List of saints canonized in the 21st century

Saints canonized in the 21st century

This article contains a full list of the saints canonized in the 21st century. (2001–2100) These saints have received recognition as saint (through canonization) by the following popes of the Roman Catholic Church:

  • Pope John Paul II (1978–2005)
  • Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013)
  • Pope Francis (2013–)

Canonized by St. John Paul II

The following are saints canonized by Pope John Paul II from 2001–2005:

Saint Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
Luigi Scrosoppi[1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica
Agostino Roscelli[1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica
Bernard of Corleone[1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica
Ignazia Verzeri[1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica
Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès[1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica
Joseph Marello 25 November 2001 St. Peter's Basilica
Paula Montal Fornés 25 November 2001 St. Peter's Basilica
Maria Crescentia Höss 25 November 2001 St. Peter's Basilica
Leonie Aviat 25 November 2001 St. Peter's Basilica
Alonso de Orozco Mena 19 May 2002 St. Peter's Basilica
Ignatius of Santhià 19 May 2002 St. Peter's Basilica
Humilis de Bisignano 19 May 2002 St. Peter's Basilica
Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello 19 May 2002 St. Peter's Basilica
Paulina of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus 19 May 2002 St. Peter's Basilica
Pio of Pietrelcina[2] 16 June 2002 St. Peter's Basilica
Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur 30 July 2002 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin 31 July 2002 Mexico City, Mexico
Josemaría Escrivá 6 October 2002 St. Peter's Basilica
Pedro Poveda Castroverde 4 May 2003 Madrid, Spain
José María Rubio y Peralta 4 May 2003 Madrid, Spain
Angela of the Cross 4 May 2003 Madrid, Spain
María de las Maravillas de Jesús 4 May 2003 Madrid, Spain
Genoveva Torres Morales 4 May 2003 Madrid, Spain
Virginia Centurione Bracelli 18 May 2003 St. Peter's Basilica
Maria De Mattias 18 May 2003 St. Peter's Basilica
Ursula Ledóchowska 18 May 2003 St. Peter's Basilica
Józef Sebastian Pelczar 18 May 2003 St. Peter's Basilica
Daniel Comboni 5 October 2003 St. Peter's Basilica
Joseph Freinademetz 5 October 2003 St. Peter's Basilica
Arnold Janssen 5 October 2003 St. Peter's Basilica
Gianna Beretta Molla 16 May 2004 St. Peter's Basilica
Luigi Orione 16 May 2004 St. Peter's Basilica
Hannibal Mary Di Francia 16 May 2004 St. Peter's Basilica
Joseph Manyanet i Vives 16 May 2004 St. Peter's Basilica
Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini 16 May 2004 St. Peter's Basilica
Paola Elisabetta Cerioli 16 May 2004 St. Peter's Basilica

Canonized by Pope Benedict XVI

The following are saints canonized by Pope Benedict XVI from 2005–2013:

Saint Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
Felix of Nicosia[3] 23 October 2005 St. Peter's Square
Józef Bilczewski[3] 23 October 2005 St. Peter's Square
Gaetano Catanoso[3] 23 October 2005 St. Peter's Square
Zygmunt Gorazdowski[3] 23 October 2005 St. Peter's Square
Alberto Hurtado[3] 23 October 2005 St. Peter's Square
Théodore Guérin 15 October 2006 St. Peter's Square
Rafael Guízar Valencia 15 October 2006 St. Peter's Square
Filippo Smaldone 15 October 2006 St. Peter's Square
Rose Venerini 15 October 2006 St. Peter's Square
Anthony of St. Ann Galvão 11 May 2007 São Paulo, Brazil
Szymon of Lipnica 3 June 2007 St. Peter's Square
Charles of Mount Argus 3 June 2007 St. Peter's Square
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus 3 June 2007 St. Peter's Square
George Preca 3 June 2007 St. Peter's Square
María Bernarda Bütler 12 October 2008 St. Peter's Square
Gaetano Errico 12 October 2008 St. Peter's Square
Alphonsa Muttathupadathu 12 October 2008 St. Peter's Square
Narcisa de Jesús 12 October 2008 St. Peter's Square
Nuno Álvares Pereira 26 April 2009 St. Peter's Square
Geltrude Comensoli 26 April 2009 St. Peter's Square
Arcangelo Tadini 26 April 2009 St. Peter's Square
Bernardo Tolomei 26 April 2009 St. Peter's Square
Caterina Volpicelli 26 April 2009 St. Peter's Square
Rafael Arnáiz Barón 11 October 2009 St. Peter's Basilica
Francisco Coll Guitart 11 October 2009 St. Peter's Basilica
Damien De Veuster 11 October 2009 St. Peter's Basilica
Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński 11 October 2009 St. Peter's Basilica
Jeanne Jugan 11 October 2009 St. Peter's Basilica
André Bessette 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square
Candida Maria of Jesus 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square
Mary MacKillop 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square
Giulia Salzano 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square
Stanisław Kazimierczyk 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square
Camilla Battista da Varano 17 October 2010 St. Peter's Square
Guido Maria Conforti 23 October 2011 St. Peter's Square
Luigi Guanella 23 October 2011 St. Peter's Square
Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro 23 October 2011 St. Peter's Square
Hildegard of Bingen 10 May 2012 n/a (equipollent)
Jacques Berthieu 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square
Pedro Calungsod 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square
Marianne Cope 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square
Giovanni Battista Piamarta 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square
María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square
Anna Schäffer 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square
Kateri Tekakwitha 21 October 2012 St. Peter's Square

Canonized by Pope Francis

The following are saints canonized by Pope Francis from 2013–present:

Saint Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
Antonio Primaldo & 812 Companions[4] 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Laura Montoya Upegui[4] 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala[5] 12 May 2013 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Angela of Foligno[6] 9 October 2013 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Peter Faber[7] 17 December 2013 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
José de Anchieta[8] 3 April 2014 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Marie of the Incarnation[8] 3 April 2014 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
François de Laval[8] 3 April 2014 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Pope John XXIII[9] 27 April 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Pope John Paul II[9] 27 April 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Kuriakose Elias Chavara[10] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Nicola Saggio[10] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Euphrasia Eluvathingal[10] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Giovanni Antonio Farina[10] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Ludovico of Casoria[10] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Amato Ronconi[10] 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Joseph Vaz[11] 14 January 2015 Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Émilie de Villeneuve[12] 17 May 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception[12] 17 May 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Mariam Baouardy[12] 17 May 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas[12] 17 May 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Junípero Serra[13] 23 September 2015 Washington, D.C., United States
Louis Martin[14] 18 October 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin[14] 18 October 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Vincenzo Grossi[14] 18 October 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero[14] 18 October 2015 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Stanisław Papczyński[15] 5 June 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad[15] 5 June 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Teresa of Calcutta[16] 4 September 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero[8] 16 October 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
José Sánchez del Río[8] 16 October 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Manuel González García[8] 16 October 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Elizabeth of the Trinity[8] 16 October 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Alfonso Maria Fusco[8] 16 October 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Lodovico Pavoni[8] 16 October 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Salomone Leclercq[8] 16 October 2016 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Francisco Marto[17] 13 May 2017 Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fátima, Portugal
Jacinta Marto[17] 13 May 2017 Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fátima, Portugal
Manuel Míguez González[18] 15 October 2017 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Luca Antonio Falcone[18] 15 October 2017 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
André de Soveral & 29 Companions[18] 15 October 2017 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Cristobal & 2 Companions[18] 15 October 2017 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Pope Paul VI[19] 14 October 2018 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez[19] 14 October 2018 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Francesco Spinelli[19] 14 October 2018 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Vincenzo Romano[19] 14 October 2018 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Maria Katharina Kasper[19] 14 October 2018 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Ignacia Nazaria March Mesa[19] 14 October 2018 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Nunzio Sulprizio[19] 14 October 2018 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Bartolomeu Fernandes dos Mártires[20] 5 July 2019 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
John Henry Newman[21] 13 October 2019 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Giuseppina Vannini[21] 13 October 2019 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan[21] 13 October 2019 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Dulce Lopes Pontes[21] 13 October 2019 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Marguerite Bays[21] 13 October 2019 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Margherita della Metola[22] 24 April 2021 Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Titus Brandsma[23] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Devasahayam Pillai[23] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
César de Bus[23] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Luigi Maria Palazzolo[23] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Giustino Russolillo[23] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Charles de Foucauld[23] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Anne-Marie Rivier[23] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Maria Francesca Rubatto[23] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Carolina Santocanale[23] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Maria Domenica Mantovani[23] 15 May 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Giovanni Battista Scalabrini[24] 9 October 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Artémides Zatti[24] 9 October 2022 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa[25] 11 February 2024 Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

Upcoming canonizations

The following are upcoming canonizations by Pope Francis:

Saint Date of Canonization Place of Canonization
Manuel Ruiz López & 10 Companions[26] 20 October 2024 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Marie Léonie Paradis 20 October 2024 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Elena Guerra 20 October 2024 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Giuseppe Allamano 20 October 2024 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
Pier Giorgio Frassati[27] – -- 2025 TBD[27]
Carlo Acutis[28] – -- 2025 TBD[28]

See also

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