List of people declared Servants of God under Pope Francis
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This article is a list of people proposed by each diocese for beatifications and canonizations whose causes were officially accepted by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints under the papacy of Pope Francis and are newly given the title as Servants of God. The names listed below are from the Vatican website and are listed in month beginning the year 2013, with their birth and death year, position in clerical or religious life, and the place where the saint-to-be lived or died. This page is updated monthly and informations are taken from the Hagiography Circle within the Roman Catholic Church.
In the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, Servant of God is the style used for a person who has been posthumously declared "heroic in virtue" during the investigation and process leading to canonisation as a saint.
2016
September 2016
August 2016
- Vitória Bixarxe (1661 - 1715), Professed Religious of the Poor Clare Nuns (Brazil)[1]
- Nicholas Black Elk (1863 - 1950), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Rapid City; Catechist (USA)[2][3]
- Kazimierz Hologa (1913 - 1958), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Poznań (Poland)[4]
- Mary Bernadette Prasad Kispotta (1878 - 1961), Founder of the Daughters of Saint Anne of Ranchi (India)[5][6]
- Elisa Martinez (1905 - 1991), Founder of the Daughters of Saint Mary of Leuca (Italy)[7][8]
- Othon Motta (1913 - 1985), Bishop of Campanha (Brazil)[9][10]
July 2016
- Romano Guardini (1885 - 1968), Priest of the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising (Italy-Germany)[11]
- Giuseppe Mazzanti (1879 - 1954), Priest of the Diocese of Imola; Founder of the Little Sisters of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus (Italy)[12][13]
- Maria von Mörl (1790 - 1868), Layperson of the Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone; Member of the Secular Franciscans (Italy)[14][15]
- Gaetana [Agata Tanina] Nastasi (1914 0 1926), Child of the Diocese of Acireale (Italy)[16]
- Jorge Novak (1928 - 2001), Professed Priest of the Society of the Divine Word; Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina)[17][18]
- Antonietta (Maria) Zanelli (1887 - 1957), Founder of the Little Sisters of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus[19][20]
June 2016
- Jose Cappel Farfsing [Joseph Henry Cappel] (1908 - 2004), Priest of the Maryknoll Missionary Society (USA-Chile) [21]
- Margarita Fonseca Silvestre (1884 - 1945), Founder of the Servants of Christ the Priest (Colombia) [22][23]
- Patrick Ryan (1845 - 1878), Priest of the Diocese of Knoxville (Ireland-USA) [24][25]
May 2016
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- Ivan Burik (1928 - 1991), Priest of the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek; Martyr (Serbia-Croatia)[26][27]
- Federico [Friedrich] Grote (1853 - 1940), Professed Priest of the Redemptorists (Germany-Argentina) [28][29]
- Teresa (Mary Kevin) Kearney (1875 - 1957), Founder of the Little Sisters of Saint Francis and the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa (Ireland-Uganda-USA) [30]
- Manuel (prob. 1604 - 1686), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján (Angola-Argentina) [31][32]
- Joseph Müller (1894- 1944), Priest of the Diocese of Hildesheim; Martyr (Germany)[33][34]
- Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo (1926 - 1996), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Archbishop of Bukavu (Democratic Republic of Congo)[35][36]
- Helena Perera [Charithaya] (ca. 1848 - 1931), Layperson of the Diocese of Chilaw (Sri Lanka) [37][38]
- Jorge Maria [Georges] Salvaire (1847 - 1899), Priest of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) (France-Argentina)[39][40]
- Lourdu Xavier Savarirayan (1910 - 1972), Priest of the Diocese of Kumbakonam (India) [41][42]
- Ivan [Ivica] Simrak (1912 - 1944), Priest of the Eparchy of Križevci; Martyr (Croatia)[43][44]
- Mónika Tímár [Schmidt] (1937 - 1962), Professed Religious of the Cistercian Nuns (Hungary)[45][46]
April 2016
- Jeremy Joyner White (1938 - 1990), Layperson of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (United Kingdom-Nigeria)[47][48]
- Czeslawa Wojtczak (Maria Wlodzimira) (1909 - 1943), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Saint Elizabeth (Poland)[49][50]
March 2016
- Alonzo de Barzana (ca. 1528 - 1598), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Spain-Peru)[51][52]
- Clement Shahbaz Bhatti (1968 - 2011), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi; Martyr (Pakistan)[53][54][55][56]
- Louis Camilleri (1923 - 2011), Professed Religious of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) (Malta)[57][58]
- Maria Eugenia Gonzalez Lafon (1876 - 1962), Founder of the Catechist Sisters of Mary Most Holy, Order of Saint Benedict (Mexico)[59][60]
- Arnaldo Ribeiro (1930 - 2009), Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)[61][62]
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February 2016
- Andrea Aziani [Andres Aziani Samek-Lodovici] (1953 - 2008), Layperson of the Diocese of Carabayllo; Member of the Memores Domini Lay Association (Italy-Peru)[63]
- Magdalena Mortęska (ca. 1554 - 1631), Professed Religious of the Benedictine Nuns (Poland)[64][65]
- Teresa Tambelli (1884 - 1964), Vowed Member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (Italy)[66][67]
January 2016
- Thayr Saidālla Abdal and 44 Companions (d. 2010), Priests and Layfaithful of the Archeparchy of Baghdad and Beirut of the Syrians; Martyrs (Iraq)[68]
- Alfonso de Caro (1940 - 1977), Priest of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno; Fidei Donum Missionary in the Diocese of Rio Branco (Italy-Brazil)[69]
- Bernard Digal and 6 Lay Companions (d. 2008), Priest and Laypeople of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar; Martyrs (India)[70]
- Ante Gabrić (1915 - 1988), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Croatia-India)[71][72]
- Carmela (Pura) Pagani (1914 - 2001), Professed Religious of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family (Italy)[73][74]
- Francesco Palliola [Paleola] (1612 - 1648), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Martyr (Italy-Philippines)[75]
2015
Date Unknown
- Edvard Vajnilovic [Edward Woynillowicz] (1847 - 1928), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev (Belarus-Poland) [1]
December 2015
- Sante (Pellegrino) Boni (1898 - 1990), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Italy) [2] [3]
- Italo Calabro (1925 - 1990), Priest of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova (Italy) [4] [5]
- Luigi [Luis] Cecchin (1924 - 2010), Priest of the Diocese of Treviso; Fidei Donum Missionary in the Diocese of Nazare (Italy) [6] [7]
- Joseph Dutton (1843 - 1931), Layperson of the Diocese of Honolulu; Member of the Secular Franciscans (USA) [8]
- Matteo Farina (1990 - 2009), Young Layperson of the Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni (Italy) [9] [10]
- Aloys Kobes (1820 - 1872), Professed Priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritians); Apostolic Vicar of Senegambia; Founder of the Daughters of the Holy Heart of Mary and the Brothers of Saint Joseph (France-Senegal) [11] [12]
- George Willmann (1920 - 1977), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (USA-Philippines) [13] [14]
November 2015
- William Edward Bill Atkinson (1946 - 2006), Professed Religious of the Augustinians (USA) [15] [16] [17]
- Andre Bortolameotti (1919 - 2010), Professed Priest of the Congregation of Jesus the Priest (Italy-Brazil) [18] [19] [20]
- Maria Josefa (Leopoldina) Brandis (1815 - 1900), Vowed Member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul; Founder of the Marian Sisters of the Miraculous Medal (Austria) [21] [22] [23]
- Alberto Ferri Garavelli (1935 - 2009), Professed Priest of the Comboni Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (Italy) [24]
October 2015
- Henry II the Pious [Henryk II Pobozny] (ca. 1196 - 1241), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Legnica (Poland) [25] [26]
- Charles Journet (1891 - 1975), Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor; Cardinal (Switzerland)[27]
- Ange Le Proust (1624 - 1697), Professed Priest of the Augustinians; Founder of the Sisters of Saint Thomas of Villanueva (France)[28] [29]
- Giovanni Vaccari (1913 - 1971), Professed Religious of the Servants of Charity (Guanellians) (Italy-Spain)[30]
September 2015
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- Floribert Bwana Chui (1981 - 2007), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Goma; Member of the Saint Egidio Community; Martyr (Democratic Republic of Congo) [31] [32]
- Martyrs of "La Florida" Missions (d. 1549 - 1706), Professed Priest and Religious' of the Dominicans; Franciscans, Augustinians and Jesuits; Pilgrim and Native Laypeople of and from the Dioceses of Pensacola-Tallahassee and Saint Augustine; Martyrs (Spain, Italy, Mexico, and USA) [33] [34]
- Luis de Cancer (1500 - 1549), Professed Priest of the Dominicans; Martyr (Spain-United States) [35] [36]
- Isidoro Meschi (1945 - 1991), Priest of the Archdiocese of Milan (Italy) [37] [38]
- Bernardo de Monroy and 2 Trinitarian Companions (d. 1613 - 1622), Professed Priest of the Trinitarians; Martyrs (Spain-Algeria) [39]
May 2015
- Mikiel Azzopardi (1910 - 1987), Priest of the Archdiocese of Malta (Malta) [40] [41]
- Benedicto Teodoro Barbero Bermejo and 18 Companions (d. 1936), Priests from the Diocese of Plasencia; Martyrs (Spain) [42] [43]
- Joseph Chhmar Salas (1937 - 1977) and 34 Companions (d. 1971-78), Bishop of Phnom Penh; Priests of the Paris Foreign Mission Society and of the Dioceses from Cambodia alongside with lay companions from various Apostolic Vicariates (France, Vietnam, Cambodia) [44] [45]
April 2015
- Alberto Fuger (1892 - 1970), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (France-Brazil) [46] [47]
- Francesca Lancellotti Zotta (1917 - 2008), Married Layperson of the Vicariate of Rome (Italy) [48] [49]
- Pietro Manghisi (1889 - 1953), Priest of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions; Martyr (Italy-Myanmar) [50] [51]
- Declan O'Toole (1971 - 2002), Priest of the Mill Hill Missionaries; Martyr (Ireland-Uganda) [52] [53]
- Santo Perin (1917 - 1945), Priest of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia (Italy) [54] [55]
March 2015
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- Theresia Albers (1872 - 1949), Founder of the Sisters Witnesses of the Love of Christ (Germany) [56] [57]
- Giosue dei Cas (1880 - 1932), Professed Religious of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (Italy-South Sudan) [58] [59]
- Giuseppe Diana (1958 - 1994), Priest of the Diocese of Aversa; Martyr (Italy)[60]
- Francisco Giron Fernandez (1938 - 2009), Priest of the Diocese of Huelva (Spain) [61] [62]
- Anton Strle (1915 - 2003), Priest of the Archdiocese of Ljubljana (Slovenia) [63] [64]
- Adolfine Tönnies (1862 - 1934), Cofounder of the Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration (Germany-Netherlands) [65] [66]
February 2015
- Eduardo Bonnin Aguilo (1917 - 2009), Layperson of the Diocese of Mallorca; Founder of the Cursillos in the Christianity Movement (Spain) [67] [68]
- Manuel Armindo de Lima and 3 Companions (d. 1982), Priest of the Missionary Society of the Good News; Laypersons of the Diocese of Viana; Postulant of the Mercedarian Sisters of Charity; Catechist (Italy-Angola) [69]
- Francisco Gonzalez Metola (1905 - 1967), Priest of the Diocese of Cadiz-Cueta (Spain) [70]
- Pablo Muñoz Vega (1903-1994), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Archbishop of Quito; Cardinal (Ecuador) [71] [72] [73]
January 2015
- Paolo Angelo Ballerini (1814 - 1897), Archbishop of Milan (Italy) [74] [75]
- Giuseppe Gabana (1904 - 1944), Priest of the Diocese of Brescia; Martyr (Italy) [76]
- Jeanne Le Ber (1662 - 1714), Consecrated Layperson of the Archdiocese of Montreal (Canada) [77]
- Marie-Léonie Martin (Francoise-Therese) (1863 - 1941), Professed Religious of the Visitation Nuns (France) [78] [79] [80]
- Jesus Pla Gandia (1915 - 2000), Bishop of Siguenza-Guadalajara (Spain) [81] [82]
- Johann Georg Seidenbusch (1641 - 1729), Priest of the Oratorians (Germany) [83] [84]
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2014
Date Unknown
- Maria Teresa Carloni (1919 - 1983), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado (Italy) [85] [86]
- Eufemia of Racibórz (ca. 1299 - 1359), Professed Religious of the Dominican Nuns (Poland) [87] [88]
- Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka (1937 - 1999), Archbishop of Jos (Nigeria-USA) [89] [90]
- Sebastian Lawrence Casimir Presentation Valiyathayil (1867 - 1936), Priest of the Diocese of Allepey; Founder of the Visitation Sisters of Allepey (India) [91]
- Gobu Yaza (d. 1928?), Young Layperson of the Diocese of N’Zérékoré; Martyr (Giunea) [92]
December 2014
- Hernan Alessandre Morande (1935 - 2007), Professed Priest of the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Fathers (Chile) [93] [94]
- Miguel Cano Gutierrez (1866 - 1924), Priest of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara; Founder of the Servants of the Holy Trinity and the Poor (Mexico) [95]
- Joseph Verbis Lafleur (1912 - 1944), Priest of the Military Ordinate of the United States (USA-Philippines) [96] [97]
- Eduardo Laforet Dorda (1957 - 1984), Professed Member of the Secular Institute of the Crusaders of Mary (Spain) [98] [99]
- Stjepan Milanovic (1777 - 1807), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Bosnia-Herzegovina) [100] [101]
- Lewis Thomas (Paul James) Wattson (1863 - 1940), Founder and Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars of the Antonement (United States) [102] [103]
November 2014
- Ignace-Alexandre-Joseph Cardon and 4 Cistercian Companions (d. 1799), Professed Priests, Religious' and Cleric of the Cistercians (Congregation of Casamari); Martyrs (France-Italy) [104] [105]
- Enrico Smaldone (1914 - 1967), Priest of the Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno (Italy) [106]
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October 2014
- Fortunata Evolo Nicolace (1938 - 2009), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea (Italy) [107] [108]
- Maria de Lourdes [Lourdinha] Benedicta Nogueira Fontao (1930 - 1988), Married Layperson of the Diocese of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil) [109] [110]
- Carmen Antunes de Matos Fortuna [Carmita] (1937 - 1980), Layperson of the Diocese of Setubal (Portugal) [111] [112]
- Teresa Militerni (1874 - 1925), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Saint John the Baptist (Italy) [113] [114]
September 2014
- Jean-Baptiste Gerin (1797 - 1863), Priest of the Diocese of Grenoble-Vienne (France) [115] [116]
- Franziska May (Reinolda) (1901 - 1981), Professed Religious of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing (Germany-South Africa) [117] [118]
- Maria Cesira Pazzafini (Veronica) (1896 - 1964), Professed Religious of the Capuchin Nuns (Italy) [119] [120]
- Ida Peterfy (1922 - 2000), Founder of the Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart (Slovakia-USA) [121] [122]
- Adão Salgado Vaz de Faria (1907 - 1990), Priest of the Archdiocese of Braga; Founder of the Congregation of Divine Providence and the Holy Family (Portugal) [123] [124]
August 2014
- Giuseppe Bracci (Giacinto) (1877 - 1967), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Italy) [125]
- Mario Gentili (1928 - 2006), Professed Religious of the Augustinians (Italy) [126] [127]
- Angelina Lo Dico (1900 - 1932), Layperson of the Diocese of Caltanisetta (Italy) [128] [129]
- Fermin Emilio Lobo (Antonio) (1873 - 1942), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Argentina); Cause officially opened since September 19, 1958 and re-opened in this month of August 2014. [130]
- Amador Tajanlangit (1911 - 1977), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Jaro (Philippines) [131]
- Reginaldo Toro (1830 - 1904), Professed Priest of the Dominicans; Bishop of Cordoba; Founder of the Dominican Tertiary Sisters of Saint Joseph (Argentina) [132] [133]
July 2014
- Maria Cantamessa Gallo (1913 - 1995), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Asti (Italy) [134]
- Heinrich König (1900 - 1942), Priest of the Archdiocese of Paderborn; Martyr (Germany) [135] [136]
- Rosa Maria Segale (Blandina) (1850 - 1941), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati (Italy-USA) [137] [138] [139] [140]
June 2014
- Cosimo Berlinsani (1619 - 1694), Professed Priest of the Cleric Regular of the Mother of God; Founder of the Oblate Sisters of the Child Jesus (Italy) [141] [142]
- Anna Moroni (1613 - 1675), Founder of the Oblate Sisters of the Child Jesus (Italy) [143] [144]
May 2014
- Fritz Michael Gerlich (1861 - 1934), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising; Martyr (Poland-Germany) [145] [146]
- Remigio Salazar Amador (1802 - 1857), Priest of the Diocese of Leon (Nicaragua) [147] [148]
- Silvio Pasquali (1864 - 1924), Priest of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions; Founder of the Catechist Sisters of Saint Anne (Italy-India) [149]
- Ouseph Thekkekara (Canisius) (1914 - 1988), Professed Priest of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (India) [150] [151]
- Guido Vidal Franca Schaffer (1974 - 2009), Seminarian of the Archdiocese of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) [152] [153]
April 2014
- Paulette Callabat (1923 - 2005), Consecrated Member of the Caritas Christi Secular Institute (France) [154] [155]
- Robert Naoussi (ca. 1940 - 1970), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Douala (Cameroon) [156]
- Auguste [Nonco] Pelafigue (1888 - 1977), Layperson of the Diocese of Lafayette; Member of the Apostleship of Prayer League (France-USA) [157] [158]
- Antonio Rivera Ramirez (1916 - 1936), Young Layperson of the Archdiocese of Toledo (Spain); Cause officially opened since January 10, 1962 and re-opened on the month of April 2014. [159]
March 2014
- Rutilio Grande Garcia (1928 - 1977), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Martyr (El Salvador) [160] [161]
- Luise Lowenfels (Maria Aloysia) (1915 - 1942), Professed Religious of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ; Martyr (Germany-Poland) [162] [163]
- Ascension Sanchez y Sanchez (1911 - 1946), Professed Member of the Secular Institute "Evangelical Crusade" (Spain) [164] [165]
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February 2014
- Nicoletta Giordano (Maria Petra) (1912 - 2006), Professed Religious of the Dominican Nuns (Italy) [166] [167]
- Martin Lawers Gonzalez (1881 - 1933), Priest of the Diocese of Irapuato; Martyr (Mexico) [168]
January 2014
- Maria Borgato (1898 - 1945), Professed Member of the Secular Institute of the Company of Saint Ursula, Federation of the Secular Institute of Saint Angela Merici; Martyr (Italy-Germany) [169]
- Joseph Leon Cardijn (1891 - 1967), Titular Archbishop of Tusuros; Cardinal; Founder of the Young Christian Workers (Jocists) (Belgium) [170] [171]
- Mariano Dubon Alonso (1861 - 1934), Priest of the Diocese of Leon (Nicaragua) [172] [173]
- Aloysius Ellacuria (1905 - 1981), Professed Priest of the Claretians (Spain-United States) [174] [175]
- Julia Greeley (ca. 1833-48 - 1918), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Denver (USA) [176] [177]
- Julius Aemilius de Lombaerde (Julio Maria) (1878 - 1944), Professed Priest of the Missionaries of the Holy Family; Founder of the Missionaries of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, the Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sisters of the Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament (Belgium-Brazil) [178] [179]
- Cyprien [Sipiriyani] Rugamba (ca. 1935 - 1994) and Daphrose [Daforoza] Mukasanga (ca. 1944 - 1994), Married Couple from the Archdiocese of Kigali; Members of the Emmanuel Community (Rwanda) [180] [181]
2013
December 2013
- Thatipathri Gnanama (ca. 1822 - 1874), Widow; Founder of the Sisters of Saint Anne of Chennai and the Sisters of Saint Anne of Phirangipuram (India) [182] [183]
- Joaquin Carlos (Jesus) Paredes Perez (1911 - 1998), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Argentina-Spain) [184] [185]
- Luigi Pera (1879 - 1952), Professed Priest of the Augustinians (Italy) [186]
- Anna Bohuslava Tomanova (1904 - 1957), Layperson of the Diocese of Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic) [187] [188]
- Ioannes Baptista Yi Byeok and 132 Companions (d. 1785 - 1879), Laypeople from the Apostolic Vicariate of South Korea; Martyrs (S. Korea-N. Korea) [189] [190]
November 2013
- Catherine De Bar (1614 - 1698), Founder of the Benedictine Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (France) [191] [192]
- Alexandre Toe (1967 - 1996), Professed Priest of the Camillians (Burkina Faso-Italy) [193]
- George Vakayil [Vakayilachan] (1883 - 1931), Priest of the Archdiocese of Verapoly (India) [194] [195]
- Marianno Wachira and 26 Companions (d. 1952 - 1955), Laypeople from the Archdioceses of Nyeri and Nairobi along with the Dioceses of Murang’a and Meru; Catechumens; Professed Religious' of the Consolata Missionary Sisters and the Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Nyeri; Martyrs (Kenya-Italy) [196]
October 2013
- Marianna Fortunata (Maria Giuseppa) Cherubini (1788 - 1844), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (Italy) [197]; Cause opened on November 1844 and re-opened on October 2013
- Giuseppe Cinquina (1918 - 1945), Priest of the Diocese of Vasto-Chieti (Italy) [198]
- Michael Jerome Cypher (1941 - 1975), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Conventuals; Martyr (USA-Honduras) [199]
- Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (1927 - 2006), Archbishop of Guayaquil (Argentina-Ecuador) [200]
- Felice Piccirilli (1912 - 1968), Priest of the Diocese of Vasto-Chieti (Italy) [201]
- Adolfo Rodriguez Vidal (1920 - 2003), Bishop of Santa Maria de Los Ángeles (Spain-Chile) [202] [203]
Waiting for Approval
In this section, are the names of such notable persons whom are recognized to have the possibility for a cause towards formal beatification and canonization. According to the Hagiography Circle, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints already accepted some causes waiting for the decree to give them the title, "Servant of God".
Asia
- Asuncion Ventura (1853 - 1923), Professed Religious of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (Philippines)
- Paul Takashi Nagai (1908 - 1951), Layperson from the Archdiocese of Nagasaki (Japan) [204]
- Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1901 - 2000), Bishop of Shanghai; Cardinal (China-USA) [205]
- Pierre-Celestin Lou Tseng-Tsiang (1871 - 1949), Professed Religious of the Benedictines; Prime Minister of China (China-Belgium) [206]
- Nirmala Joshi (1934 - 2015), Professed Religious of the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa (India)
- Donato Guimbaolibot (1866 - 1949), Priest of the Diocese of Borongan (Philippines) [207]
- Jesse Robredo (1958 - 2012), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Caceres (Philippines) [208] [209]
- Valsa John Malamel (1958 - 2011), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary; Martyr (India) [210]
- Mariampillai Xavier Karunaratnam (1951 - 2008), Priest of the Archdiocese of Jaffna; Martyr (Sri Lanka) [211]
- Nicholas Pillai Pakiaranjith (1967 - 2007), Priest of the Diocese of Mannar; Martyr (Sri Lanka)
- Eugene John Herbert (1923 - 1990), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Martyr (USA-Sri Lanka) [212] [213]
- Amakusa Shirō Tokisada (ca. 1621 - 1638), Young Layperson of the Archdiocese of Nagasaki; Martyr (Japan)
- Addai Scher (1867 - 1915), Archbishop of Siirt of the Chaldeans; Martyr (Iraq-Turkey)
- Abraham Shimonaya (ca. 1862 - 1915), Bishop of Hakkâri of the Chaldeans; Martyr (Turkey)
- Toma Audo (1855 - 1918), Archbishop of Urmia of the Chaldeans; Martyr (Iraq-Iran)
- Aurora Aragon Quezon (1888 - 1949), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Cubao (Philippines)
- Miguel de Ayatumo (ca. 1593 - 1609), Young Layperson of the Diocese of Tagbilaran (Philippines)
Africa
- Anna Hadija Ali (1966 - 2012), Professed Religious of the Pious Union of the Daughters of Jesus the Good Shepherd (Kenya)
- Annalena Tonelli (1943 - 2003), Layperson of the Diocese of Forli-Bertinoro; Martyr (Italy-Somalia) [214]
- Sean Devereux (1964 - 1993), Layperson of the Dioceses of Arundel and Brighton; Member of the Salesian Cooperators; Martyr (United Kingdom-Somalia) [215]
North America
- Rita Antoinette Rizzo (1923 - 2016), Professed Religious of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration; Founder of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word and the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) (USA) [216]
- Rhoda Wise (1888 - 1948), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Canton-Youngstown (USA) [217] [218]
- Eileen Egan (1912 - 2000), Layperson of the Diocese of Davenport; Cofounder of the Catholic PAX Association; Member of the Catholic Relief Services (USA)
- Ita Ford (1940 - 1980), Professed Religious of the Maryknoll Missionary Sisters; Martyr (USA-El Salvador)
- Maura Clarke (1931 - 1980), Professed Religious of the Maryknoll Missionary Sisters; Martyr (USA-El Salvador)
- Dorothy Kazel (1939 - 1980), Professed Religious of the Ursuline Nuns; Martyr (USA-El Salvador)
- Jean Donovan (1953 - 1980), Layperson of the Diocese of Cleveland (USA-El Salvador)
- Cesar Chavez (1927 - 1993), Married Layperson of the Diocese of San Jose (USA) [219] [220]
- Aloysius Schmitt (1909 - 1941), Priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque (USA)
- Thea Bowman (1937 - 1990), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (USA) [221] [222] [223]
- Isolina Ferre (1914 - 2000), Professed Religious of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity (Puerto Rico)
- Mary Ann Wright (1921 - 2009), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (USA)
- Antonia Brenner (Antonia) (1926 - 2013), Founder of the Eudist Servants of the Eleventh Hour (USA-Mexico)
- Audrey Marie Santo (1983 - 2007), Young Layperson of the Diocese of Worcester (USA) [224] [225]
- John Patrick Washington (1908 - 1943), Priest of the Military Ordinate of the United States (USA)
- Juliette Noel Toussaint (d. 1851), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of New York (USA) [226] [227]
- Joseph Chiwatenhwa (ca. 1602 - 1640), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Quebec; Martyr (Canada) [228]
- Marie Rose Ferron (1902 - 1936), Layperson of the Diocese of Providence (Canada-USA) [229]
- Thomas Merton (1915 - 1968), Professed Priest of the Trappists (France-USA-Thailand) [230]
- Enrique San Pedro (1928 - 2006), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Bishop of Brownsville (Cuba-USA)
- Mary Josephine Rogers (1882 - 1955), Founder of the Maryknoll Missionary Sisters (USA)
- Avery Robert Dulles (1918 - 2008), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Cardinal (USA)
- Flannery O'Connor (1925 - 1965), Layperson of the Diocese of Savannah (USA)
- Joseph Louis Bernardin (1928 - 1996), Archbishop of Chicago; Cardinal (USA)
- Annella Zervas (1900 - 1926), Professed Religious of the Benedictine Nuns (USA) [231] [232]
- Claude Newman (1923 - 1944), Layperson of the Diocese of Little Rock (USA) [233]
- Roberto Clemente (1934 - 1972), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) [234] [235]
- Grace Kelly Grimaldi (1929 - 1982), Married Layperson of the Archdioceses of Philadelphia and Monaco; Princess of Monaco (USA-Monaco) [236]
- Florinda Soriano de Munoz (1921 - 1974), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo; Martyr (Dominican Republic)
South America
- Zilda Arns Neumann (1934 - 2010), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Curitiba (Brazil-Haiti) [237]
- Dorothy Mae Stang (1931 - 2005), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur; Martyr (USA-Brazil) [238] [239]
- Gabriel García Moreno (1821 - 1875), Married Layperson of the Archdioceses of Quito and Guayaquil; President of Ecuador; Martyr (Ecuador) [240]
- Pedro Manuel Salado de Alba (1968 - 2012), Layperson of the Diocese of Esmeraldas; Member of the Ecclesial Family "Hogar de Nazaret" (Spain-Ecuador) [241]
- Alice Domon (Marie-Catherine) (1937 - 1977), Professed Religious of the Sisters of the Foreign Missions; Martyr (France-Argentina) [242]
- Renée Duquet (Marie-Leonie) (1916 - 1977), Professed Religious of the Sisters of the Foreign Missions; Martyr (France-Argentina) [243]
- Juan José Gerardi Conedera (1922 - 1998), Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala; Martyr (Guatemala)
- Josimo Morais Tavares (1953 - 1986), Priest of the Diocese of Tocantinópolis; Martyr (Brazil) [244]
- Margarida Maria Alves (1933 - 1983), Layperson of the Diocese of Campina Grande; Martyr (Brazil)
Europe
- Rosa Adelheid Stein (1883 - 1942), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Cologne; Professed Member of the Lay Carmelites; Martyr (Germany-Poland) [245]
- Marie-Dominique Philippe (1912 - 2006), Professed Religious of the Dominicans; Founder of the Congregation of Saint John (France)
- Cristoforo Colombo (1451 - 1506), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Valladolid (Italy-USA-Spain) [246] [247]
- Luigi Comollo (1817 - 1839), Seminarian of the Archdiocese of Turin (Italy)
- Stefano Gobbi (1930 - 2011), Priest of the Diocese of Como; Founder of the Marian Movement for Priests (Italy)
- Anna Maria Dengel (1892 - 1980), Founder of the Medical Mission Sisters (Austria-Italy)
- Pedro Arrupe Gondra (1907 - 1991), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Spain-Italy)
- Jacques Maritain (1882 - 1973) and Raïssa Oumansoff Maritain (1883 - 1960), Married Couple from the Archdiocese of Paris (Russia and France) [248]
- Thomas Roussel Davids Byles (1870 - 1912), Priest of the Diocese of Brentwood (United Kingdom)
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936), Layperson of the Diocese of Northampton (United Kingdom)
- Adrienne von Speyr (1902 - 1967), Layperson of the Diocese of Basel (Switzerland)
- Marie Julie Jahenny (1850 - 1941), Layperson of the Diocese of Nantes; Professed Member of the Secular Franciscans (France)
- Ellen Organ (Little Nellie) (1903 - 1908), Child of the Diocese of Cork (Ireland)
- Henry Edward Manning (1808 - 1892), Widow; Archbishop of Westminster; Cardinal (United Kingdom)
- Mary Aloysia Hardey (1809 - 1886), Professed Religious of the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Heart (USA-France)
- Pasquale Foresi (1929 - 2015), Priest of the Diocese of Frascati; Cofounder of the Focolare Movement (Italy)
- Ève Lavallière (1866 - 1929), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Paris; Member of the Secular Franciscans (France)
- Gabrielle Bossis (1874 - 1950), Consecrated Layperson of the Archdiocese of Paris (France)
- Jacques Fesch (1930 - 1957), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Paris (France)
- Pierre-Joseph-Marie Chaumonot (1611 - 1693), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (France-Canada)
- Alfred Delp (1907 - 1945), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Martyr (Germany)
- Yves Marie-Joseph Congar (1904 - 1995), Professed Priest of the Dominicans; Cardinal (France)
- Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini (1876-1958), Apostolic Administrator of Harbin; Founder of the Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord; Cardinal (Italy)
- James II of England (1633 - 1701), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Paris; King of England, Scotland and Ireland (UK-France) [249]
- William Joseph Doyle (1873 - 1917), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Martyr (Ireland-Belgium)
- Henri de Lubac (1896-1991), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Cardinal (France) [250]
- Enrichetta Beltrame Quattrocchi (1914 - 21012), Layperson of the Vicariate of Rome (Italy) [251]
- Bernhard (1890 - 1944) and Maria Kreulich (1889 - 1944), Married Couple of the Diocese of Essen; Martyrs (Germany) [252]
- Marie-Pauline Martin (1861 - 1951), Professed Religious of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns (France) [253]
- Marie-Louise Martin (1860 - 1940), Professed Religious of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns (France) [254]
- Marie-Celine Martin (1869 - 1959), Professed Religious of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns (France) [255]
- Robert Schuman (1886 - 1963), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Metz; Prime Minister of France (Luxembourg-France) [256]
- Aloise Yegorovich Trupp (1858 - 1918), Layperson of the Patriarchate of Yekaterinberg; Martyr (Russia); Canonized within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
- Justine Bisqueyburu (1817 - 1903), Vowed Member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (France) [257]
- Pasquino Borghi (1903 - 1944), Priest of the Diocese of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla; Martyr (Italy)
- Maria Raggi (1552 - 1600), Professed Religious of the Benedictine Nuns (Greece-Italy)
- Albert Willimsky (1890 - 1940), Priest of the Archdiocese of Berlin; Martyr (Poland-Germany)
- Irena Sendler Krzyżanowska (1910 - 2008), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Warsaw (Poland)
- Matylda Getter (1870 - 1968), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary (Poland)
- Margit Slachta (1884 - 1974), Founder of the Sisters of Social Service (Hungary-USA)
- Giuseppe Berton (1932 - 2013), Professed Religious of the Xaverian Missionaries (Italy-Sierra Leone)
Oceania
- Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria - (1915 - 1998), Married Layperson of the Archdioceses of Melbourne and Adelaide [258]
- Ellen Whitty - (1819 - 1892), Irish-born Professed Religious of the Institute of the Sisters of Mary [259]
- Antoine Marie Garin (1810 - 1889), Professed Priest of the Society of Mary (Marianists) (New Zealand) [260]
- Jesuit Martyrs in Micronesia (d. 1670 - 1685), Jesuit Priests and Lay Martyrs of the Mission of Guam and Mariana Islands (Federated States of Micronesia)
- Vernon Francis Douglas (1910 - 1943), Priest of the Missionary Society of Saint Columban (New Zealand-Philippines) [261]
- Irene McCormack (1938 - 1991), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart; Martyr (Australia-Peru) [262] [263]
See also
- List of people declared venerable by Pope Francis
- List of saints canonized by Pope Francis
- List of people beatified by Pope Francis
References
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