Blessed José Trinidad Rangel y Montaño

Memorial: 25 April
Profile: Parish priest in Silao, 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 martyred.
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: pending; 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
Saint i Beati - italiano
Vatican News Service
Translate: español | français | deutsch | italiano | português