List of American proposed candidates for sainthood explained

June 2023. This list includes individuals from the United States for whom there is a public petition to the bishop to commence an investigation into the heroic virtue of the individual leading to a decree declaring them to be a Servant of God.

Candidates

Image Candidate for Sainthood Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of Cause
1656Andrew White[1] c. 1579
London, England, United Kingdom
27 December 1656
London, England, United Kingdom
Professed Priest, JesuitsBaltimoreHeroic Virtues
1675Jacques Marquette[2] 1 June 1637
Laon, Aisne, France
18 May 1675
near Ludington, Michigan
Professed Priest, JesuitsMarquetteHeroic Virtues
1724Sébastien Rale[3] [4] 20 January 1657
Pontarlier, Doubs, France
23 August 1724
Old Point, Madison, Maine
Professed Priest, JesuitsPortlandMartyr per testimonium caritatis fortis
1824Charles Nerinckx[5] 2 October 1761
Herfelingen, Herne, Belgium
12 August 1824
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Diocesan Priest;
Founder, Sisters of Loretto
LouisvilleHeroic Virtues
1833Anne Marie Becraft[6]
(rel. name: Aloysius)
c. 1805
Washington, D.C.
16 December 1833
Baltimore, Maryland
Professed Religious, Oblate Sisters of ProvidenceBaltimoreHeroic Virtues
1839Benjamin Marie Petit[7] 8 April 1811
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
10 February 1839
St. Louis, Missouri
Professed Priest, SulpiciansVincennesHeroic Virtues
1843Yelizaveta Golitsyna
(rel. name: Mary Elizabeth)
22 February 1797
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 December 1843
New Orleans, Louisiana
Professed Religious, Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of JesusNew OrleansHeroic Virtues
1846Helio Koa'eloa[8] c. 1815
Maui, Hawaii
1846
Maui, Hawaii
Married Layperson; CatechistHonoluluHeroic Virtues
1858Catherine Spalding[9] 23 December 1793
Pomfret, Maryland
20 March 1858
Louisville, Kentucky
Founder, Sisters of Charity of NazarethBardstownHeroic Virtues
1861Maria Sybilla Riepp[10]
(rel. name: Benedicta)
28 June 1825
Waal, Bavaria, Germany
15 March 1862
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Professed Religious, Benedictine Nuns
(Bavarian Congregation)
Saint CloudHeroic Virtues
1865 Francis Asbury Baker30 March 1820
Baltimore, Maryland
4 April 1865
New York City, New York
Priest and Cofounder, Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers)New YorkHeroic Virtues
1869Robert Walsh
(rel. name: Arsenius)
1 January 1804
Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
14 October 1869
ʻĀhuimanu, Honolulu, Hawaii
Professed Priest, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus)HonoluluHeroic Virtues
1870Jean-Marie Odin[11] 25 February 1800
Ambierle, Loire, France
25 May 1870
Ambierle, Loire, France
Priest, Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians);
Archbishop of New Orleans
New OrleansHeroic Virtues
1872Pierre Yves Kéralum[12] [13] 2 March 1817
Quimper, Finistère, France
12 November 1872
Mercedes, Texas
Professed Priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary ImmaculateSan AntonioHeroic Virtues
1873Pierre-Jean De Smet30 January 1801
Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium
23 May 1873
St. Louis, Missouri
Professed Priest, JesuitsSt. LouisHeroic Virtues
1874Honora Mattingly
(rel. name: Ursula)
23 October 1808
Baltimore, Maryland
1874
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Professed Religious, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de PaulBuffaloHeroic Virtues
1876Giovanni Paulo Pietrobattista
(rel. name: Pamfilo of Magliano)
12 (or 22) April 1824
Magliano de' Marsi, L'Aquila, Italy
15 November 1876
Rome, Italy
Professed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor;
Founder, Franciscan Sisters of Allegany and
the Joliet Franciscan Sisters
Allegheny and Joliet in IllinoisHeroic Virtues
1877Louis-Amadeus Rappe2 February 1801
Audrehem, Pas-de-Calais, France
9 August 1877
St. Albans, Vermont
Bishop of Cleveland;
Founder, Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine
ClevelandHeroic Virtues
1878James Whelan8 December 1823
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
18 February 1878
Zanesville, Ohio
Professed Priest, Dominicans;
Bishop of Nashville;
Founder, Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia
NashvilleHeroic Virtues
1879Alice Mary Thorpe
(rel. name: Catherine Mary Antoninus)
1844
London, England, United Kingdom
1879
Sparkill, New York
Founder, Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary (now known as Dominican Sisters of Sparkill)New YorkHeroic Virtues
1880Franc Pirec20 November 1785
Godič, Kamnik, Slovenia
22 January 1880
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Diocesan PriestSaint CloudHeroic Virtues
Anna Katharina Berger
(rel. name: Mary Odilia)
30 April 1823
Regen, Bavaria, Germany
17 October 1880
St. Louis, Missouri
Founder, Sisters of Saint Mary
(now known as Franciscan Sisters of Mary)
St. LouisHeroic Virtues
1881Caspar Rehrl31 December 1809
Salzburg, Austria
3 September 1881
Barton, Wisconsin
Diocesan Priest;
Founder, Sisters of Saint Agnes
MilwaukeeHeroic Virtues
1886Mary Hardey
(rel. name: Mary Aloysia)
8 December 1809
Piscataway, Maryland
17 June 1886
Paris, France
Professed Religious, Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of JesusAlbanyHeroic Virtues
Pierre Antoine Levy[14] 17 December 1886
Gainesville, Texas
Diocesan PriestFort WorthHeroic Virtues
1887Mary Frances Clarke[15] 2 March 1803
Dublin, Ireland
4 December 1887
Dubuque, Iowa
Founder, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin MaryDubuqueHeroic Virtues
Sebastian Wimmer
(rel. name: Boniface)
14 January 1809
Thalmassing, Bavaria, Germany
8 December 1887
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Professed Priest and Founder of the Benedictines (American-Cassinese Congregation)GreensburgHeroic Virtues
1888Franz Xaver Weninger31 October 1805
Wildhaus, Styria, Austria
29 June 1888
Cincinnati, Ohio
Professed Priest, JesuitsCincinnatiHeroic Virtues
John Christopher Drumgoole15 August 1816
Granard, County Longford, Ireland
28 March 1888
New York City, New York
Diocesan Priest;
Founder, Sisters of Francis of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin
New YorkHeroic Virtues
1889Anna Hinkle
(rel. name: Euphrasie)
15 September 1847
Carrollton, Kentucky
27 August 1889
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Professed Religious, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsIndianapolisHeroic Virtues
1891Thomas Scott Preston23 July 1824
Hartford, Connecticut
4 November 1891
New York City, New York
Diocesan Priest;
Founder, Sisters of the Divine Compassion
New YorkHeroic Virtues
1892Almeide Maxis Duchemin[16]
(rel. name: Theresa)
8 April 1810
Baltimore, Maryland
4 January 1892
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Cofounder, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Oblate Sisters of ProvidenceDetroitHeroic Virtues
1894Elizabeth Hayes
(rel. name: Mary Ignatius of Jesus)
1823
Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom
6 May 1894
Rome, Italy
Founder, Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate ConceptionSaint Paul and MinneapolisHeroic Virtues
1895Patrick Manogue[17] 28 May 1831
Desart, County Kilkenny, Ireland
27 February 1895
Sacramento, California
Bishop of SacramentoSacramentoHeroic Virtues
1896Princess Angeline[18] [Kikisublo] c. 1820
Rainier Beach, Seattle, Washington
31 May 1896
Seattle, Washington
LaypersonSeattleHeroic Virtues
1897Augustine Francis Hewit27 November 1820
Fairfield, Connecticut
3 July 1897
New York City, New York
Priest and Cofounder, Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers)New YorkHeroic Virtues
Mary Ellen O'Connell
(rel.name: Anthony)
15 August 1814
Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
8 December 1897
Cumminsville, Cincinnati, Ohio
Professed Religious, Sisters of Charity of CincinnatiCincinnatiHeroic Virtues
1899John Joseph Jessing17 November 1836
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2 November 1899
Columbus, Ohio
Diocesan PriestColumbusHeroic Virtues
Maria Catherine Moes
(rel. name: Mary Alfred)
28 October 1828
Remich, Luxembourg
18 December 1899
Rochester, Minnesota
Founder, Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester and the Sisters of Saint Francis of Mary Immaculate Winona–RochesterHeroic Virtues
1900Margaret Dowling
(rel. name: Mary Dominic)
1853
Ballyconra, County Kilkenny, Ireland
14 July 1900
Sparkill, New York
Founder, Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary (now known as Dominican Sisters of Sparkill)New YorkHeroic Virtues
1901Ignacij Mrak16 October 1818
Hotovlja, Slovenia
2 January 1901
Marquette, Michigan
Bishop of Saulte Saint Marie and Marquette MarquetteHeroic Virtues
Eliza Allen Starr[19] 29 August 1824
Deerfield, Massachusetts
8 September 1901
Durand, Illinois
Layperson ChicagoHeroic Virtues
1902Esther Pariseau
(rel. name: Marie-Joseph of the Sacred Heart)
16 April 1823
Laval, Quebec, Canada
19 January 1902
Vancouver, Washington
Professed Religious, Sisters of Providence of MontréalSeattleHeroic Virtues
1903Gulstan Ropert30 August 1839
St.-Gildas-de-Rhuys, Morbihan, France
4 January 1903
Honolulu, Hawaii
Priest, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus);
Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands
HonoluluHeroic Virtues
George Deshon20 January 1823
New London, Connecticut
30 December 1903
New York City, New York
Priest and Cofounder, Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers)New YorkHeroic Virtues
1905Anne Marie Hazotte
(rel. name: Agnes)
7 May 1847
Buffalo, New York
6 March 1905
Hays, Kansas
Cofounder, Sisters of Saint AgnesMilwaukeeHeroic Virtues
1907Samuel Henderson[20] [21] c. 188213 February 1907
Memphis, Tennessee
LaypersonMemphisHeroic Virtues
1908John Green Hanning[22]
(rel. name: Mary Joachim)
12 January 1849
Kentucky
30 April 1908
Bardstown, Kentucky
Professed Religious, TrappistsLouisvilleHeroic Virtues
1909François Xavier Prefontaine1838
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
4 March 1909
Seattle, Washington
Diocesan PriestSeattleHeroic Virtues
1915Catherine Mehegan
(rel. name: Mary Xavier)
19 February 1825
Skibereen, County Cork, Ireland
24 June 1915
Convent Station, New Jersey
Cofounder, Sisters of Charity of Saint ElizabethNewarkHeroic Virtues
1918Alfred Joyce Kilmer[23] [24] 6 December 1886
New Brunswick, New Jersey
30 July 1918
near Seringes-et-Nesles, Marne, France
Married LaypersonNewarkHeroic Virtues
1921 Patrick Heslin1 August 1857
Killoe, Longford, Ireland
2 August 1921
Colma, San Mateo, California
Diocesan PriestSan FranciscoMartyr in odium fidei
James Edwin Coyle23 March 1873
Drum, Roscommon, Ireland
11 August 1921
Birmingham, Alabama
Diocesan PriestBirminghamMartyr in odium fidei
1922Mary Walsh1850
New York
1922
New York
Founder, Dominican Sisters of the Sick PoorNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1926Helena Pelczar[25] 25 December 1888
Korczyna, Krosno, Poland
27 April 1926
Cleveland, Ohio
LaypersonClevelandHeroic Virtues
1929Emma Franziska Höll
(rel. name: Mary Alexia)
1838
Germany
1929
Founder, School Sisters of St. FrancisLa CrosseHeroic Virtues
1931Elizabeth Barbara Williams
(rel. name: Mary Theodore)
11 February 1868
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
14 July 1931
New York City, New York
Founder, Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of MaryNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1932Ambrose Kanoealu'i Hutchisonc. 1856
Honomāʻele, Hāna Hawaii
17 July 1932
Kalaupapa, Moloka'i, Hawaii
Married LaypersonHonoluluHeroic Virtues
Benjamin Joseph Salmon[26] [27] 15 October 1888
Denver, Colorado
15 February 1932
Chicago, Illinois
Married LaypersonChicagoHeroic Virtues
1933Daniel Arthur Rudd7 August 1854
Bardstown, Kentucky
3 December 1933
Bardstown, Kentucky
LaypersonLouisvilleHeroic Virtues
1935Lurana White
(rel. name: Mary Francis)
12 April 1870
Warwick, New York
15 April 1935
Graymoor, Garrison, New York
Cofounder, Franciscan Sisters of the AtonementNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1936Marie Rose Ferron24 May 1902
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec, Canada
11 May 1936
Providence, Rhode Island
LaypersonProvidenceHeroic Virtues
1937Margaret Reilly[28]
(rel. name: Mary of the Crown of Thorns)
25 June 1884
Manhattan, New York
18 May 1937
Peekskill, New York
Professed Religious, Religious of the Good ShepherdNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1940Johanna Butler[29]
(rel. name: Marie Joseph)
22 July 1860
Ballynunry, Kilkenny, Ireland
23 April 1940
Tarrytown, New York
Professed Religious, Religious of the Sacred Heart of MaryNew YorkHeroic Virtues
Mary Frances Cunningham
(rel. name: Mary Demetrias)
8 October 1859
Washington, D.C.
9 April 1940
Towson, Maryland
Founder, Mission Helpers of the Sacred HeartBaltimoreHeroic Virtues
1941Aloysius Schmitt4 December 1909
Saint Lucas, Iowa
7 December 1941
aboard USS Oklahoma,
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii
Diocesan PriestDubuqueHeroic Virtues
Edward Proctor Whelan
(rel. name: Peter Damian)
22 January 1908
Newark, New Jersey
23 December 1941
Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Professed Religious, Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers)Hong KongMartyr in odium fidei
1942Leopoldina Burns
(rel. name: Maria Leopoldina)
28 August 1856
Utica, New York
3 June 1942
Honolulu, Hawaii
Professed Religious, Franciscan Sisters of SyracuseHonoluluHeroic Virtues
James Gerald Hennessy24 September 1905
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1 July 1942
aboard the SS Montevideo Maru, at the Luzon Strait,
near Fuga Island, Cagayan, Philippines
Diocesan PriestBostonMartyr in odium fidei
Arthur Duhamel19 October 1908
Lawrence, Massachusetts
3 September 1942
Ruavatu, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Professed Priest, Society of Mary (Marist Missionaries)HoniaraMartyr in odium fidei
1943John Patrick Washington18 July 1908
Newark, New Jersey
3 February 1943
aboard SS Dorchester, at the Atlantic Ocean
Diocesan PriestNewarkOffer of Life
1944Claude Newman[30] 1 December 1923
Stuttgart, Arkansas
4 February 1944
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Young LaypersonLittle RockHeroic Virtues
Anna Ruholl
(rel. name: Dolorosia)
6 December 1892
Lillyville, Illinois
27 March 1944
Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia
Professed Religious, Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy SpiritJayapuraMartyr in odium fidei
Jesus Baza Dueñas19 March 1911
Hagåtña, Guam
12 July 1944
Mangilao, Guam
Diocesan PriestAgañaMartyr in odium fidei
1945William Thomas Cummings30 October 1903
San Francisco, California
28 January 1945
sea aboard a POW ship between Taiwan and Japan
Priest, Maryknoll Missionary SocietySan FranciscoMartyr in odium fidei
Antoinette Kunkel
(rel. name: Hyancinth)
21 December 1898
Glen Falls, New York
(disappeared)
5 April 1945
Benguet, Philippines
Professed Religious, Maryknoll Sisters of Saint DominicBaguioMartyr in odium fidei
James Paul McCloskey9 December 1870
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 April 1945
Jaro, Iloilo, Philippines
Bishop of JaroJaroHeroic Virtues
1948Ignace François Lissner6 April 1867
Wolxheim, Bas-Rhin, France
7 August 1948
Teaneck, New Jersey
Professed Priest, Society of African Missions;
Founder, Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary
New YorkHeroic Virtues
1949Pierre Joseph Maurin9 May 1877
Saint-Julien-du-Tournel, Lozère, France
15 May 1949
Newburgh, New York
Layperson; Cofounder, Catholic Worker MovementNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1950Mary Giesen
(rel. name: Mary Augustine)
6 December 1860
Union Hill, Minnesota
25 February 1950
Maryville, Missouri
Founder, Sisters of Saint Francis of MaryvilleSt. LouisHeroic Virtues
1951Joseph Augustine Mattingly
(rel. name: Sylvan)
28 May 1882
Leitchfield, Kentucky
30 December 1951
Louisville, Kentucky
Professed Religious, Xaverian Brothers;
Founder, Our Lady's Rosary Makers
LouisvilleHeroic Virtues
1953William Howard Bishop19 December 1885
Washington, D.C.
11 June 1953
Glendale, Ohio
Diocesan Priest; Founder, Home Missioners of America (Glenmary Home Missioners) and the Home Mission Sisters of America (Glenmary Sisters)CincinnatiHeroic Virtues
Helena Agnes Franey
(rel. name: Marie Helene)
29 July 1898
Galesburg, Illinois
Professed Religious, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsIndianapolisHeroic Virtues
1955Mary Josephine Rogers[31]
(rel. name: Mary Joseph)
27 October 1882
Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
9 October 1955
Manhattan, New York
Cofounder, Maryknoll Sisters of Saint DominicsNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1956Nancy Hamilton[32] 20 June 1942
Los Angeles, California
7 June 1956
Oakland, California
ChildOaklandHeroic Virtues
1957Marion Frances Gurney6 June 1868
New Orleans, Louisiana
9 February 1957
Nyack, New York
Founder, Sisters of Our Lady of Christian DoctrineNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1960Edward Francis Garesché 27 December 1876
St. Louis, Missouri
2 October 1960
Framingham, Massachusetts
Professed Priest of the Jesuits;
Founder, Sons of Mary, Health of the Sick
BostonHeroic Virtues
1961Thomas Anthony Dooley III17 January 1927
St. Louis, Missouri
18 January 1961
New York City, New York
LaypersonNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1962William Kruegler Hernberg1 October 1930
Troy, New York
7 August 1962
Montero, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Priest, Maryknoll Missionary SocietySanta Cruz de la SierraMartyr in odium fidei
1963John LaFarge Jr.13 February 1880
Newport, Rhode Island
24 November 1963
New York City, New York
Professed Priest, JesuitsNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1964Anthony Joseph Brouwers5 September 1912
Los Angeles, California
14 January 1964
Los Angeles, California
Diocesan PriestLos AngelesHeroic Virtues
Joseph Timothy O'Callahan14 May 1905
Boston, Massachusetts
18 March 1964
Worcester, Massachusetts
Professed Priest, JesuitsWorcesterHeroic Virtues
Mary Flannery O'Connor25 March 1925
Savannah, Georgia
3 August 1964
Milledgeville, Georgia
LaypersonSavannahHeroic Virtues
1965Henri Roy[33] 8 September 1898
Lewiston, Maine
16 June 1965
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Professed Priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Founder, Secular Institute "Pius X"MontrealHeroic Virtues
1966Bridget Della Mary Gavin
(rel. name: Mary Ignatia)
1 January 1889
Burren, County Mayo, Ireland
1 April 1960
Richfield, Ohio
Professed Religious, Sisters of Charity of Saint AugustineClevelandHeroic Virtues
1967John Courtney Murray12 September 1904
New York City, New York
16 August 1967
Queens, New York
Professed Priest, JesuitsNew YorkHeroic Virtues
Bruce Phillip Smith[34] [35] 8 February 1920
Faribault, Minnesota
28 August 1967
Alexandria, Minnesota
Layperson Saint Paul and MinneapolisHeroic Virtues
1968 Robert Raymond Brett3 January 1936
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 February 1968
Khe Sanh, Hướng Hoá, Quảng Trị, Vietnam
Professed Priest, Society of Mary (Marist Missionaries)HueMartyr in odium fidei
Adolph John Paschang16 April 1895
Martinsburg, Missouri
3 February 1968
Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society;
Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon];
Titular Bishop of Sasima
JiangmenHeroic Virtues
Paul John Hallinan8 April 1911
Painesville, Ohio
27 March 1962
Atlanta, Georgia
Archbishop of AtlantaAtlantaHeroic Virtues
Thomas Merton
(rel. name: Louis)
31 January 1915
Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
10 December 1968
Samut Prakan, Thailand
Professed Priest, TrappistsBardstownHeroic Virtues
1969Gerald Michael Fitzgerald29 October 1894
Framingham, Massachusetts
28 June 1969
Marlboro, Massachusetts
Priest and Founder of the Servants of the Paraclete;
Founder, Handmaids of the Precious Blood
Santa Fe and BostonHeroic Virtues
Joseph Clifford Fenton16 January 1906
Springfield, Illinois
7 July 1969
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Diocesan PriestSpringfieldHeroic Virtues
Catherine Anne Cesnik17 November 1942
Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(disappeared)
7 November 1969
Lansdowne, Maryland
Professed Religious, School Sisters of Notre DameBaltimoreMartyr in defensum castitatis
1971Renaud Bouffard 14 June 1931
Augusta, Maine
25 May 1971
Chardonnières, Haiti
Professed Priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary ImmaculatePort-au-PrinceMartyr in odium fidei
1972Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker[36] [37] 18 August 1934
San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico
31 December 1972
off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
Married LaypersonSan Juan de Puerto RicoHeroic Virtues
Thomas Harold Colgan27 November 1894
Elizabeth, New Jersey
16 April 1972
Miami, Florida
Diocesan Priest; Founder, Founder of the Blue Army of Our Lady of FátimaNewarkHeroic Virtues
Daniel "Danny" Croteau[38] [39] 27 May 1959
Springfield, Massachusetts
14 April 1972
Springfield, Massachusetts
ChildSpringfieldMartyr in defensum castitatis
Paul Francis Leibold22 December 1914
Dayton, Ohio
1 June 1972
Cincinnati, Ohio
Archbishop of CincinnatiCincinnatiHeroic Virtues
Gordon Edward Murphy24 January 1918
Chicago, Illinois
28 September 1972
Patna, Bihar, India
Professed Priest, JesuitsPatnaHeroic Virtues
1974Martin Cabo (rel. name: Marcellus)2 June 1915
Chicago, Illinois
28 November 1974
Neopit, Wisconsin
Professed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorGreen BayMartyr in odium fidei
Patrick Francis Crowley[40] 23 September 1911
Chicago, Illinois
20 November 1974
Chicago, Illinois
Married Layperson; Founder, Christian Family MovementChicagoHeroic Virtues
1975Bernard Francis Meyer16 June 1891
Brooklyn, Iowa
8 May 1975
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society; Prefect Apostolic of WuzhouWuzhouHeroic Virtues
Raymond Herman Pint[41] 1 January 1930
Independence, Iowa
20 October 1975
Morochata, Cochabamba, Boliva
Diocesan PriestDubuqueMartyr in odium fidei
William "Bill" Gauchat[42] 31 July 1907
Avon, Ohio
16 April 1975
Avon, Ohio
Married Layperson; Member, Catholic Worker MovementClevelandHeroic Virtues
1976William Woods[43] [44] 14 September 1931
Houston, Texas
11 November 1976
San Juan Cotzal, El Quiché, Guatemala
Priest, Maryknoll Missionary SocietyGalveston–HoustonMartyr in odium fidei
1977Dietrich von Hildebrand12 October 1889
Florence, Italy
26 January 1977
New Rochelle, New York
Married LaypersonNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1978Thomas Wyatt Turner[45] 16 March 1877
Hughesville, Maryland
21 April 1978
Washington, D.C.
Married LaypersonWashington, D.C.Heroic Virtues
Catherine Passananti[46] 6 January 1894
Boston, Massachusetts
29 December 1978
Boston, Massachusetts
Layperson BostonHeroic Virtues
1979Reynold Henry Hillenbrand19 July 1904
Chicago, Illinois
22 May 1979
Chicago, Illinois
Diocesan PriestChicagoHeroic Virtues
1980Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes11 September 1890
Washington, D.C.
25 July 1980
Washington, D.C.
Married Layperson Washington, D.C.Heroic Virtues
Carol Ann Piette (rel. name: Rosa Carol)29 September 1939
Appleton, Wisconsin
23 August 1980
El Zapote, Ahuachapán, El Salvador
Professed Religious, Maryknoll Sisters of Saint DominicChalatenangoHeroic Virtues
August Mauge 15 September 1910
Pennsylvania
November 1980
Steubenville, Ohio
Layperson; Cofounder, Apostolate for Family ConsecrationSteubenvilleHeroic Virtues
1980John Howard Griffin16 June 1920
Dallas, Texas
9 September 1980
Fort Worth, Texas
Married Layperson; Member, Lay CarmelitesDallasHeroic Virtues
1981James Edward Walsh30 April 1891
Cumberland, Maryland
29 July 1981
Ossining, New York
Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society; Bishop of JiangmenJiangmen and BrooklynHeroic Virtues
1982Horace McKenna[47] 2 January 1899
New York City, New York
11 May 1982
Washington, D.C.
Professed Priest, JesuitsWashington, D.C.Heroic Virtues
Grace Kelly Grimaldi[48] [49] 12 November 1929
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
14 September 1982
La Colle, Monaco
Married LaypersonMonacoHeroic Virtues
John Timothy Leary[50] 22 February 1958
Boston, Massachusetts
31 August 1982
Boston, Massachusetts
Young Layperson; Member, Catholic Worker Movement and Pax ChristiBostonHeroic Virtues
1983James Francis Carney (rel. name: Guadalupe)28 October 1924
Chicago, Illinois
August 1983
Yoro, Honduras
Professed Priest, JesuitsYoroMartyr in odium fidei
1984Marion Ganey21 July 1904
Gillespie, Illinois
23 September 1984
Ba, Fiji
Professed Priest, JesuitsSuvaHeroic Virtues
1986Lawrence Lovasik22 June 1913
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
9 June 1986
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Professed Priest, Society of the Divine Word;
Founder, Congregation of the Divine Spirit and the Family Service Secular Institute
PittsburghHeroic Virtues
1989Agnes Reinkemeyer29 December 1923
Rich Fountain, Missouri
12 July 1989
Wema, Garsen, Tana River, Kenya
Professed Religious, Franciscan Sisters of MaryMalindiMartyr in odium fidei

Group Martyrs

Image Candidate for Sainthood Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of Cause
Missionary Martyrs of China
(1929–1947)
Walter Coveyou
(rel. name: Walter of the Seven Sorrows of Mary)
17 October 1894
Petoskey, Michigan
24 April 1929
Huachiao, Hunan, China
Professed Priests, PassionistsHengzhouMartyrs in odium fidei
Lawrence Seybold
(rel. name: Clement of Saint Michael)
18 April 1896
Dunkirk, New York
Claude Holbein
(rel. name: Godfrey pf Jesus)
4 February 1899
Baltimore, Maryland
Gerard Donovan14 October 1904
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
c. January 1938
near Huanren, Liaoning, China
Priest, Maryknoll Missionary SocietyWuzhouMartyr in odium fidei
Otto Rauschenbach23 June 1898
St. Louis, Missouri
14 May 1945
Qilan, Yunan, Guangdong, China
Priest, Maryknoll Missionary SocietyJiangmenMartyr in odium fidei
James Luke Devine15 November 1905
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
23 May 1947
Chungan, Fujian, China
Professed Priest, DominicansFuzhouMartyr in odium fidei
Missionary Martyrs of Papua New Guinea
(1934–1945)
Anton Fran
(rel. name: Eugen)
21 December 1900
Mount Carmel, Illinois
23 January 1935
Salamaua, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Professed Religious, Society of the Divine WordLaeMartyr in odium fidei
Joseph Kotrba 13 January 1913
Chicago, Illinois
19 February 1943
Bogia, Madang, Papua New Guinea
Professed Priest, Society of the Divine WordMadangMartyr in odium fidei
Arthur Manion19 March 1901
Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
17 March 1943
aboard the Japanese destroyer Akikaze, at the Bismarck Sea, near Manus, Papua New Guinea
Professed Priest, Society of the Divine WordMadangMartyrs in odium fidei
Alfred Salois
(rel. name: Victor)
29 October 1908
Linwood, Michigan
Professed Religious, Society of the Divine Word
Agnes Kötter
(rel. name: Adelaide)
24 January 1907
Freeport, Minnesota
Professed Religious, Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit
John Conley2 July 1898
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 December 1943
Kieta, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Professed Priest, Society of Mary (Marist Missionaries)BougainvilleMartyr in odium fidei
Missionary Martyrs of El Salvador
(1980)
Mary Elizabeth "Maura" Clarke
13 January 13, 1931
Queens, New York City
2 December 1980
La Paz, El Salvador
in odium fidei
April 23, 1940
Brooklyn, New York City
2 December 1980
La Paz, El Salvador
Professed Religious, Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominicin odium fidei
Dorothy Kazel30 June 1939
Cleveland, Ohio
2 December 1980
La Paz, El Salvador
Professed Religious, Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Unionin odium fidei
Jean Marie Donovan
10 April 1953
Westport, Connecticut
2 December 1980
La Paz, El Salvador
Layperson Clevelandin odium fidei

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Father Andrew White. 25 September 2018. CatholicSaints.Info.
  2. Web site: Catholic World – Father James Marquette, S.J.. CatholicSaints.Info.
  3. Web site: A Saint from Maine?. 16 August 2019. Kathryn Swegart. kathrynswegart.com.
  4. Web site: Petitions for Father Rale. Juliana L’Heureux. mainewriter.com.
  5. Web site: Father Nerinckx’s Kneecap and Other Relics. 1 November 2019. Loretto Community. Susanna Pyatt.
  6. Web site: The black Catholic nun every American should know. 3 March 2020. Global Sisters Report. Shannen Dee Williams.
  7. Web site: Father Benjamin Marie Petit. potawatomi-tda.org.
  8. Web site: History of the Catholic Mission in the Hawaiian Islands. archive.org.
  9. Web site: Catherine Spalding, SCN (1793-1858). SCN Family. 9 September 2010.
  10. Web site: Riepp, Mother Benedicta (Sybilla) (1825–1862). Sister Ephrem (Rita) Hollermann. 30 September 2015. MNOPEDIA.
  11. Web site: Jean-Marie Odin’s heroic travels laid the foundation for the Church in Texas. 23 August 2013. Jeff Hensley. North Texas Catholic.
  12. Web site: Missionary's horse came back, but he didn't. 2 April 2005. Daily Herald. Karen Hastings.
  13. Web site: Fr. Pierre Kéralum, OMI – "El Santo Padre Pedrito": Headed for Sainthood?. omiusa.org. 14 October 2020.
  14. Web site: Catholicism in the wild west. 2 April 2019. North Texas Catholic. Jerry Circelli.
  15. Web site: Mary Frances Clarke. bvmsisters.org.
  16. Web site: Mother Theresa Maxis Duchemin. Sisters of IHM.
  17. Web site: Gold rush miner turned Catholic bishop considered for beatification. Diocese of Sacramento.
  18. https://www.stjames-cathedral.org/history/holythings/10angeline.aspx Holy Things, Holy People – The Rosary of Princess Angeline, June 8, 2014
  19. Web site: Eliza Allen Starr. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 October 2012.
  20. Web site: The incredible life of Samuel Henderson, protector of the Memphis Dominicans. Aleteia. 9 March 2022. 22 May 2022. Morris Butcher.
  21. Web site: A rock befitting St. Peter's: Samuel Henderson, a Black Catholic hero in the 1878 Memphis plague. 13 February 2022. 22 May 2022. Black Catholic Messenger.
  22. https://vocationblog.com/tag/john-green-hanning/ From Cowboy to Contemplative Vocation Blog, 8 October 2015
  23. Web site: Remembering the Troubadour of Saint Folly. 30 July 2018. Crisis Magazine. Amy Fahey.
  24. Web site: Joyce Kilmer: the ‘Apostle to Bohemia’ who died in battle. 12 August 2018. Catholic Herald. Amy Fahey.
  25. https://clevelandcatholiccemeteries.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/helena-pelczar-a-story-of-sacrifice-and-heavenly-devotion/ Helena Pelczar: A Story of Sacrifice and Heavenly Devotion Cleveland Catholic Cemeteries, 30 June 2017
  26. https://www.bensalmon.org/sainthood.html The Path to Sainthood for Ben Salmon
  27. https://www.denverpost.com/2015/07/11/group-wants-sainthood-for-ben-salmon-wwi-draft-resister-from-denver/ Group wants sainthood for Ben Salmon, WWI draft resister from Denver The Denver Post, 24 April 2016
  28. https://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2016/08/sr-mary-crown-of-thorns-margaret-reilly.html Sr. Mary Crown of Thorns (Margaret Reilly) -A purported 20th century New York mystic and stigmatic Mystics of the Church
  29. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mother-Marie-Joseph-Butler Mother Marie Joseph Butler
  30. https://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2011/12/miraculous-story-of-claude-newman-his.html The miraculous story of Claude Newman & his purported conversion through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin
  31. https://maryknollmissionarchives.org/mother-mary-joseph-rogers/ Mother Mary Joseph Rogers Maryknoll Mission Archives
  32. Web site: Nancy Hamilton. 11 October 2013. Santi e Beati.
  33. http://www.ispx.org/index.php/en/father-henri-roy Father Henri Roy (1898 - 1965)
  34. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/04/14/football-players-canonization-draws-support/43b8351b-5485-4731-9784-48fe25d27653/ Football Player's Canonization Draws Support The Washington Post, 14 April 1978
  35. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-10-06-9103310565-story.html Heisman Legend of Bruce Smith Lives on in Minnesota Chicago Tribune, 6 October 1991
  36. News: Adams . Heather . Roberto Clemente, the next saint?. December 25, 2015 . . June 17, 2014.
  37. News: Snyder . Matt . Saint Roberto? There's a canonization movement for Clemente . . June 12, 2015.
  38. News: Barry . Stephanie . 'Danny Croteau died at the hands of Richard Lavigne,' DA says in closing 50-year-old case . 8 November 2021 . Mass Live . May 24, 2021.
  39. News: Cullen . Kevin . After visiting Canada, Pope Francis might want to stop off in Springfield . 8 November 2021 . Boston Globe . October 28, 2021.
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  41. Web site: Translation of "Blood in Latin America" Regarding Fr. Raymond Herman: A Gringo (Spanish slang for American) Among Peasants. Archdiocese of Dubuque. 1 April 2024.
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  43. Web site: Maryknoll priest gave his life to help the poor in Guatemala. 10 March 2020. Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Bob Kleeman.
  44. Web site: Father Bill Woods: A Texas Cowboy for Jesus. 20 November 2020. Mission Priest.
  45. Web site: Pushing Back Against Racism. Michigan Catholic Conference. 22 February 2019. Patrick A. Long.
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  47. https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2007/09/17/horace-mckenna-apostle-poor Horace McKenna, Apostle of the Poor America Magazine, 17 September 2007
  48. https://www.catholiccompany.com/magazine/catholic-faith-grace-kelly-6570 The Catholic Faith of Grace Kelly Catholic Company, 18 December 2019
  49. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-15-ls-39992-story.html The Fast Track Saint Los Angeles Times, 15 September 1997
  50. https://www.churchpop.com/2015/11/30/john-leary-article/ The Little-Known Saint of Harvard: The Inspiring Life of John Leary ChurchPOP, 30 November 2015
  51. https://patricktreardon.com/cardinal-joseph-bernardin-model-pastor-saintly-man/ Cardinal Joseph Bernardin: Model pastor, “saintly man” Patrick T. Reordan, 15 October 2011
  52. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-12-01-9612010055-story.html More Than a Miracle for a Saint Bernardin Chicago Tribune, 1 December 1996
  53. https://henrinouwen.org/ Henri Nouwen Society
  54. https://www.ruthpakaluk.com/ Ruth Pakaluk: mother, convert, pro-life activist
  55. https://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2016/06/sr-mildred-mary-ephrem-neuzil-and-our.html Sr. Mildred Mary Ephrem Neuzil and Our Lady of America Mystics of the Church
  56. https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/13/nyregion/daniel-egan-84-drug-fighter-known-as-junkie-priest-dies.html Daniel Egan, 84, Drug Fighter Known as 'Junkie Priest,' Dies The New York Times, 13 February 2000
  57. https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/features/faith/quadriplegic-priest-if-sainted-would-become-first-in-u-s/article_f9715a36-3f30-11e8-a4e8-0bc6e61b1c01.html Quadriplegic priest, if sainted, would become first in U.S. Victoria Advocate, 13 April 2018
  58. https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/features/faith/author-chronicles-priests-journey-struggle-in-new-book/article_7bf88223-c56a-52f3-b0e1-0e1247fd769b.html Author chronicles priest's journey, struggle in new book Victoria Advocate, 1 May 2015
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  60. https://www.jankarski.net/en/about-jan-karski/stories-about-karski.html "Stories About Karski" Jan Karski Education Foundation
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  62. http://www.mychalsmessage.org/aboutfrm/aboutfrm.htm About Father Mychal Judge
  63. https://www.newwaysministry.org/2020/07/16/catholic-historian-pushes-for-canonization-of-fr-mychal-judge-as-a-saint-for-our-times/ Catholic Historian Pushes for Canonization of Fr. Mychal Judge as a Saint for Our Times New Ways Ministry, 16 July 2020
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  67. https://juicyecumenism.com/2013/07/17/mary-stachowicz-martyr-for-the-faith-and-hostis-humani-generis/ Mary Stachowicz: Martyr for the Faith and Hostis Humani Generis Juicy Ecumenism, 17 July 2013
  68. http://brothersofpeace.org/index.php/our-history/our-founder Franciscan Brothers of Peace
  69. http://mattiematters.org/ Mattie Stepanek Guild
  70. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/14/opinions/stepanek-essay-champions-for-change-cfc/index.html Will this 13-year-old child-poet be considered for possible sainthood? CNN, 19 May 2019
  71. https://dominicanfriars.org/thomas-richard-heath-o-p/ Thomas Richard Heath, O.P.
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  73. https://cruxnow.com/church/2015/06/martyred-american-nun-could-be-the-patron-saint-of-the-popes-eco-encyclical/ Martyred American nun could be the patron saint of the pope’s eco-encyclical Crux, 11 June 2015
  74. https://uscatholic.org/articles/201210/dynamic-duo-pat-and-patty-crowley/ Dynamic duo: Pat and Patty Crowley U.S.Catholic, 23 October 2011
  75. https://littleaudreysantofoundation.com/ Little Audrey Santo Foundation
  76. https://www.wcvb.com/article/push-for-little-audrey-s-sainthood-begins/8169408 Push For 'Little Audrey's' Sainthood Begins WCVB, March 12, 2012
  77. https://shawneemissionpost.com/2017/01/18/bishop-miege-remembers-mary-perrini-as-local-priest-vies-for-her-sainthood-59853/ Bishop Miege remembers Mary Perrini as local priest works to have her considered for sainthood Shawnee Mission Post, 18 January 2017
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  79. https://shalomtidings.org/remembering-the-prison-angel-mother-antonia-brenner/ Remembering the 'Prison Angel' Shalom Tidings, 1 June 2017
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  82. https://onepeterfive.com/kenneth-walker-arrow/ Remembering Fr. Kenneth Walker, ‘The Arrow,’ Struck Down Too Soon OnePeterFive, 13 May 2019
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  85. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2014/04/nathan-trapuzzanos-widow-he-said-i-want-us-both-to-be-saints/ Nathan Trapuzzano’s widow: “He said, ‘I want us both to be saints…'” The Deacon's Bench, 10 April 2014
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  95. https://www.plough.com/en/topics/life/forgiveness/gods-cop God’s Cop: A Tribute to Steven McDonald: Friend, Hero, Saint Plough, 10 January 2018
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  103. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/41680/seminarian-who-died-in-bus-crash-practiced-laying-down-his-life-daily-friend-says Seminarian who died in bus crash practiced laying down his life daily, friend says Catholic News Agency, 30 June 2019
  104. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/06/seminarian-killed-in-crash-recalled-as-humble-man-who-cared-for-others/ Seminarian killed in crash recalled as ‘humble man’ who cared for others Crux, 27 June 2019
  105. https://catholickey.org/2019/06/06/sister-mary-wilhelmina/ Sister Mary Wilhelmina The Catholic Key Online, 6 June 2019
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  107. https://pophouston.org/memorials/father-ryan Remembering Father Ryan
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  109. Web site: Remembering Janice McLaughlin, the Maryknoll sister who found freedom in the struggle for African liberation. 20 March 2021. America Magazine. 22 May 2022. Robert Ellsberg.
  110. Web site: Paul Farmer was my friend. He should be made a saint—and a doctor of the church.. John Dear. 23 February 2022. 23 August 2022. America.
  111. Web site: Dr. Paul Farmer, aka 'kenosis man,' emptied himself in love and service to others. 28 February 2022. 23 August 2022. National Catholic Register. Jennie Weiss Block.
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