Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz
Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz 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 saint of cancer patients.
Patron saint of Cancer; Sto. Niño De Molino Parish Church - Bacoor; Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish - Puerto Princesa Palawan; Recoletos Community
In the Martyrology
- August 19 Saint Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz, Augustinian Recollect, bishop of Pasto