José María Lerchundi
Spanish Franciscan friar, apostolic prefect of Morocco
Who they were
A Basque-born Franciscan, he was apostolic prefect of Morocco and founded schools, the Hispano-Arabic printing press and the Spanish hospital in Tangier.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Archdiocese of Tangier opened the cause of beatification and canonization of the Servant of God Fr José María Lerchundi with the first session on 19 January 2025 in Tangier cathedral.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.