José María Cueto Díez de la Maza
Dominican bishop of the Canary Islands and founder of the Dominican Missionaries of the Holy Family
Who they were
A Spanish Dominican who was bishop of the Canaries from 1892 until his death in Las Palmas in 1908 and founded, with Mother Pilar Prieto, the Dominican Missionaries of the Holy Family.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The nihil obstat was given on 12 April 2002, the diocesan process opened on 29 November 2002 and closed on 12 June 2007.
The cause
José María Cueto Díez de la Maza 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 Cueto Díez de la Maza.
- Proceso de beatificación – Dominicas Misioneras de la Sagrada Familia
- Nuestros Fundadores – Dominicas Misioneras de la Sagrada Familia
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.