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List of saints canonized by Pope Francis

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This article contains a list of the 942 saints canonized by Pope Francis (2013–2025) during his pontificate, which includes the 813 Martyrs of Otranto as a group, 23 who were equipollently canonized and 4 who were canonized in other countries.

2013–2016

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Saint Date of Canonization Place of Canonization Ref.
No. Details Church status Competent Forum
May 2013
1. Antonio Primaldo & 812 Companions
(+1480)		 laypersons of the archdiocese of Otranto Otranto 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square [1][2]
2. Laura Montoya Upegui
(1874–1949)		 founder, Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Virgin Mary and Saint Catherine of Siena Medellín
3. Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala
(1878–1963)		 cofounder, Handmaids of Saint Margaret Mary and of the Poor Guadalajara
October 2013
4. Angela of Foligno
(1248–1309)		 layperson of the diocese of Foligno; married; member, Secular Franciscans Urbis et Orbis 9 October 2013 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City [3]
December 2013
5. Peter Faber
(1506–1546)		 professed priest, Jesuits Urbis et Orbis 17 December 2013 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City [4]
April 2014
6. José de Anchieta
(1534–1597)		 professed priest, Jesuits São Salvador da Bahia 3 April 2014 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City [5][6]
7. Marie of the Incarnation
(1599–1672)		 widow; professed religious, Ursulines Québec
8. François de Laval
(1623–1708)		 bishop of Québec
9. Pope John XXIII
(1881–1963)		 Pope Rome 27 April 2014 Saint Peter's Square [7]
10. Pope John Paul II
(1920–2005)
November 2014
11. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
(1805–1871)		 professed priest and cofounder, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate; founder, Congregation of the Mother of Carmel Changanacherry/Verapoly 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square [8]
12. Nicola Saggio
(1650–1709)		 professed oblate, Minims Cosenza-Bisignano
13. Euphrasia Eluvathingal
(1877–1952)		 professed religious, Congregation of the Mother of Carmel Trichur
14. Giovanni Antonio Farina
(1803–1888)		 founder, Teaching Sisters of Saint Dorothy, Daughters of the Sacred Heart Vicenza
15. Ludovico of Casoria
(1814–1885)		 professed priest, Franciscan Friars Minor; founder, Franciscan Sisters of Saint Elizabeth (Gray Sisters) Naples
16. Amato Ronconi
(ca. 1226–1292)		 layperson of the diocese of Rimini Rimini
January 2015
17. Joseph Vaz
(1651–1711)		 priest, Oratorians (Goa Congregation) Kandy/Goa-Daman 14 January 2015 Colombo, Sri Lanka [9]
May 2015
18. Émilie de Villeneuve
(1811–1854)		 founder, Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Castres Albi 17 May 2015 Saint Peter's Square [10]
19. Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception
(1856–1906)		 founder, Oblation Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Naples
20. Mariam Baouardy
(1846–1878)		 professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns Jerusalem of the Latins
21. Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
(1843–1927)		 cofounder, Sisters of the Holy Rosary of Jerusalem of the Latins (Rosary Sisters)
September 2015
22. Junípero Serra
(1713–1784)		 professed priest, Franciscan Friars Minor (Observants) Monterey 23 September 2015 Washington, D.C., United States [11]
October 2015
23. Louis Martin
(1823–1894)		 layperson of the diocese of Bayeux-Liseux; married Bayeux-Liseux 18 October 2015 Saint Peter's Square [12]
24. Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin
(1831–1877)		 layperson of the diocese of Séez; married Séez
25. Vincenzo Grossi
(1845–1917)		 priest of the diocese of Lodi; founder, Daughters of the Oratory Lodi
26. María de la Purísima Salvat Romero
(1926–1998)		 professed religious, Sisters of the Company of the Cross Seville
June 2016
27. Stanisław Papczyński
(1631–1701)		 professed priest and founder, Marians of the Immaculate Conception Poznań 5 June 2016 Saint Peter's Square [13]
28. Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad
(1870–1957)		 founder, Bridgettine Sisters Rome
September 2016
29. Teresa of Calcutta
(1910–1997)		 founder, Missionaries of Charity Calcutta 4 September 2016 Saint Peter's Square [14]
October 2016
30. José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero
(1840–1914)		 priest of the Archdiocese of Córdoba Córdoba 16 October 2016 Saint Peter's Square [15]
31. José Sánchez del Río
(1913–1928)		 child of the diocese of Zamora Zamora
32. Manuel González García
(1877–1940)		 bishop of Palencia; founder, Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth and Eucharistic Reparation Union Palencia
33. Elizabeth of the Trinity
(1880–1906)		 professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns Dijon
34. Alfonso Maria Fusco
(1839–1910)		 priest of the diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno; founder, Sisters of Saint John the Baptist Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
35. Lodovico Pavoni
(1784–1849)		 priest and founder, Sons of Mary Immaculate Brescia
36. Solomon Leclercq
(1745–1792)		 professed religious, Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) Caracas

2017–2019

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Saint Date of Canonization Place of Canonization Ref.
No. Details Church status Competent Forum
May 2017
1. Francisco Marto
(1908–1919)		 children of the diocese of Leiria-Fátima Leiria-Fátima 13 May 2017 Fatima, Portugal [16]
2. Jacinta Marto
(1910–1920)
October 2017
3. Manuel Míguez González
(1831–1925)		 professed priest, Piarists; founder, Calasanzian Institute, Daughters of the Divine Shepherdess Madrid 15 October 2017 Saint Peter's Square [17]
4. Luca Antonio Falcone
(1669–1739)		 professed priest, Capuchin Franciscans Cosenza-Bisignano
5. André de Soveral & 29 Companions
(+1645)		 priest and laypersons of the archdiocese of Natal Natal
6. Cristobal & 2 Companions
(+1527–1529)		 children of the diocese of Tlaxcala Tlaxcala
October 2018
7. Pope Paul VI
(1897–1978)		 Pope Rome/Brescia 14 October 2018 Saint Peter's Square [18]
8. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
(1917–1980)		 archbishop of San Salvador San Salvador
9. Francesco Spinelli
(1853–1913)		 priest of the diocese of Cremona; founder, Sisters Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament Cremona
46. Vincenzo Romano
(1751–1831)		 priest of the archdiocese of Naples Naples
10. Maria Katharina Kasper
(1820–1898)		 founder, Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Limburg
11. Ignacia Nazaria March Mesa
(1889–1943)		 founder, Missionary Crusaders of the Church Buenos Aires
12. Nunzio Sulprizio
(1817–1836)		 young layperson of the archdiocese of Naples Naples/Pescara-Penne
July 2019
13. Bartolomeu Fernandes dos Mártires
(1514–1590)		 professed priest, Dominicans; archbishop of Braga Urbis et Orbis 5 July 2019 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City [19]
October 2019
14. John Henry Newman
(1801–1890)		 priest, Oratorians (Birmingham Congregation); cardinal Birmingham 13 October 2019 Saint Peter's Square [20]
15. Giuseppina Vannini
(1859–1911)		 founder, Daughters of Saint Camillus Rome
16. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan
(1876–1926)		 founder, Congregation of the Holy Family Irinjalakuda
17. Dulce Lopes Pontes
(1914–1992)		 professed religious, Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception São Salvador da Bahia
18. Marguerite Bays
(1815–1879)		 layperson of the archdiocese of Lausanne; member, Secular Franciscans Lausanne-Geneva-Fribourg

2021–2024

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Saint Date of Canonization Place of Canonization Ref.
No. Details Church status Competent Forum
April 2021
1. Margherita della Metola
(ca. 1287–1320)		 layperson of the diocese of Città di Castello; member, Lay Dominicans Urbis et Orbis 24 April 2021 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City [21]
May 2022
2. Titus Brandsma
(1881–1942)		 professed priest, Carmelites of the Ancient Observance 's-Hertogenbosch 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square [22]
3. Devasahayam Pillai
(1712–1752)		 layperson of the diocese of Kottar; married Kottar
4. César de Bus
(1544–1607)		 priest and founder, Christian Doctrine Fathers Avignon
5. Luigi Maria Palazzolo
(1827–1886)		 priest of the diocese of Bergamo; founder, Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute Bergamo
6. Giustino Russolillo
(1891–1955)		 priest and founder, Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationists) and Sisters of Divine Vocations Pozzuoli/Naples
7. Charles de Foucauld
(1858–1916)		 priest of the diocese of Viviers Laghouat
8. Anne-Marie Rivier
(1768–1838)		 founder, Sisters of the Presentation of Mary Viviers
9. Maria Francesca Rubatto
(1844–1904)		 founder, Capuchin Sisters of Mother Rubatto Montevideo/Genoa
10. Carolina Santocanale
(1852–1923)		 founder, Capuchin Sisters of the Immaculata of Lourdes Monreale
11. Maria Domenica Mantovani
(1862–1934)		 cofounder, Little Sisters of the Holy Family Verona
October 2022
12. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
(1839–1905)		 bishop of Piacenza; founder, Missionaries of Saint Charles (Scalabrinians) and Missionary Sisters of Saint Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinian Sisters) Piacenza 9 October 2022 Saint Peter's Square [23]
13. Artémides Zatti
(1880–1951)		 professed religious, Salesians of Don Bosco Viedma
February 2024
14. María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa
(1730–1799)		 layperson of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires; founder, Beaterio of the Spiritual Exercise of Buenos Aires (now Daughters of the Divine Savior) Buenos Aires 11 February 2024 Saint Peter's Basilica [24]
October 2024
15. Manuel Ruiz López & 10 Companions
(+1860)		 priests, religious, laypersons and martyrs Damascus of the Latins/Damascus of the Maronites 20 October 2024 Saint Peter's Square [25]
16. Giuseppe Allamano
(1851–1926)		 priest and founder, Consolata Missionaries Turin
17. Marie-Léonie Paradis
(1840–1912)		 founder, Little Sisters of the Holy Family Sherbrooke
18. Elena Guerra
(1835–1914)		 founder, Oblates of the Holy Spirit Lucca
November 2024
19. Thérèse of Saint Augustine & 15 Companions
(+1794)		 professed religious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns Paris/Beauvais 18 December 2024 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City [26]

See also

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References

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