño Barceló
Priest of the Congregation of the Mission, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Gregorio Cermeño Barceló was a priest of the Congregation of the Mission, born at Zaragoza on 9 May 1874 and ordained on 8 September 1899. The decree places him among the three killed on the same day and in the same place as Ireneo Rodríguez González, inside the prison at Guadalajara on 6 December 1936. Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom counts him among those killed in the prison at Guadalajara on 6 December 1936.
Connected on this site
- Fortunato Velasco Tobar Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Ireneo Rodríguez González Blessed“The decree places him among the three killed on the same day and in the same place as Ireneo Rodríguez González, inside the prison at Guadalajara on 6 December 1936.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 106 (2014), p. 805 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
- Wikidata R92f4a659 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.