List of saints canonized by Pope Francis

This article contains a list of the 912 saints canonized by Pope Francis (2013–) during his pontificate, which includes the 813 Martyrs of Otranto as a group, 7 whom were equipollently canonized and 4 whom were canonized in other countries.

2013

No. Name Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
1. Antonio Primaldo & 812 Companions[1] 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
2. Laura Montoya Upegui[1]
3. Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala[2]
4. Angela of Foligno 9 October 2013 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
5. Peter Faber[3] 17 December 2013

2014

No. Name Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
1. José de Anchieta[4] 3 April 2014 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
2. Marie of the Incarnation[4]
3. François de Laval[4]
4. Pope John XXIII[5] 27 April 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
5. Pope John Paul II[5]
6. Kuriakose Elias Chavara[6] 23 November 2014
7. Nicola Saggio[6]
8. Euphrasia Eluvathingal[6]
9. Giovanni Antonio Farina[6]
10. Ludovico of Casoria[6]
11. Amato Ronconi[6]

2015

No. Name Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
1. Joseph Vaz[7] 14 January 2015 Colombo, Sri Lanka
2. Émilie de Villeneuve[8] 17 May 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
3. Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception[8]
4. Mariam Baouardy[8]
5. Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas[8]
6. Junípero Serra[9] 23 September 2015 Washington, D.C., United States
7. Louis Martin[10] 18 October 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
8. Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin[10]
9. Vincenzo Grossi[10]
10. María de la Purísima Salvat Romero[10]

2016

No. Name Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
1. Stanisław Papczyński[11] 5 June 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
2. Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad[11]
3. Teresa of Calcutta[12] 4 September 2016
4. José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero[13] 16 October 2016
5. José Sánchez del Río[13]
6. Manuel González García[13]
7. Elizabeth of the Trinity[13]
8. Alfonso Maria Fusco[13]
9. Lodovico Pavoni[13]
10. Salomone Leclercq[13]

2017

No. Name Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
1. Francisco Marto[14] 13 May 2017 Fátima, Portugal
2. Jacinta Marto[14]
3. Manuel Míguez González[15] 15 October 2017 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
4. Luca Antonio Falcone[15]
5. André de Soveral & 29 Companions[15]
6. Cristobal & 2 Companions[15]

2018

No. Name Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
1. Pope Paul VI[16] 14 October 2018 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
2. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez[16]
3. Francesco Spinelli[16]
4. Vincenzo Romano[16]
5. Maria Katharina Kasper[16]
6. Ignacia Nazaria March Mesa[16]
7. Nunzio Sulprizio[16]

2019

No. Name Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
1. Bartolomeu Fernandes dos Mártires [17] 5 July 2019 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
2. John Henry Newman[18] 13 October 2019 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
3. Giuseppina Vannini[18]
4. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan[18]
5. Dulce Lopes Pontes[18]
6. Marguerite Bays[18]

2021

No. Name Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
1. Margherita della Metola[19] 24 April 2021 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

2022

No. Name Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
1. Titus Brandsma[20] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
2. Devasahayam Pillai[20]
3. César de Bus[20]
4. Luigi Maria Palazzolo[20]
5. Giustino Russolillo[20]
6. Charles de Foucauld[20]
7. Anne-Marie Rivier[20]
8. Maria Francesca Rubatto[20]
9. Carolina Santocanale[20]
10. Maria Domenica Mantovani[20]
11. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini[21] 9 October 2022
12. Artémides Zatti[21]

2024

No. Name Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
1. María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa[22] 11 February 2024 Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
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Upcoming canonizations

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See also

References

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  2. ^ "El Papa declara santa a la 'madre Lupita', la monja de los enfermos". CNN Mexico. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ Allen Jr., John L. (17 December 2013). "It's official: Jesuit Fr. Peter Faber is a saint". National Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Wooden, Cindy (3 April 2014). "Pope declares by decree three new saints for the Americas". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b Smith-Spark, Laura; Gallagher, Delia; Wedeman, Ben (27 April 2014). "Sainthood for John Paul II and John XXIII, as crowds pack St. Peter's Square". CNN. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Pope Francis: homily for Christ the King canonization Mass". Vatican Radio. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Goan-born Joseph Vaz granted sainthood by Pope Francis in Sri Lanka". First Post. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d "Pope Francis canonizes two Palestinian women". Yahoo News. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Pope Francis declares Junípero Serra a saint on surprisingly political visit to DC – live". The Guardian. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d "Pope proclaims new saints, calls for humble Church leadership". Channel News Asia. 18 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Pope canonizes two new saints in St. Peter's Square". Rome Reports. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Mother Teresa: 'Saint of the gutters' canonized at Vatican". Associated Press. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "LIVE: Pope Francis canonizes seven new saints". Rome Reports. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  14. ^ a b "LIVE: Pope Francis presides over canonization ceremony of Jacinta and Francisco". 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  15. ^ a b c d "Pope at canonization Mass: God never stops inviting us to the heavenly banquet". Catholic News Agency. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g Philip Pullella (14 October 2018). "Slain Salvadoran bishop Romero and Pope Paul VI become saints". Reuters. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  17. ^ Robin Gomes (6 July 2019). "A new saint for the Church and Fulton Sheen soon to be Blessed". The Leader. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  18. ^ a b c d e "Pope canonizes John Henry Newman, unifier in a divided world". ABC News. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Pope Francis declares blind 14th-century lay Dominican a saint". Catholic News Agency. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nicole Winfield (15 May 2022). "Pope rallies from knee pain to proclaim 10 new saints". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Pope canonizes founder of Scalabrinians, Salesian pharmacist". Vatican News. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  22. ^ Nicole Winfield (11 February 2024). "Pope canonizes Argentina's first female saint as the country's libertarian president Milei looks on". Associated Press. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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