List of canonised popes explained

This article lists the popes who have been canonised. A total of 83 out of 265 deceased popes have been recognised universally as canonised saints, including all of the first 35 popes (31 of whom were martyrs) and 52 of the first 54. If Pope Liberius is numbered amongst the saints as in Eastern Christianity, all of the first 49 popes become recognised as saints, of whom 31 are martyr-saints, and 53 of the first 54 pontiffs would be acknowledged as saints. In addition, 13 other popes are in the process of becoming canonised saints:, two are recognised as being Servants of God, one is recognised as being Venerable, and 10 have been declared Blessed or Latin: Beati, making a total of 95 (97 if Pope Liberius and Pope Adeodatus II are recognised to be saints) of the 266 Roman pontiffs being recognised and venerated for their heroic virtues and inestimable contributions to the Church.

The most recently reigning Pope to have been canonised was Pope John Paul II, whose cause for canonisation was opened in May 2005. John Paul II was beatified on 1 May 2011, by Pope Benedict XVI and later canonised, along with Pope John XXIII, by Pope Francis on 27 April 2014.^[1] Pope Francis also canonised Pope Paul VI on 14 October 2018.

Saints

	Name	Papacy began	Notes
1	Pope Adeodatus I	615	^[2]
2	Pope Adrian III	884	Canonized in 1891 by Pope Leo XIII^[3]
3	Pope Agapetus I	535
4	Pope Agatho	678
5	Pope Alexander I	107
6	Pope Anacletus	79
7	Pope Anastasius I	399
8	Pope Anicetus	157
9	Pope Anterus	235
10	Pope Benedict II	684
11	Pope Boniface I	418
12	Pope Boniface IV	608
13	Pope Caius	283
14	Pope Callixtus I	218
15	Pope Celestine I	422
16	Pope Celestine V	1294	Canonized in 1313 by Pope Clement V
17	Pope Clement I	88
18	Pope Cornelius	251
19	Pope Damasus I	366
20	Pope Dionysius	259
21	Pope Eleuterus	174
22	Pope Eugene I	654
23	Pope Eusebius	310
24	Pope Eutychian	275
25	Pope Evaristus	99
26	Pope Fabian	236
27	Pope Felix I	269
28	Pope Felix III	483
29	Pope Felix IV	526
30	Pope Gelasius I	492
31	Pope Gregory I (the Great)	590
32	Pope Gregory II	715
33	Pope Gregory III	731
34	Pope Gregory VII	1073	Canonised in 1728 by Pope Benedict XIII
35	Pope Hilarius	461
36	Pope Hormisdas	514
37	Pope Hyginus	136
38	Pope Innocent I	401
39	Pope John I	523
40	Pope John XXIII	1958	Canonised in 2014 by Pope Francis
41	Pope John Paul II	1978	Canonised in 2014 by Pope Francis
42	Pope Julius I	337
43	Pope Leo I (the Great)	440
44	Pope Leo II	682
45	Pope Leo III	795
46	Pope Leo IV	847
47	Pope Leo IX	1049	Canonised in 1082 by Pope Gregory VII
48	Pope Linus	67
49	Pope Lucius I	253
50	Pope Marcellinus	296
51	Pope Marcellus I	308
52	Pope Mark	336
53	Pope Martin I	649
54	Pope Miltiades	311
55	Pope Nicholas I (the Great)	858
56	Pope Paschal I	817
57	Pope Paul I	757
58	Pope Paul VI	1963	Canonised in 2018 by Pope Francis^[4]
59	Pope Peter (Apostle)	30/33
60	Pope Pius I	140
61	Pope Pius V	1566	Canonised in 1712 by Pope Clement XI
62	Pope Pius X	1903	Canonised in 1954 by Pope Pius XII
63	Pope Pontian	230
64	Pope Sergius I	687
65	Pope Silverius	536
66	Pope Simplicius	468
67	Pope Siricius	384
68	Pope Sixtus I	115
69	Pope Sixtus II	257
70	Pope Sixtus III	432
71	Pope Soter	167
72	Pope Stephen I	254
73	Pope Sylvester I	314
74	Pope Symmachus	498
75	Pope Telesphorus	126
76	Pope Urban I	222
77	Pope Victor I	189
78	Pope Vitalian	657
79	Pope Zachary	741
80	Pope Zephyrinus	199
81	Pope Zosimus	417

Blesseds

	Name	Papacy began	Notes
1	Pope Benedict XI	1303	Beatified in 1736 by Pope Clement XII
2	Pope Eugene III	1145	Beatified in 1872 by Pope Pius IX
3	Pope Gregory X	1271	Beatified in 1713 by Pope Clement XI
4	Pope Innocent V	1276	Beatified in 1898 by Pope Leo XIII
5	Pope Innocent XI	1676	Beatified in 1956 by Pope Pius XII
6	Pope Pius IX	1846	Beatified in 2000 by Pope John Paul II^[5]
7	Pope Urban II	1088	Beatified in 1881 by Pope Leo XIII
8	Pope Urban V	1362	Beatified in 1870 by Pope Pius IX^[6]
9	Pope Victor III	1086	Beatified in 1887 by Pope Leo XIII^[7]
10	Pope John Paul I	1978	Beatified in 2022 by Pope Francis^[8]

Servants of God

	Name	Papacy began	Notes
1	Pope Benedict XIII	1724	Declared a Servant of God in 2017 by Pope Francis^[9]
2	Pope Pius VII	1800	Declared a Servant of God in 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

See also

Lists

• List of popes
• List of popes by length of reign
• List of popes who died violently
• List of popes sorted alphabetically
• List of Sovereigns of the Vatican City State

Related topics

• Annuario Pontificio
• History of the papacy
• Index of Vatican City-related articles
• Legends surrounding the papacy
• Liber Pontificalis
• Prophecy of the Popes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pentin, Edward. "It's Official: John Paul II and John XXIII to Be Canonized April 27", National Catholic Register, Oct 14, 2013 . October 24, 2013 . March 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140309091745/http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/its-official-john-paul-ii-and-john-xxiii-to-be-canonized-april-271 . dead .
2. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04760a.htm Kelly, Leo. "Pope St. Deusdedit." The Catholic Encyclopedia
3. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01156b.htm Loughlin, James. "Pope St. Adrian III." The Catholic Encyclopedia
4. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F30226.php%3Findex%3D30226%26lang%3Den Declaration of the heroic virtue of the servant of God, Paul VI
5. https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20000903_pius-ix_en.html Biography of Bl. Pope Pius IX
6. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15214a.htm Webster, Douglas Raymund. "Pope Bl. Urban V." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 13 Feb. 2013
7. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15410a.htm Webster, Douglas Raymund. "Pope Blessed Victor III." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 13 Feb. 2013
8. Web site: Pope beatifies John Paul I: May he obtain for us the 'smile of the soul' - Vatican News . September 4, 2022 .
9. Web site: Miranda, Salvador. "Orsini, O.P., Vincenzo Maria", Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, August 18, 2015 . August 28, 2017 . January 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120118190419/http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1672.htm . dead .