Blessed Diégo Josef of Cádiz

Also known as

• Apostle of Our Lady, the Mother of the Good Shepherd
• Apostle of the Blessed Trinity
• Didacus of Cádiz
• Francisco José López-Caamaño García-Pérez

Memorial

• 24 March

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Joined the Capuchin Order in Seville, Spain in 1759. Missionary throughout Spain, primarily in Andalusia. Spent most of his pastoral time in the confessional.

Born

• 30 March 1747 in Cádiz, Seville, Spain as Francisco José López-Caamaño García-Pérez

Died

• 24 March 1801 in Ronda, Malaga, Spain of natural causes
• interred in the sanctuary of Our Lady of Peace church in Ronda, Spain

Venerated

• 10 February 1884 by Pope Leo XIII (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 22 April 1894 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Diego, contact
     Fraternidad de Capuchinos
     Ronda de Capuchinos, 1
     41009 Sevilla, SPAIN

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology
• Santi e Beati
• Wikipedia - italiano
• Wikipedia - polski

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Diégo Josef of Cádiz“. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 March 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>