Blessed José Trinidad Rangel y Montaño

Memorial

• 25 April

Profile

Parish priest in Silao, Mexico noted for his zeal as a pastor to his parishioners. During the Mexican Revolution, laws were enacted that required priests to register with the government; Jose did not register, and in 1927 went into hiding in León. In April 1927 Father Rangel went to secretly celebrate Holy Week with the Minims in San Francisco del Rincón where he administered the sacraments and visisted the sick in hospital. Discovered by authorities on 22 April 1927, Father Jose admitted to being a priest; he was arrested, interrogated, tortured, and shot. Martyr.

Born

• 4 June 1887 in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico

Died

• shot on 25 April 1927 in Rancho de San Joaquín, Jalisco, Mexico

Venerated

• 22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

• 20 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI
• recognition celebrated by Cardinal Saraiva Martins in Guadalajara, Mexico

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Jose, contact
     Claretianos
     20 de Enero, 208, Zona Centro
     37000 Leon, Gto., MEXICO

Additional Information

• Catholic Online
• EWTN
• Hagiography Circle
• Saint i Beati
• Vatican News Service
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Blessed José Trinidad Rangel y Montaño“. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 April 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>