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
1656		Andrew White^[1]	c. 1579 London, England, United Kingdom	27 December 1656 London, England, United Kingdom	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Baltimore	Heroic Virtues
1675		Jacques Marquette^[2]	1 June 1637 Laon, Aisne, France	18 May 1675 near Ludington, Michigan	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Marquette	Heroic Virtues
1724		Sébastien Rale^[3] ^[4]	20 January 1657 Pontarlier, Doubs, France	23 August 1724 Old Point, Madison, Maine	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Portland	Martyr per testimonium caritatis fortis
1824		Charles Nerinckx^[5]	2 October 1761 Herfelingen, Herne, Belgium	12 August 1824 Ste. Genevieve, Missouri	Diocesan Priest; Founder, Sisters of Loretto	Louisville	Heroic Virtues
1833		Anne Marie Becraft^[6] (rel. name: Aloysius)	c. 1805 Washington, D.C.	16 December 1833 Baltimore, Maryland	Professed Religious, Oblate Sisters of Providence	Baltimore	Heroic Virtues
1839		Benjamin Marie Petit^[7]	8 April 1811 Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France	10 February 1839 St. Louis, Missouri	Professed Priest, Sulpicians	Vincennes	Heroic Virtues
1843		Yelizaveta 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 Jesus	New Orleans	Heroic Virtues
1846		Helio Koa'eloa^[8]	c. 1815 Maui, Hawaii	1846 Maui, Hawaii	Married Layperson; Catechist	Honolulu	Heroic Virtues
1858		Catherine Spalding^[9]	23 December 1793 Pomfret, Maryland	20 March 1858 Louisville, Kentucky	Founder, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth	Bardstown	Heroic Virtues
1861		Maria 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 Cloud	Heroic Virtues
1865		Francis Asbury Baker	30 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 York	Heroic Virtues
1869		Robert 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)	Honolulu	Heroic Virtues
1870		Jean-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 Orleans	Heroic Virtues
1872		Pierre Yves Kéralum^[12] ^[13]	2 March 1817 Quimper, Finistère, France	12 November 1872 Mercedes, Texas	Professed Priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate	San Antonio	Heroic Virtues
1873		Pierre-Jean De Smet	30 January 1801 Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium	23 May 1873 St. Louis, Missouri	Professed Priest, Jesuits	St. Louis	Heroic Virtues
1874		Honora Mattingly (rel. name: Ursula)	23 October 1808 Baltimore, Maryland	1874 Emmitsburg, Maryland	Professed Religious, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul	Buffalo	Heroic Virtues
1876		Giovanni 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 Illinois	Heroic Virtues
1877		Louis-Amadeus Rappe	2 February 1801 Audrehem, Pas-de-Calais, France	9 August 1877 St. Albans, Vermont	Bishop of Cleveland; Founder, Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine	Cleveland	Heroic Virtues
1878		James Whelan	8 December 1823 Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland	18 February 1878 Zanesville, Ohio	Professed Priest, Dominicans; Bishop of Nashville; Founder, Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia	Nashville	Heroic Virtues
1879		Alice 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 York	Heroic Virtues
1880		Franc Pirec	20 November 1785 Godič, Kamnik, Slovenia	22 January 1880 Ljubljana, Slovenia	Diocesan Priest	Saint Cloud	Heroic 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. Louis	Heroic Virtues
1881		Caspar Rehrl	31 December 1809 Salzburg, Austria	3 September 1881 Barton, Wisconsin	Diocesan Priest; Founder, Sisters of Saint Agnes	Milwaukee	Heroic Virtues
1886		Mary 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 Jesus	Albany	Heroic Virtues
		Pierre Antoine Levy^[14]		17 December 1886 Gainesville, Texas	Diocesan Priest	Fort Worth	Heroic Virtues
1887		Mary Frances Clarke^[15]	2 March 1803 Dublin, Ireland	4 December 1887 Dubuque, Iowa	Founder, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Dubuque	Heroic 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)	Greensburg	Heroic Virtues
1888		Franz Xaver Weninger	31 October 1805 Wildhaus, Styria, Austria	29 June 1888 Cincinnati, Ohio	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Cincinnati	Heroic Virtues
		John Christopher Drumgoole	15 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 York	Heroic Virtues
1889		Anna 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-Woods	Indianapolis	Heroic Virtues
1891		Thomas Scott Preston	23 July 1824 Hartford, Connecticut	4 November 1891 New York City, New York	Diocesan Priest; Founder, Sisters of the Divine Compassion	New York	Heroic Virtues
1892		Almeide 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 Providence	Detroit	Heroic Virtues
1894		Elizabeth 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 Conception	Saint Paul and Minneapolis	Heroic Virtues
1895		Patrick Manogue^[17]	28 May 1831 Desart, County Kilkenny, Ireland	27 February 1895 Sacramento, California	Bishop of Sacramento	Sacramento	Heroic Virtues
1896		Princess Angeline^[18] [Kikisublo]	c. 1820 Rainier Beach, Seattle, Washington	31 May 1896 Seattle, Washington	Layperson	Seattle	Heroic Virtues
1897		Augustine Francis Hewit	27 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 York	Heroic 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 Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Heroic Virtues
1899		John Joseph Jessing	17 November 1836 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	2 November 1899 Columbus, Ohio	Diocesan Priest	Columbus	Heroic 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–Rochester	Heroic Virtues
1900		Margaret 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 York	Heroic Virtues
1901		Ignacij Mrak	16 October 1818 Hotovlja, Slovenia	2 January 1901 Marquette, Michigan	Bishop of Saulte Saint Marie and Marquette	Marquette	Heroic Virtues
		Eliza Allen Starr^[19]	29 August 1824 Deerfield, Massachusetts	8 September 1901 Durand, Illinois	Layperson	Chicago	Heroic Virtues
1902		Esther 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 Montréal	Seattle	Heroic Virtues
1903		Gulstan Ropert	30 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	Honolulu	Heroic Virtues
		George Deshon	20 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 York	Heroic Virtues
1905		Anne Marie Hazotte (rel. name: Agnes)	7 May 1847 Buffalo, New York	6 March 1905 Hays, Kansas	Cofounder, Sisters of Saint Agnes	Milwaukee	Heroic Virtues
1907		Samuel Henderson^[20] ^[21]	c. 1882	13 February 1907 Memphis, Tennessee	Layperson	Memphis	Heroic Virtues
1908		John Green Hanning^[22] (rel. name: Mary Joachim)	12 January 1849 Kentucky	30 April 1908 Bardstown, Kentucky	Professed Religious, Trappists	Louisville	Heroic Virtues
1909		François Xavier Prefontaine	1838 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada	4 March 1909 Seattle, Washington	Diocesan Priest	Seattle	Heroic Virtues
1915		Catherine 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 Elizabeth	Newark	Heroic Virtues
1918		Alfred Joyce Kilmer^[23] ^[24]	6 December 1886 New Brunswick, New Jersey	30 July 1918 near Seringes-et-Nesles, Marne, France	Married Layperson	Newark	Heroic Virtues
1921		Patrick Heslin	1 August 1857 Killoe, Longford, Ireland	2 August 1921 Colma, San Mateo, California	Diocesan Priest	San Francisco	Martyr in odium fidei
		James Edwin Coyle	23 March 1873 Drum, Roscommon, Ireland	11 August 1921 Birmingham, Alabama	Diocesan Priest	Birmingham	Martyr in odium fidei
1922		Mary Walsh	1850 New York	1922 New York	Founder, Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor	New York	Heroic Virtues
1926		Helena Pelczar^[25]	25 December 1888 Korczyna, Krosno, Poland	27 April 1926 Cleveland, Ohio	Layperson	Cleveland	Heroic Virtues
1929		Emma Franziska Höll (rel. name: Mary Alexia)	1838 Germany	1929	Founder, School Sisters of St. Francis	La Crosse	Heroic Virtues
1931		Elizabeth 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 Mary	New York	Heroic Virtues
1932		Ambrose Kanoealu'i Hutchison	c. 1856 Honomāʻele, Hāna Hawaii	17 July 1932 Kalaupapa, Moloka'i, Hawaii	Married Layperson	Honolulu	Heroic Virtues
		Benjamin Joseph Salmon^[26] ^[27]	15 October 1888 Denver, Colorado	15 February 1932 Chicago, Illinois	Married Layperson	Chicago	Heroic Virtues
1933		Daniel Arthur Rudd	7 August 1854 Bardstown, Kentucky	3 December 1933 Bardstown, Kentucky	Layperson	Louisville	Heroic Virtues
1935		Lurana White (rel. name: Mary Francis)	12 April 1870 Warwick, New York	15 April 1935 Graymoor, Garrison, New York	Cofounder, Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement	New York	Heroic Virtues
1936		Marie Rose Ferron	24 May 1902 Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec, Canada	11 May 1936 Providence, Rhode Island	Layperson	Providence	Heroic Virtues
1937		Margaret 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 Shepherd	New York	Heroic Virtues
1940		Johanna 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 Mary	New York	Heroic 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 Heart	Baltimore	Heroic Virtues
1941		Aloysius Schmitt	4 December 1909 Saint Lucas, Iowa	7 December 1941 aboard USS Oklahoma, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii	Diocesan Priest	Dubuque	Heroic 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 Kong	Martyr in odium fidei
1942		Leopoldina Burns (rel. name: Maria Leopoldina)	28 August 1856 Utica, New York	3 June 1942 Honolulu, Hawaii	Professed Religious, Franciscan Sisters of Syracuse	Honolulu	Heroic Virtues
		James Gerald Hennessy	24 September 1905 Cambridge, Massachusetts	1 July 1942 aboard the SS Montevideo Maru, at the Luzon Strait, near Fuga Island, Cagayan, Philippines	Diocesan Priest	Boston	Martyr in odium fidei
		Arthur Duhamel	19 October 1908 Lawrence, Massachusetts	3 September 1942 Ruavatu, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	Professed Priest, Society of Mary (Marist Missionaries)	Honiara	Martyr in odium fidei
1943		John Patrick Washington	18 July 1908 Newark, New Jersey	3 February 1943 aboard SS Dorchester, at the Atlantic Ocean	Diocesan Priest	Newark	Offer of Life
1944		Claude Newman^[30]	1 December 1923 Stuttgart, Arkansas	4 February 1944 Vicksburg, Mississippi	Young Layperson	Little Rock	Heroic 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 Spirit	Jayapura	Martyr in odium fidei
		Jesus Baza Dueñas	19 March 1911 Hagåtña, Guam	12 July 1944 Mangilao, Guam	Diocesan Priest	Agaña	Martyr in odium fidei
1945		William Thomas Cummings	30 October 1903 San Francisco, California	28 January 1945 sea aboard a POW ship between Taiwan and Japan	Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society	San Francisco	Martyr 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 Dominic	Baguio	Martyr in odium fidei
		James Paul McCloskey	9 December 1870 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	10 April 1945 Jaro, Iloilo, Philippines	Bishop of Jaro	Jaro	Heroic Virtues
1948		Ignace François Lissner	6 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 York	Heroic Virtues
1949		Pierre Joseph Maurin	9 May 1877 Saint-Julien-du-Tournel, Lozère, France	15 May 1949 Newburgh, New York	Layperson; Cofounder, Catholic Worker Movement	New York	Heroic Virtues
1950		Mary Giesen (rel. name: Mary Augustine)	6 December 1860 Union Hill, Minnesota	25 February 1950 Maryville, Missouri	Founder, Sisters of Saint Francis of Maryville	St. Louis	Heroic Virtues
1951		Joseph 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	Louisville	Heroic Virtues
1953		William Howard Bishop	19 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)	Cincinnati	Heroic Virtues
		Helena Agnes Franey (rel. name: Marie Helene)	29 July 1898 Galesburg, Illinois		Professed Religious, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods	Indianapolis	Heroic Virtues
1955		Mary Josephine Rogers^[31] (rel. name: Mary Joseph)	27 October 1882 Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts	9 October 1955 Manhattan, New York	Cofounder, Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominics	New York	Heroic Virtues
1956		Nancy Hamilton^[32]	20 June 1942 Los Angeles, California	7 June 1956 Oakland, California	Child	Oakland	Heroic Virtues
1957		Marion Frances Gurney	6 June 1868 New Orleans, Louisiana	9 February 1957 Nyack, New York	Founder, Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine	New York	Heroic Virtues
1960		Edward 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	Boston	Heroic Virtues
1961		Thomas Anthony Dooley III	17 January 1927 St. Louis, Missouri	18 January 1961 New York City, New York	Layperson	New York	Heroic Virtues
1962		William Kruegler Hernberg	1 October 1930 Troy, New York	7 August 1962 Montero, Santa Cruz, Bolivia	Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Martyr in odium fidei
1963		John LaFarge Jr.	13 February 1880 Newport, Rhode Island	24 November 1963 New York City, New York	Professed Priest, Jesuits	New York	Heroic Virtues
1964		Anthony Joseph Brouwers	5 September 1912 Los Angeles, California	14 January 1964 Los Angeles, California	Diocesan Priest	Los Angeles	Heroic Virtues
		Joseph Timothy O'Callahan	14 May 1905 Boston, Massachusetts	18 March 1964 Worcester, Massachusetts	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Worcester	Heroic Virtues
		Mary Flannery O'Connor	25 March 1925 Savannah, Georgia	3 August 1964 Milledgeville, Georgia	Layperson	Savannah	Heroic Virtues
1965		Henri 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"	Montreal	Heroic Virtues
1966		Bridget 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 Augustine	Cleveland	Heroic Virtues
1967		John Courtney Murray	12 September 1904 New York City, New York	16 August 1967 Queens, New York	Professed Priest, Jesuits	New York	Heroic Virtues
		Bruce Phillip Smith^[34] ^[35]	8 February 1920 Faribault, Minnesota	28 August 1967 Alexandria, Minnesota	Layperson	Saint Paul and Minneapolis	Heroic Virtues
1968		Robert Raymond Brett	3 January 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2 February 1968 Khe Sanh, Hướng Hoá, Quảng Trị, Vietnam	Professed Priest, Society of Mary (Marist Missionaries)	Hue	Martyr in odium fidei
		Adolph John Paschang	16 April 1895 Martinsburg, Missouri	3 February 1968 Happy Valley, Hong Kong	Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society; Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon]; Titular Bishop of Sasima	Jiangmen	Heroic Virtues
		Paul John Hallinan	8 April 1911 Painesville, Ohio	27 March 1962 Atlanta, Georgia	Archbishop of Atlanta	Atlanta	Heroic Virtues
		Thomas Merton (rel. name: Louis)	31 January 1915 Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, France	10 December 1968 Samut Prakan, Thailand	Professed Priest, Trappists	Bardstown	Heroic Virtues
1969		Gerald Michael Fitzgerald	29 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 Boston	Heroic Virtues
		Joseph Clifford Fenton	16 January 1906 Springfield, Illinois	7 July 1969 Chicopee, Massachusetts	Diocesan Priest	Springfield	Heroic Virtues
		Catherine Anne Cesnik	17 November 1942 Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	(disappeared) 7 November 1969 Lansdowne, Maryland	Professed Religious, School Sisters of Notre Dame	Baltimore	Martyr in defensum castitatis
1971		Renaud Bouffard	14 June 1931 Augusta, Maine	25 May 1971 Chardonnières, Haiti	Professed Priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Port-au-Prince	Martyr in odium fidei
1972		Roberto 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 Layperson	San Juan de Puerto Rico	Heroic Virtues
		Thomas Harold Colgan	27 November 1894 Elizabeth, New Jersey	16 April 1972 Miami, Florida	Diocesan Priest; Founder, Founder of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fátima	Newark	Heroic Virtues
		Daniel "Danny" Croteau^[38] ^[39]	27 May 1959 Springfield, Massachusetts	14 April 1972 Springfield, Massachusetts	Child	Springfield	Martyr in defensum castitatis
		Paul Francis Leibold	22 December 1914 Dayton, Ohio	1 June 1972 Cincinnati, Ohio	Archbishop of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Heroic Virtues
		Gordon Edward Murphy	24 January 1918 Chicago, Illinois	28 September 1972 Patna, Bihar, India	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Patna	Heroic Virtues
1974		Martin Cabo (rel. name: Marcellus)	2 June 1915 Chicago, Illinois	28 November 1974 Neopit, Wisconsin	Professed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor	Green Bay	Martyr in odium fidei
		Patrick Francis Crowley^[40]	23 September 1911 Chicago, Illinois	20 November 1974 Chicago, Illinois	Married Layperson; Founder, Christian Family Movement	Chicago	Heroic Virtues
1975		Bernard Francis Meyer	16 June 1891 Brooklyn, Iowa	8 May 1975 Sleepy Hollow, New York	Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society; Prefect Apostolic of Wuzhou	Wuzhou	Heroic Virtues
		Raymond Herman Pint^[41]	1 January 1930 Independence, Iowa	20 October 1975 Morochata, Cochabamba, Boliva	Diocesan Priest	Dubuque	Martyr in odium fidei
		William "Bill" Gauchat^[42]	31 July 1907 Avon, Ohio	16 April 1975 Avon, Ohio	Married Layperson; Member, Catholic Worker Movement	Cleveland	Heroic Virtues
1976		William Woods^[43] ^[44]	14 September 1931 Houston, Texas	11 November 1976 San Juan Cotzal, El Quiché, Guatemala	Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society	Galveston–Houston	Martyr in odium fidei
1977		Dietrich von Hildebrand	12 October 1889 Florence, Italy	26 January 1977 New Rochelle, New York	Married Layperson	New York	Heroic Virtues
1978		Thomas Wyatt Turner^[45]	16 March 1877 Hughesville, Maryland	21 April 1978 Washington, D.C.	Married Layperson	Washington, D.C.	Heroic Virtues
		Catherine Passananti^[46]	6 January 1894 Boston, Massachusetts	29 December 1978 Boston, Massachusetts	Layperson	Boston	Heroic Virtues
1979		Reynold Henry Hillenbrand	19 July 1904 Chicago, Illinois	22 May 1979 Chicago, Illinois	Diocesan Priest	Chicago	Heroic Virtues
1980		Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes	11 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 Dominic	Chalatenango	Heroic Virtues
		August Mauge	15 September 1910 Pennsylvania	November 1980 Steubenville, Ohio	Layperson; Cofounder, Apostolate for Family Consecration	Steubenville	Heroic Virtues
1980		John Howard Griffin	16 June 1920 Dallas, Texas	9 September 1980 Fort Worth, Texas	Married Layperson; Member, Lay Carmelites	Dallas	Heroic Virtues
1981		James Edward Walsh	30 April 1891 Cumberland, Maryland	29 July 1981 Ossining, New York	Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society; Bishop of Jiangmen	Jiangmen and Brooklyn	Heroic Virtues
1982		Horace McKenna^[47]	2 January 1899 New York City, New York	11 May 1982 Washington, D.C.	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Washington, D.C.	Heroic Virtues
		Grace Kelly Grimaldi^[48] ^[49]	12 November 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	14 September 1982 La Colle, Monaco	Married Layperson	Monaco	Heroic Virtues
		John Timothy Leary^[50]	22 February 1958 Boston, Massachusetts	31 August 1982 Boston, Massachusetts	Young Layperson; Member, Catholic Worker Movement and Pax Christi	Boston	Heroic Virtues
1983		James Francis Carney (rel. name: Guadalupe)	28 October 1924 Chicago, Illinois	August 1983 Yoro, Honduras	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Yoro	Martyr in odium fidei
1984		Marion Ganey	21 July 1904 Gillespie, Illinois	23 September 1984 Ba, Fiji	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Suva	Heroic Virtues
1986		Lawrence Lovasik	22 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	Pittsburgh	Heroic Virtues
1989		Agnes Reinkemeyer	29 December 1923 Rich Fountain, Missouri	12 July 1989 Wema, Garsen, Tana River, Kenya	Professed Religious, Franciscan Sisters of Mary	Malindi	Martyr 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, Passionists	Hengzhou	Martyrs 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 Donovan	14 October 1904 McKeesport, Pennsylvania	c. January 1938 near Huanren, Liaoning, China	Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society	Wuzhou	Martyr in odium fidei
	Otto Rauschenbach	23 June 1898 St. Louis, Missouri	14 May 1945 Qilan, Yunan, Guangdong, China	Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society	Jiangmen	Martyr in odium fidei
	James Luke Devine	15 November 1905 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	23 May 1947 Chungan, Fujian, China	Professed Priest, Dominicans	Fuzhou	Martyr 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 Word	Lae	Martyr in odium fidei
	Joseph Kotrba	13 January 1913 Chicago, Illinois	19 February 1943 Bogia, Madang, Papua New Guinea	Professed Priest, Society of the Divine Word	Madang	Martyr in odium fidei
	Arthur Manion	19 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 Word	Madang	Martyrs 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 Conley	2 July 1898 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	10 December 1943 Kieta, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Professed Priest, Society of Mary (Marist Missionaries)	Bougainville	Martyr 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 Dominic		in odium fidei
	Dorothy Kazel	30 June 1939 Cleveland, Ohio	2 December 1980 La Paz, El Salvador	Professed Religious, Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union		in odium fidei
	Jean Marie Donovan	10 April 1953 Westport, Connecticut	2 December 1980 La Paz, El Salvador	Layperson	Cleveland	in odium fidei

21st century

• Raymond Anthony Adams (1935–1989), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Martyr (New York, USA – Cape Coast, Ghana)
• Penny Lernoux Nahum (1940–1989), Married Layperson of the Diocese of San Jose in California (California – New York, USA)
• Robert Louis Hodapp (1910–1989), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan (Minnesota, USA – Belize City, Belize)
• Eugene John Herbert (1923–1990), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Martyr (Louisiana, USA – Batticaloa, Sri Lanka)
• Maurice Patrick Barrett (Mathias) (1900–1990), Founder of the Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd (Waterford, Ireland – New Mexico, USA)
• Julia Crotta (Nazarena of Jesus) (1907–1990), Professed Religious of the Benedictine Nuns (Camaldolese Congregation) (Connecticut, USA – Rome, Italy)
• Maureen Courtney (1944–1990), Professed Religious of the Congregation of Saint Agnes; Martyr (Wisconsin, USA – Atlántico Norte, Nicaragua)
• Harold Arnoldus Stevens (1907–1990), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of New York (South Carolina – New York, USA)
• Eliseo Castaño de Vega (1925–1991), Priest of the Congregation of the Mission; Martyr (Zamora, Spain – San Juan, Puerto Rico)
• Martyrs of Gardnersville (Montserrado, Liberia):
  • Barbara Ann Muttra (1923–1992), Professed Religious of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (Illinois, USA)
  • Mary Joel Kolmer (1934–1992), Professed Religious of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (Illinois, USA)
  • Shirley Kolmer (1920–1992), Professed Religious of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (Illinois, USA)
  • Agnes Mueller (1929–1992), Professed Religious of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (Illinois, USA)
  • Kathleen McGuire (1937–1992), Professed Religious of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (Illinois, USA)
• James Patterson Lyke (1939–1992), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor; Archbishop of Atlanta (Illinois – Georgia, USA)
• Richard Henry Ackerman (1903–1992), Professed Priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans); Bishop of Covington (Pennsylvania – Kentucky, USA)
• Ann Manganaro (1946–1993), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Loreto (Missouri, USA – San Salvador, El Salvador)
• Enrique San Pedro Fonaguera (1928–1994), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Bishop of Brownsville (Havana, Cuba – Florida, USA)
• Joseph Louis Bernardin (1928–1996), Archbishop of Chicago; Cardinal (South Carolina, USA – Illinois, USA)^{[51] [52]}
• Lawrence Jenco (1934–1996), Professed Priest of the Servites (Illinois, USA)
• Mary Evelyn Puleo Chmiel (1963–1996), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of St. Louis; Member of the Catholic Worker Movement (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Missouri, USA)
• Ann Patricia McAleese (1934–1996), Professed Religious of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Martyr (New York, USA – Cape Coast, Ghana)
• Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (1932–1996), Priest of the Archdiocese of Utrecht (Nijkerk, Netherlands – Minnesota, USA – Ontario, Canada)^[53]
• Ruth Van Kooy Pakaluk (1956–1998), Married Layperson of the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (Massachusetts, USA)^[54]
• Charles Kekumano (1919–1998), Priest of the Diocese of Honolulu (Hawaii, USA)
• Thomas Gafney (1932–1998), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Martyr (Ohio, USA – Kathmandu, Nepal)
• Vincent Donovan (1926–2000), Professed Priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) (Pennsylvania, USA)
• Mary Mildred Neuzil (Mary Ephrem) (1916–2000), Professed Religious of the Contemplative Sisters of the Indwelling Trinity (New York – Ohio, USA)^[55]
• Daniel Egan (1915–2000), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friras of the Atonement (New York, USA)^[56]
• Isolina Ferré Aguayo (1914–2000), Professed Religious of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
• John Anthony Kaiser (1932–2000), Priest of the Mill Hill Missionaries; Martyr (Minnesota, USA – Nakuru, Kenya)
• Charles William Kram Jr. (1929–2000), Priest of the Diocese of Victoria (Texas, USA)^{[57] [58]}
• Harry Murray (Gratian) (1923–2000), Priest of the Diocese of Bacolod (Pennsylvania, USA – Negros Occidental, Philippines)
• Eileen Egan (1912–2000), Layperson of the Archdiocese of New York (Wales, United Kingdom – New York, USA)^[59]
• Jan Karski (1914–2000), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Washington (Lodz, Poland – Washington, D.C., USA)^[60]
• Dorothy Helen Schmitt Gauchat (1921–2000), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Cleveland (Ohio, USA)
• Barbara Ann Ford (1938–2001), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Charity of New York; Martyr (New York, USA – Guatemala City, Guatemala)^[61]
• Robert Emmett Judge (Mychal Fallon) (1933–2001), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (New York, USA)^{[62] [63] [64]}
• John Matthias Haffert (1915–2001), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Newark; Cofounder of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima (World Apostolate of Fatima) (New Jersey, USA – Fatima, Portugal)
• Mathew Ahmann (1931–2001), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Saint Cloud (Minnesota – Washington, D.C., USA)
• Joseph Gluszek (1910–2002), Priest of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings (Kraków, Poland – Montana, USA)^{[65] [66]}
• Mary Frank Stachowicz (1951–2002), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Martyr (Poland – Illinois, USA)^[67]
• Ade Bethune (1914–2002), Layperson of the Diocese of Providence; Member of the Catholic Worker Movement (Schaerbeek, Belgium – Rhode Island, USA)
• José Gerónimo Lluberas Acosta (1923–2003), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Ponce (Ponce, Puerto Rico – Georgia, USA)
• Michael Allen Gaworski (1958–2003), Founder of the Franciscan Brothers of Peace (Minnesota, USA)^[68]
• Mary Philomena Fogarty (Mary Coirle) (1935–2003), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Cork, Ireland – Virginia, USA)
• Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek (1990–2004), Child of the Archdiocese of Baltimore (Maryland, USA)^{[69] [70]}
• Zdisław Kobak (Cantius) (1930–2004), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Torun, Poland – Samar, Philippines – Wisconsin, USA)
• Daria Donnelly Weissburg (1959–2004), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Boston (Pennsylvania – Massachusetts, USA)
• Robert Pennington (Basil) (1931–2005), Professed Priest of the Trappists (New York – Massachusetts, USA)
• Venard Poslusney (1917–2005), Professed Priest of the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance (Pennsylvania – New Jersey, USA)
• Thomas Richard Heath (1920–2005), Professed Priest of the Dominicans; Martyrs (Massachusetts, USA – Kisumu, Kenya)^[71]
• Dorothy Mae Stang (1931–2005), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur; Martyr (Ohio, USA – Pará, Brazil)^{[72] [73]}
• Patricia Caron Crowley (1913–2006), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Founder of the Christian Family Movement (Illinois, USA)^[74]
• Edward Warren (1926–2006), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Bridgeport (Connecticut, USA)
• Audrey Marie Santo (1983–2007), Young Layperson of the Diocese of Worcester (Massachusetts, USA)^{[75] [76]}
• Margaret Mary Leo (1993–2007), Child of the Diocese of Arlington (Virginia, USA)
• Joan Gormley (Frances) (1937–2007), Vowed Member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (Pennsylvania, USA)
• Francis Marino (1925–2007), Professed Priest of the Society of Mary, Marist Missionaries; Founder of the Anawim Community (Massachusetts, USA – Manila, Philippines)
• Avery Robert Dulles (1918–2008), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Cardinal (New York, USA)
• Cristeta Lim (Grace Dorothy) (1926–2008), Professed Religious of the Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic (Ilocos Sur, Philippines – Hawaii, USA)
• Dorothy Hennessey (1913–2008), Professed Religious of the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis of the Holy Family (Iowa, USA)
• Mary Ann Wright (1921–2009), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Louisiana, USA – California, USA)
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921–2009), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Baltimore (Maryland – Massachusetts, USA)
• Lawrence Rosabaugh (Lorenzo) (1935–2009), Professed Priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Martyr (Wisconsin, USA – Guatemala)
• Robert Fox (1927–2009), Priest of the Diocese of Sioux Falls; Founder of the Fatima Family Apostolate and the Youths for Fatima Pilgrimages (South Dakota, USA)
• Patrick Francis Rager (1959–2010), Priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA)
• Anita Figueredo Villegas de Doyle (1916–2010), Married Layperson of the Diocese of San Diego (San Jose, Costa Rica – California, USA)
• Edward Dougherty (1925–2011), Priest of the Diocese of Trenton (Pennsylvania, USA)
• Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (1915–2011), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Baltimore (Maryland, USA)
• Warren Hasty Carroll (1932–2011), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Arlington (Maine – Virginia, USA)
• Philip Matthew Hannan (1914–2011), Archbishop of New Orleans (Washington D.C. – Louisiana, USA)
• Julian and Adrian Riester (1919–2011) Professed Priests of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Buffalo, New York – St. Petersburg, Florida, USA)
• Albert Henry Ottenweller (1916–2012), Bishop of Steubenville; Founder of the Franciscan Sisters of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother (Montana – Ohio, USA)
• Walter Francis Sullivan (1928–2012), Bishop of Richmond (Washington, D.C. – Virginia, USA)
• James Reuter (1916–2012), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (New Jersey, USA – Parañaque, Philippines)
• Mary Jean Forge Perrini (1957–2012), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Kansas City (Kansas, USA)^[77]
• Carol Therese Ameche (1934–2013), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Phoenix (Arizona, USA)
• Thomas Walters (Hilarion) (1918–2013), Professed Priest of the Passionists (Pennsylvania, USA – Quezon City, Philippines)
• Paul [Pablo] Straub (1932–2013), Professed Priest of the Redemptorists; Founder of the Institute of the Consecrated Sisters of the Most Holy Savior (New York, USA – Quintana Roo, Mexico)
• Scott Carroll (1966–2013), Priest of the Diocese of Toledo (Ohio, USA)^[78]
• Mary Clarke Brenner (Antonia) (1926–2013), Founder of the Eudists Servants of the Eleventh Hour (California, USA – Tijuana, Mexico)^{[79] [80]}
• Brendan Joseph Kelly (1998–2013), Child of the Diocese of Arlington (Virginia, USA)^[81]
• Ignatius Anthony Catanello (1938–2013), Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn; Titular Bishop of Deultum (New York, USA)
• Julia Ann Smollin (Anne Bryan) (1943–2014), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet (New York, USA)
• Kenneth Walker (1985–2014), Priest of the Fraternal Society of Saint Peter; Martyr (Arizona, USA)^{[82] [83]}
• Robert Peter Groeschel (Benedict Joseph) (1933–2014), Professed Priest and Founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal; Founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal (New Jersey, USA)
• Nathan Benjamin Trapuzzano (1989–2014), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis (Pennsylvania – Indiana, USA)^{[84] [85]}
• Pauline Eve Macaluso Lord (Penny) (1927–2014), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Little Rock (New York, USA – Arkansas, USA)
• Stuart Ignatius Long (1963–2014), Priest of the Diocese of Helena (Washington – Montana, USA)^[86]
• Mary Jo Tacke (Mary Paule) (1923–2014), Professed Religious of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood; Martyr (Idaho, USA – Eastern Cape, South Africa)
• Paul Joseph O'Donnell (1959–2015), Cofounder of the Franciscan Brothers of Peace (Nebraska – Minnesota, USA)
• Tom Seagrave (1942–2015), Priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco (California, USA)^[87]
• James Curran (1932–2015), Founder of the Little Brothers of Saint Francis (Massachusetts, USA)
• Dorothy Marie Barrett (Mary Adrian) (1929–2015), Professed Religious of the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Pennsylvania, USA)
• Joseph Mario Reali (1989–2015), Young Layperson of the Archdiocese of New York; Member of the Knights of Columbus (Connecticut – New York, USA)^[88]
• Alexander Joseph Toczko (1919–2015) and Jeannette Dolores Malachowski Toczko (1919–2015), Married Layperson of the Diocese of San Diego (California, USA)^{[89] [90]}
• Bob Lord (1935–2016), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Little Rock (New York, USA – Arkansas, USA)
• Rita Antoinette Rizzo (Mary Angelica of the Annunciation) (1923–2016), Professed Religious of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration; Founder of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word and the Knights of the Holy Eucharist (Ohio, USA – Alabama, USA)^{[91] [92]}
• Peter John Hopkins (1925–2016), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Nashville (Wyoming – Tennessee, USA)
• Daniel Berrigan (1921–2016), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Minnesota – New York, USA)
• Rosemae Pender (1921–2016), Founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist (Illinois, USA – Connecticut, USA)
• Marvin Alfred Mottet (1930–2016), Priest of the Diocese of Davenport (Iowa, USA)
• James Henry Flanagan (1924–2016), Priest of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe; Founder of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (Massachusetts – New Mexico, USA)
• Elizabeth Anne Corcoran (Mary Neil) (1926–2017), Professed Religious of the Religious Sisters of Mercy (Maryland, USA)^[93]
• Vincent Michael Scanlan (Theophane) (1931–2017), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Third order Regulars (New York – Pennsylvania, USA)
• Steven McDonald (1957–2017), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of New York (New York, USA)^{[94] [95]}
• Elizabeth Louise Ebo (Mary Antona) (1924–2017), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary (Illinois, USA – Missouri, USA)^[96]
• George Gillen (Francis Joseph) (1930–2017), Founder of the Brothers of Mercy of Saint John of God (Massachusetts, USA – Bulacan, Philippines)
• Eileen Calcagni George (1927–2017), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Worcester (Massachusetts, USA)
• Joseph Benedict Apostoli (Andrew) (1942–2017), Professed Priest and Cofounder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (New Jersey, USA)^[97]
• Jerome Francis Conicker (1938–2018), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Steubenville; Founder of the Apostolate for Family Consecration (Illinois, USA – Wisconsin, USA)^[98]
• Peter Fehlner (Peter Damian Mary) (1931–2018), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Conventuals (New York – Massachusetts, USA)
• Anthony Freeman (1988–2018), Professed Religious of the Legionaries of Christ (Louisiana, USA – Rome, Italy)^[99]
• Gregory Allen Staab (1957–2018), Professed Priest of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary (Ohio – Massachusetts, USA)
• Linda Schubert (1936–2019), Married Layperson of the Diocese of San Jose in California; Member of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (California, USA)
• James Vincent Schall (1928–2019), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Iowa – California, USA)
• Lorraine Rita Moras Warren (1927–2019), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Bridgeport (Connecticut, USA)
• Harold Joseph Rahm (1919–2019), Profesed Priest, Jesuits (Texas, US – São Paulo, Brazil)
• Kendrick Castillo (2001–2019), Young Layperson of the Archdiocese of Denver; Martyr (Colorado, USA)^{[100] [101]}
• Kristin Popik Burns (1950–2019), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Arlington (Virginia, USA)
• Richard Rieman (1925–2019), Priest of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (Illinois – Massachusetts, United States)^[102]
• Jason Paul Marshall (1966–2019), Seminarian of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (New Mexico – Colorado, USA)^{[103] [104]}
• Mary Elizabeth Lancaster (Mary Wilhelmina of the Most Holy Rosary) (1924–2019), Cofounder of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles (Missouri, USA)^[105]
• Gilbert Espinosa Chávez (1932–2020), Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (California, US)
• Ann Russell Miller (Mary Joseph of the Trinity) (1928–2021), Professed Religious of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns (California – Illinois, US)^[106]
• Ryan Stawaisz (1989–2021), Priest of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (Scotland, United Kingdom – Texas, US)^[107]
• Janice McLaughlin (1942–2021), Professed Religious of the Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic (Pennsylvania – New York, USA)^{[108] [109]}
• Alice Jourdain von Hildebrand (1923–2022), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of New York (Brussels, Belgium – New York, USA)
• Paul Farmer (1959–2022), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Boston (Massachusetts, USA – Burera, Rwanda)^{[110] [111]}
• Malachi Miller (2010–2023), Child of the Diocese of Salina (Kansas City- Kansas, USA)^[112]
• Jessica Theresa Hanna (1983–2024), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Detroit (Michigan, USA)^{[113] [114]}

See also

• • Congregation for the Causes of Saints
• List of venerated Americans
• List of post-reformation saints in Ireland
• Servant of God
• Venerable

References

• CatholicHistory.Net. "Spotlight: American Saints". Retrieved on 2009-10-09.
• Congregation for the Causes of Saints. "Recent Saints canonized". Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
• Congregation for the Causes of Saints. "Recent Blesseds beatified". Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
• Book: Delaney, John J. . Dictionary of Saints . Image . 2005 . 0-385-51520-0 . registration .
• Book: Fink, John F. . American Saints: Five Centuries of Heroic Sanctity on the American Continents . Alba House . 2001 . 0-8189-0900-5.
• Book: Habig, Marion A. . Saints of the Americas . Our Sunday Visitor . 1974 . 0-87973-880-4 . registration .
• Book: Holbock, Ferdinard . New Saints and Blesseds of the Catholic Church: Blesseds and Saints Canonized by Pope John Paul II During the Years 1979–1983 . Ignatius Press . 2000 . 0-89870-754-4.
• Medjugorje Center of Pacifica. "All For Mary: American Saints". Retrieved on 2009-10-09.
• Time. "American Saints", Time, April 7, 1930. Retrieved on 2009-10-09.
• Tucson Citizen. "2 Tucson Priests to be beatified", June 12, 2007.

Further reading

• Heatherington, Kimberley. "Finances bottleneck potential canonization of dozens of American saints and martyrs", Detroit Catholic, April 28, 2023

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.
40. Web site: Dynamic duo: Pat and Patty Crowley. 23 October 2012. U.S. Catholic. Paul Leingang.
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.
42. Web site: Bill Gauchat: The Way of Peace. 1 May 1975. Dorothy Day. Catholic Worker Movement.
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.
46. Web site: The Mystic of Boston: Catherine Passananti. January 2016. Angelica Avcikurt. Mystics of the Church.
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
59. https://www.wearesaltandlight.org/blog/2016/11/01/st-mother-teresa-eileen-egan-and-holy-friendship St. Mother Teresa, Eileen Egan and Holy Friendship we are salt and light, 1 November 2016
60. https://www.jankarski.net/en/about-jan-karski/stories-about-karski.html "Stories About Karski" Jan Karski Education Foundation
61. https://scny.org/remembering-sister-barbara-ann-ford-sc-missionary-disciple/ Remembering Sister Barbara Ann Ford, SC, “Missionary Disciple” Sisters of Charity of New York, 2 May 2016
62. http://www.mychalsmessage.org/aboutfrm/aboutfrm.htm About Father Mychal Judge
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