List of saints canonized by Pope Francis explained

This article contains a list of the 926 saintscanonizedby Pope Francis (2013–) during his pontificate, which includes the 813 Martyrs of Otranto as a group, 7 who were equipollently canonized and 4 who were canonized in other countries.

2013

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

2014

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

2015

No.	Name	Date of Canonization	Place of Canonization
1.	Joseph Vaz^[10]	14 January 2015	Colombo, Sri Lanka
2.	Émilie de Villeneuve^[11]	17 May 2015	Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
3.	Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception
4.	Mariam Baouardy
5.	Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas
6.	Junípero Serra^[12]	23 September 2015	Washington, D.C., United States
7.	Louis Martin^[13]	18 October 2015	Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
8.	Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin
9.	Vincenzo Grossi
10.	María de la Purísima Salvat Romero

2016

No.	Name	Date of Canonization	Place of Canonization
1.	Stanisław Papczyński^[14]	5 June 2016	Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
2.	Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad
3.	Teresa of Calcutta^[15]	4 September 2016
4.	José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero^[16]	16 October 2016
5.	José Sánchez del Río
6.	Manuel González García
7.	Elizabeth of the Trinity
8.
9.	Lodovico Pavoni
10.	Salomone Leclercq

2017

No.	Name	Date of Canonization	Place of Canonization
1.	Francisco Marto^[17]	13 May 2017	Fátima, Portugal
2.	Jacinta Marto
3.	Manuel Míguez González^[18]	15 October 2017	Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
4.	Luca Antonio Falcone
5.	André de Soveral & 29 Companions
6.	Cristobal & 2 Companions

2018

No.	Name	Date of Canonization	Place of Canonization
1.	Pope Paul VI^[19]	14 October 2018	Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
2.	Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
3.	Francesco Spinelli
4.	Vincenzo Romano
5.	Maria Katharina Kasper
6.	Ignacia Nazaria March Mesa
7.	Nunzio Sulprizio

2019

No.	Name	Date of Canonization	Place of Canonization
1.	Bartolomeu Fernandes dos Mártires^[20]	5 July 2019	Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
2.	John Henry Newman^[21]	13 October 2019	Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
3.	Giuseppina Vannini
4.	Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan
5.	Dulce Lopes Pontes
6.	Marguerite Bays

2022

No.	Name	Date of Canonization	Place of Canonization
1.	Titus Brandsma^[23]	15 May 2022	Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
2.	Devasahayam Pillai
3.	César de Bus
4.	Luigi Maria Palazzolo
5.	Giustino Russolillo
6.	Charles de Foucauld
7.	Anne-Marie Rivier
8.	Maria Francesca Rubatto
9.	Carolina Santocanale
10.	Maria Domenica Mantovani
11.	Giovanni Battista Scalabrini^[24]	9 October 2022
12.	Artémides Zatti

2024

No.	Name	Date of Canonization	Place of Canonization
1.	María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa^[25]	11 February 2024	Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
2.	Manuel Ruiz López & 10 Companions^[26]	20 October 2024	Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
3.	Giuseppe Allamano
4.	Marie-Léonie Paradis
5.	Elena Guerra

Upcoming canonizations

27 April 2025, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Carlo Acutis^[27]

• Pier Giorgio Frassati

No indefinite date

• Maria Troncatti

See also

• List of canonizations
• List of saints canonized by Pope Leo XIII
• List of saints canonized by Pope Pius XI
• List of saints canonized by Pope Pius XII
• List of saints canonized by Pope John XXIII
• List of saints canonized by Pope Paul VI
• List of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II
• List of saints canonized by Pope Benedict XVI
• List of saints canonized in the 21st century

Notes and References

1. News: Pope Bestows Sainthood on Italians Massacred by Ottomans. 12 May 2013. Voice of America. 12 May 2013.
2. News: El Papa declara santa a la 'madre Lupita', la monja de los enfermos. 12 May 2013. CNN Mexico. 12 May 2013.
3. News: Pope declares medieval mystic a saint and advances seven other causes. Catholic Herald . 7 August 2017 . 14 October 2013 .
4. News: Allen Jr.. John L.. It's official: Jesuit Fr. Peter Faber is a saint. 4 October 2014. National Catholic Reporter. 17 December 2013. 16 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316050907/http://ncronline.org/blogs/its-official-jesuit-faber-saint. dead.
5. News: 3 April 2014. 3 April 2014. 'Flying Priest' Becomes a Saint. Vatican Insider. Jacopo . Scaramuzzi.
6. http://www.ursulines-uc.com/en/remembering/women-of-faith-and-audacity/mary-of-the-incarnation/ "Mary of the Incarnation", Ursulines de l'Union Canadienne
7. News: Wooden. Cindy. Pope declares by decree three new saints for the Americas. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150109185642/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1401370.htm. dead. 9 January 2015. 4 October 2014. Catholic News Service. 3 April 2014.
8. Web site: Sainthood for John Paul II and John XXIII, as crowds pack St. Peter's Square. 27 April 2014. CNN. 29 April 2014. Laura . Smith-Spark. Delia . Gallagher. Ben . Wedeman.
9. News: 23 November 2014. 23 November 2014. Pope Francis: homily for Christ the King canonization Mass . Vatican Radio .
10. Web site: Goan-born Joseph Vaz granted sainthood by Pope Francis in Sri Lanka. First Post. 14 January 2015. 14 January 2015.
11. News: Pope Francis canonizes two Palestinian women. 17 May 2015. Yahoo News. 17 May 2015.
12. News: Pope Francis declares Junípero Serra a saint on surprisingly political visit to DC – live. 24 September 2015. The Guardian. 23 September 2015.
13. News: Pope proclaims new saints, calls for humble Church leadership. 18 October 2015. Channel News Asia. 18 October 2015. 19 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019120812/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/pope-proclaims-new-saints/2201294.html. dead.
14. News: Pope canonizes two new saints in St. Peter's Square. 5 June 2016. Rome Reports.
15. Web site: Mother Teresa: 'Saint of the gutters' canonized at Vatican. . 4 September 2016. 4 September 2016.
16. Web site: LIVE: Pope Francis canonizes seven new saints. Rome Reports. 16 October 2016. 16 October 2016.
17. Web site: LIVE: Pope Francis presides over canonization ceremony of Jacinta and Francisco. 13 May 2017. 13 May 2017.
18. Web site: Pope at canonization Mass: God never stops inviting us to the heavenly banquet. Catholic News Agency. 15 October 2017. 15 October 2017.
19. Web site: Slain Salvadoran bishop Romero and Pope Paul VI become saints. Reuters. Philip Pullella. 14 October 2018. 14 October 2018.
20. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2019-07/pope-francis-sainthood-beatification-decree-sheen.html A new saint for the Church and Fulton Sheen soon to be Blessed
21. Web site: Pope canonizes John Henry Newman, unifier in a divided world. ABC News. 13 October 2019. 13 October 2019.
22. Web site: EWTN. Pope Francis declares blind laywoman a saint. 2021-04-28. CNA. en.
23. Web site: Pope rallies from knee pain to proclaim 10 new saints. Associated Press. Nicole Winfield. 15 May 2022. 15 May 2022.
24. Web site: Pope canonizes founder of Scalabrinians, Salesian pharmacist. Vatican News. 9 October 2022. 9 October 2022.
25. Web site: Pope canonizes Argentina's first female saint as the country's libertarian president Milei looks on. Nicole Winfield. Associated Press. 11 February 2024. 11 February 2024.
26. Web site: Pope at Canonization Mass: 'Service is the Christian way of life'. Linda Bordoni. Vatican News. 20 October 2024. 20 October 2024.
27. News: Catholic News Agency (Mares, Courtney) . 20 November 2024 . Pope Francis announces 2025 canonizations for Carlo Acutis, Pier Giorgio Frassati . 1 December 2024.