In this work, catalysts based on cobalt supported on ZrO 2 and CeO 2 and CoCeMnOx were studied for the CO preferential oxidation (COPrOx) in hydrogenrich stream able to feed fuel cells. Among them, the CoCeMnOx formulation showed the highest CO conversion at low temperatures, while the cobalt oxide supported on ceria presented the best selectivity toward CO 2. The Co 3 O 4 spinel was the active phase for the CO preferential oxidation detected in all catalysts. However, the CoOx-CeO 2 and CoCeMnOx catalysts resulted more active than cobalt oxide supported on zirconia. The presence of ceria close to cobalt species promotes the redox properties and enhances the catalytic activity. In the CoCeMnOx catalyst prepared by coprecipitation, the incorporation of Mn represented an additional positive effect. The presence of Mn promoted the reoxidation of Co 2+ to Co 3+ and, consequently, the activity increased at low temperature. By X-ray diffraction (XRD) of CoOx-ZrO 2 and the CoOx-CeO 2 catalysts, the Co 3 O 4 spinel and ZrO 2 or CeO 2 were identified in agreement with laser-Raman spectra. At the same time, the CoCeMnOx catalyst, prepared by coprecipitation of precursor salts, showed an incipient development of a new phase (Mn,Co) 3 O 4 mixed spinel, due to the intimate contact between elements.