List of saints canonized by Pope Francis explained

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

2013

12 May 2013, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Antonio Primaldo & 812 Companions (+1480)^[1]
• Laura Montoya Upegui (1874–1949)^[1]
• Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala (1878–1963)^[2]

9 October 2013, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

• Angela of Foligno (1248–1309)^[3]

17 December 2013, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

• Peter Faber (1506–1546)^[4]

2014

3 April 2014, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

• José de Anchieta (1534–1597)^[5]
• Marie of the Incarnation (1599–1672)^[5]
• François de Laval (1623–1708)^[5]

27 April 2014, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Pope John XXIII (1881–1963)^[6]
• Pope John Paul II (1920–2005)^[6]

23 November 2014, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805–1871)^[7]
• Nicola Saggio (1650–1709)^[7]
• Euphrasia Eluvathingal (1877–1952)^[7]
• Giovanni Antonio Farina (1803–1888)^[7]
• Ludovico of Casoria (1814–1855)^[7]
• Amato Ronconi (1226–1292)^[7]

2015

14 January 2015, Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Joseph Vaz (1651–1711)^[8]

17 May 2015, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Émilie de Villeneuve (1811–1854)^[9]
• Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception (1856–1906)^[9]
• Mariam Baouardy (1846–1878)^[9]
• Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas (1843–1927)^[9]

23 September 2015, Washington, D.C., United States

• Junípero Serra (1713–1784)^[10]

18 October 2015, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Louis Martin (1823–1894)^[11]
• Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin (1831–1877)^[11]
• Vincenzo Grossi (1845–1917)^[11]
• María de la Purísima Salvat Romero (1926–1998^[11]

2016

5 June2016, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Stanisław Papczyński (1631–1701)^[12]
• Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870–1957)^[12]

4 September 2016, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Teresa of Calcutta (1910–1997)^[13]

16 October 2016, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero (1840–1914)^[14]
• José Sánchez del Río (1913–1928)^[14]
• Manuel González García (1877–1940)^[14]
• Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880–1906)^[14]
• Alfonso Maria Fusco (1839–1910)^[14]
• Lodovico Pavoni (1784–1849)^[14]
• Salomone Leclercq (1745–1792)^[14]

2017

13 May 2017, Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fátima, Portugal

• Francisco Marto (1908–1919)^[15]
• Jacinta Marto (1910–1920)^[15]

15 October 2017, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Manuel Míguez González (1831–1925)^[16]
• Luca Antonio Falcone (1669–1739)^[16]
• André de Soveral & 29 Companions (+1645)^[16]
• Cristobal & 2 Companions ([phone])^[16]

2018

14 October 2018, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Pope Paul VI (1897–1978)^[17]
• Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (1917–1980)^[17]
• Francesco Spinelli (1853–1913)^[17]
• Vincenzo Romano (1751–1831)^[17]
• Maria Katharina Kasper (1820–1898)^[17]
• Ignacia Nazaria March Mesa (1889–1943)^[17]
• Nunzio Sulprizio (1817–1836)^[17]

2019

5 July 2019, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

• Bartolomeu Fernandes dos Mártires (1514–1590)^[18]

13 October 2019, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• John Henry Newman (1801–1890)^[19]
• Giuseppina Vannini (1859–1911)^[19]
• Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan (1876–1926)^[19]
• Dulce Lopes Pontes (1914–1992)^[19]
• Marguerite Bays (1815–1879)^[19]

2021

24 April 2021, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

• Margherita della Metola (1287–1320)^[20]

2022

15 May 2022, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Titus Brandsma (1881–1942)^[21]
• Devasahayam Pillai (1712–1752)^[21]
• César de Bus (1544–1607)^[21]
• Luigi Maria Palazzolo (1827–1886)^[21]
• Giustino Russolillo (1891–1955)^[21]
• Charles de Foucauld (1858–1916)^[21]
• Anne-Marie Rivier (1768–1838)^[21]
• Maria Francesca Rubatto (1844–1904)^[21]
• Carolina Santocanale (1852–1923)^[21]
• Maria Domenica Mantovani (1862–1934)^[21]

9 October 2022, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839–1905)^[22]
• Artémides Zatti (1880–1951)^[22]

2024

11 February 2024, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

• María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa (1730–1799)^[23]

Upcoming canonizations

20 October 2024, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

• Manuel Ruiz López & 10 Companions (+1860)
• Marie Léonie Paradis (1840–1912)
• Elena Guerra (1835–1914)
• Giuseppe Allamano (1851–1926)

Unknown dates

• Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901–1925)
• Carlo Acutis (1991–2006)

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 new saint, advances seven causes. 11 October 2013. Vatican Radio. 11 October 2013. 1 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160201154450/http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-declares-new-saint-advances-seven-causes. dead.
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: Wooden. Cindy. Pope declares by decree three new saints for the Americas. 4 October 2014. Catholic News Service. 3 April 2014. dead. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150109185642/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1401370.htm. 9 January 2015.
6. 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.
7. News: 23 November 2014. 23 November 2014. Pope Francis: homily for Christ the King canonization Mass . Vatican Radio .
8. Web site: Goan-born Joseph Vaz granted sainthood by Pope Francis in Sri Lanka. First Post. 14 January 2015. 14 January 2015.
9. News: Pope Francis canonizes two Palestinian women. 17 May 2015. Yahoo News. 17 May 2015.
10. News: Pope Francis declares Junípero Serra a saint on surprisingly political visit to DC – live. 24 September 2015. The Guardian. 23 September 2015.
11. 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.
12. News: Pope canonizes two new saints in St. Peter's Square. 5 June 2016. Rome Reports.
13. Web site: Mother Teresa: 'Saint of the gutters' canonized at Vatican. . 4 September 2016. 4 September 2016.
14. Web site: LIVE: Pope Francis canonizes seven new saints. Rome Reports. 16 October 2016. 16 October 2016.
15. Web site: LIVE: Pope Francis presides over canonization ceremony of Jacinta and Francisco. 13 May 2017. 13 May 2017.
16. Web site: Pope at canonization Mass: God never stops inviting us to the heavenly banquet. Catholic News Agency. 15 October 2017. 15 October 2017.
17. Web site: Slain Salvadoran bishop Romero and Pope Paul VI become saints. Reuters. Philip Pullella. 14 October 2018. 14 October 2018.
18. Web site: A new saint for the Church and Fulton Sheen soon to be Blessed. 6 July 2019. 7 July 2019. The Leader. Robin Gomes.
19. Web site: Pope canonizes John Henry Newman, unifier in a divided world. ABC News. 13 October 2019. 13 October 2019.
20. Web site: Pope Francis declares blind 14th-century lay Dominican a saint. Catholic News Agency. 24 April 2021. 24 April 2021.
21. Web site: Pope rallies from knee pain to proclaim 10 new saints. Associated Press. Nicole Winfield. 15 May 2022. 15 May 2022.
22. Web site: Pope canonizes founder of Scalabrinians, Salesian pharmacist. Vatican News. 9 October 2022. 9 October 2022.
23. 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.