Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz
Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz | |
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| Bishop of Pasto | |
| Born | 9 April 1848 Alfaro, La Rioja, Spain |
| Died | 19 August 1906 (aged 58) Montegudo, Navarra, Spain |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1 November 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
| Canonized | 11 October 1992, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 19 August |
| Patronage | Cancer, Sto. Niño De Molino Parish Church - Bacoor, Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish - Puerto Princesa Palawan, Recoletos Community |
Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz, OAR was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pasto from 1895 to 1906. He was a member of the Order of Augustinian Recollects and previously served as a missionary to the Philippines and as Vicar Apostolic of Casanare in Colombia.
Moreno was canonized in 1992 and is popularly invoked as the patron of cancer patients.