Methane　is　the　most　stable　hydrocarbon　with　a　regular　tetrahedral　structure,　which　can　be　activated　and　oxidized　above　1000　degrees　C　in　conventional　combustion.　Catalytic　oxidation　is　an　effective　way　to　eliminate　lean　methane　under　mild　conditions,　and　the　key　issue　is　to　develop　the　catalysts　with　high　efficiencies,　good　stability,　and　high　selectivities.　Catalytic　combustion　of　low-concentration　methane　can　realize　the　light-off　and　deep　conversion　at　low　temperatures,　thus　achieving　complete　combustion　with　fewer　byproducts　below　500　degrees　C.　This　review　article　summarizes　the　recent　advances　in　preparation　of　ordered　porous　oxides　and　supported　noble　metal　catalysts　and　their　methane　combustion　applications.　The　results　reveal　that　the　superior　performance　(good　hydrothermal　stability　and　excellent　moisture-　or　sulfur-resistant　behavior)　is　associated　with　the　well-ordered　and　developed　three-dimensional　porous　structure,　large　surface　area,　ultrahigh　component　dispersion,　fast　mass　transfer,　low-temperature　reducibility,　reactant　activation　ability,　and　strong　interaction　between　metal　and　support.　In　addition,　the　development　trend　of　porous　oxides　for　industrial　applications　in　the　future　is　also　proposed.