José María Cázares y Martínez
Second bishop of Zamora in Mexico and founder of the Sisters of the Poor, Servants of the Sacred Heart
Who they were
Cázares was a student, lawyer and judge before ordination, and as second bishop of Zamora built up schooling and charitable work across the diocese; he founded the Sisters of the Poor, Servants of the Sacred Heart. The congregation gives his birth date as 20 November 1832; the Hagiography Circle says 12 November, and the Catholic source is followed here.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
His cause was opened in the diocese of Zamora in 1996, and the congregation he founded names him Servant of God.
The cause
José María Cázares y Martínez is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of José María Cázares y Martínez.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.