List of American proposed candidates for sainthood
Appearance
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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[edit]
Image | Candidate for Sainthood | Born | Died | Church Status | Diocese | Type of Cause | |
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1724 | ![]() |
Sébastien Rale[1][2] | 20 January 1657 Pontarlier, Doubs, France |
23 August 1724 Old Point, Madison, Maine |
Professed Priest, Jesuits | Portland | Martyr per testimonium caritatis fortis |
1726 | ![]() |
Antonio Margil[3] | 18 August 1657 Valencia, Spain |
6 August 1726 Mexico City, |
Franciscan missionary in Texas and Louisiana | Venerable | |
1820 | ![]() |
Felix de Andreis[4] | 12 December 1778 Demonte, Italy |
17 October 1820 St. Louis, Missouri |
Professed Priest, Vincentian and Vicar-General of upper Louisiana | St. Louis | Servant of God |
1830 | ![]() |
Magín Catalá | 29 January 1761 Montblanc, Tarragona, Spain |
22 November 1830 Santa Clara, California |
Franciscan missionary of in California | San Francisco | Servant of God |
1839 | ![]() |
Simon Bruté[5] | 20 March 1779 Rennes, France |
26 June 1839 Vincennes, Indiana |
French missionary, first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes | Indianapolis | Servant of God |
1840 | ![]() |
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin[6] |
22 December 1770 The Hague, Netherlands |
6 May 1840 Loretto, Pennsylvania |
Missionary priest, "Apostle of the Alleghenies" | Altoona–Johnstown | Servant of God |
1853 | ![]() |
Pierre Toussaint[7] |
27 June 1766 Haiti |
30 June 1853 New York City |
Layman known for his charitable works | New York | Venerable |
1858 | ![]() |
Catherine Spalding[8] | 23 December 1793 Pomfret, Maryland |
20 March 1858 Louisville, Kentucky |
Founder, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth | Bardstown | Heroic Virtues |
1862 | ![]() |
Henriette DeLille[9] |
11 March 11, 1813 New Orleans |
16 November 1862 New Orleans |
Founder Sisters of the Holy Family | New Orleans | Venerable |
1864 | ![]() |
Samuel Mazzuchelli[10] | 4 November 1806 Milan |
23 February 1864 Benton, Wisconsin |
Dominican missionary priest who worked in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin | Madison | Venerable |
1868 | ![]() |
Frederic Baraga[11] | 29 June 1797 Knežja Vas, Slovenia |
19 January 1868 Marquette, Michigan |
Missionary bishop of Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie | Marquette | Venerable |
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 |
1882 | ![]() |
Mary Elizabeth Lange[14] |
c. 1789 Saint-Domingue |
3 February 1882 Baltimore, Maryland |
Professed Religious, Founder of Oblate Sisters of Providence | Baltimore | Venerable |
1888 | ![]() |
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 |
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Isaac Hecker[15] | 18 December 1819 New York City |
22 December 22, 1888 Manhattan, NYC |
Priest, Founder of the Paulist Fathers | New York | Servant of God | |
1897 | ![]() |
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 |
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Augustus Tolton[16] | 1 April 1854 Missouri |
9 July 9, 1897 Chicago |
Priest | Chicago | Venerable | |
1907 | ![]() |
Samuel Henderson[17][18] | c. 1882 | 13 February 1907 Memphis, Tennessee |
Layperson | Memphis | Heroic Virtues |
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Margaret Mary Healy Murphy[19] | 4 May 1833 Cahirciveen, Ireland |
25 August 1907 San Antonio, Texas |
Founder Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate | San Antonio | Servant of God | |
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 | ![]() |
Julia Greeley[20] | c. 1834 Hannibal, Missouri |
7 June 1918 Denver, Colorado |
Secular Franciscan and philanthropist | Denver | Servant of God |
1919 | ![]() |
Thomas Frederick Price[21] | 19 August 19, 1860 Wilmington, North Carolina |
12 September 1919 Causeway Bay, Hong Kong |
Priest and Cofounder, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers | Raleigh | Servant of God |
1920 | ![]() |
Francis J. Parater[22] | 10 October 1897 Richmond, Virginia |
7 February 1920 Rome, Italy |
Diocesan seminarian | Richmond | Servant of God |
1921 | ![]() |
Patrick Heslin | 1 August 1857 Killoe, Longford, Ireland |
2 August 1921 Colma, San Mateo, California |
Diocesan Priest | San Francisco | Martyr in odium fidei |
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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 | ![]() |
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop[23] |
20 May 1851 Lenox, Massachusetts |
9 July 1926 Hawthorne, New York |
Professed Religious, Founder of Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne | New York | Venerable |
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Helena Pelczar[24] | 25 December 1888 Korczyna, Krosno, Poland |
27 April 1926 Cleveland, Ohio |
Layperson | Cleveland | Heroic Virtues | |
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Albert Etlin[25] (rel. name: Lukas) |
25 February 1864 Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland |
16 December 1927 Stanberry, Missouri |
Professed Priest, Benedictines (Swiss-American Congregation) | Kansas City-Saint Joseph | Servant of God | |
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 |
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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 Mary White | 12 April 1870 Warwick, New York |
15 April 1935 Graymoor, Garrison, New York |
Cofounder, Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement | New York | Heroic Virtues |
1936 | ![]() |
Nelson Baker[28] | 16 February 1842 Buffalo, New York |
29 July 1936 Lackawanna, New York |
Priest and church administrator, "Padre of the Poor" | Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo | Venerable |
1937 | ![]() |
Margaret Reilly[29] (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[30] (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 |
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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 | |
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Maria Kaupas[31] | 6 January 1880 Ramygala, Lithuania |
17 April 1940 Chicago, Illinois |
Founder, Sisters of Saint Casimir | Chicago | Venerable | |
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Bernard J. Quinn[32] | 15 January 1888 Newark, New Jersey |
7 April 1940 Brooklyn, New York |
Diocesan priest known for his humanitarian work | Brooklyn | Servant of God | |
1941 | ![]() |
Aloysius Schmitt | 4 December 1909 Saint Lucas, Iowa |
7 December 1941 aboard USS Oklahoma, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii |
Diocesan Priest | Dubuque | Heroic Virtues |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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[33] | 1 December 1923 Stuttgart, Arkansas |
4 February 1944 Vicksburg, Mississippi |
Young Layperson | Little Rock | Heroic Virtues |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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James Paul McCloskey | 9 December 1870 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
10 April 1945 Jaro, Iloilo, Philippines |
Bishop of Jaro | Jaro | Heroic Virtues | |
1948 | ![]() |
Edward J. Flanagan[34] | 13 July 1886 Leabeg, County Roscommon, Ireland |
15 May 1948 Berlin, Germany |
Diocesan priest, founder of Boys Town | Omaha | Servant of God |
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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 | ![]() |
Nicholas Black Elk[35] |
1 December 1863 Wyoming |
19 August 1950 Pine Ridge,South Dakota |
Lakota lay catechist | Rapid City | Servant of God |
1951 | ![]() |
Emil Kapaun[36] | 20 April 1916 Pilsen, Kansas |
23 May 1951 Pyoktong, North Korea |
Diocesan Priest; Army chaplain | Wichita | Servant of God |
1952 | ![]() |
Francis Xavier Ford[37] |
11 January 11, 1892 Brooklyn, New York |
21 February 21, 1952 Guangzhou, China |
Maryknoll missionary, bishop of Kaying | Brooklyn | Servant of God |
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 |
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Helena Agnes Franey (rel. name: Marie Helene) |
29 July 1898 Galesburg, Illinois |
23 November 1953 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana |
Professed Religious, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | Indianapolis | Heroic Virtues | |
1954 | ![]() |
Julia Teresa Tallon[38] | 6 May 1867 Hanover, New York |
10 March 1954 Monroe, New York |
Professed Religious, founded the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate | New York | Servant of God |
1955 | ![]() |
Mary Virginia Merrick[39] | 2 November 1866 Washington, D.C. |
10 January 1955 Washington, D.C. |
Laywoman, philanthropist, founder of the Christ Child Society | Washington | Servant of God |
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Mary Josephine Rogers[40] (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[41] | 20 June 1942 Los Angeles, California |
7 June 1956 Oakland, California |
Child | Oakland | Heroic Virtues |
1957 | ![]() |
Cora Evans[42] |
9 July 1904 Midvale, Utah |
30 March 1957 Boulder Creek, California |
Laywoman, promoted "The Mystical Humanity of Christ" | Monterey | Servant of God |
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 |
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Joseph Timothy O'Callahan | 14 May 1905 Boston, Massachusetts |
18 March 1964 Worcester, Massachusetts |
Professed Priest, Jesuits | Worcester | Heroic Virtues | |
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Mary Flannery O'Connor | 25 March 1925 Savannah, Georgia |
3 August 1964 Milledgeville, Georgia |
Layperson | Savannah | Heroic Virtues | |
1965 | ![]() |
Henri Roy[43] | 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 |
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Bruce Phillip Smith[44][45] | 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 |
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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 | |
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Paul John Hallinan | 8 April 1911 Painesville, Ohio |
27 March 1962 Atlanta, Georgia |
Archbishop of Atlanta | Atlanta | Heroic Virtues | |
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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 |
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Joseph Clifford Fenton | 16 January 1906 Springfield, Massachusetts |
7 July 1969 Chicopee, Massachusetts |
Diocesan Priest | Springfield | Heroic Virtues | |
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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[46][47] | 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 |
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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 | |
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Daniel "Danny" Croteau[48][49] | 27 May 1959 Springfield, Massachusetts |
14 April 1972 Springfield, Massachusetts |
Child | Springfield | Martyr in defensum castitatis | |
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Paul Francis Leibold | 22 December 1914 Dayton, Ohio |
1 June 1972 Cincinnati, Ohio |
Archbishop of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Heroic Virtues | |
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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 |
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Patrick Francis Crowley[50] | 23 September 1911 Chicago, Illinois |
20 November 1974 Chicago, Illinois |
Married Layperson; Founder, Christian Family Movement | Chicago | Heroic Virtues | |
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Theodore Foley[51] | 3 March 1913 Springfield, Massachusetts |
9 October 1974 Rome, Italy |
superior general of the Passionists | Springfield, Masssachusetts | Servant of God | |
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 |
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Raymond Herman Pint[52] | 1 January 1930 Independence, Iowa |
20 October 1975 Morochata, Cochabamba, Bolivia |
Diocesan Priest | Dubuque | Martyr in odium fidei | |
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William "Bill" Gauchat[53] | 31 July 1907 Avon, Ohio |
16 April 1975 Avon, Ohio |
Married Layperson; Member, Catholic Worker Movement | Cleveland | Heroic Virtues | |
1976 | ![]() |
William Woods[54][55] | 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[56] | 16 March 1877 Hughesville, Maryland |
21 April 1978 Washington, D.C. |
Married Layperson | Washington, D.C. | Heroic Virtues |
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Catherine Passananti[57] | 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 |
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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 | |
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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[58] | 2 January 1899 New York City, New York |
11 May 1982 Washington, D.C. |
Professed Priest, Jesuits | Washington, D.C. | Heroic Virtues |
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John Timothy Leary[59] | 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 |
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Terence Cooke[60] | March 1, 1921 New York City |
October 6, 1983 New York City |
Cardinal archbishop | Archdiocese of New York | Servant of God | |
1984 | ![]() |
Walter Ciszek[61] | 4 November 1904 Shenandoah, Pennsylvania |
8 December 1984 Bronx, New York |
Jesuit clandestine missionary in the Soviet Union | Allentown | Servant of God |
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Mary Angeline Teresa McCrory[62] | 21 January 1893 Brockagh, County Tyrone |
21 January 1984 Germantown, New York |
Founder of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm | Albany | Venerable | |
1990 | ![]() |
Thea Bowman[63] | 29 December 1937 Yazoo City, Mississippi |
30 March 1990 Canton, Mississippi |
Member of Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration | Jackson | Servant of God |
1992 | ![]() |
Patrick Peyton[64] | 9 January 1909 Attymass, County Mayo, Ireland |
3 June 1992 San Pedro, Los Angeles |
member of the Congregation of Holy Cross; Founder, Family Rosary Crusade |
Boston | Venerable |
2015 | ![]() |
Michelle Duppong[65] | 25 January 1984 Wheat Ridge, Colorado |
25 December 2015 Haymarsh, North Dakota |
Lay campus minister | Bismarck | Servant of God |
Group Martyrs[edit]
Image | Candidate for Sainthood | Born | Died | Church Status | Diocese | Type of Cause |
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Missionary Martyrs of China (1945–1947) | ||||||
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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) | ||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Alfred Salois (rel. name: Victor) |
29 October 1908 Linwood, Michigan |
Professed Religious, Society of the Divine Word | |||
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Agnes Kötter (rel. name: Adelaide) |
24 January 1907 Freeport, Minnesota |
Professed Religious, Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit | |||
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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) | ||||||
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Maura Clarke |
13 January 13, 1931 Queens, New York City |
2 December 1980 La Paz, El Salvador |
Professed Religious of the Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic | in odium fidei | |
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Ita Ford | April 23, 1940 Brooklyn, New York City |
2 December 1980 La Paz, El Salvador |
Professed Religious of the Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic | in odium fidei | |
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Dorothy Kazel | 30 June 1939 Cleveland, Ohio |
2 December 1980 La Paz, El Salvador |
Professed Ursuline sister | in odium fidei | |
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Jean Donovan |
10 April 1953 Westport, Connecticut |
2 December 1980 La Paz, El Salvador |
Lay missioner | in odium fidei |
21st century[edit]
- Lawrence Lovasik (1913–1986), Professed Priest of the Society of the Divine Word; Founder of the Sisters of Divine Spirit and the Family Service Secular Institute (Pennsylvania, USA)
- Agnes Reinkemeyer (1923–1989), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary; Martyr (Missouri, USA – Tana River, Kenya)
- 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)[66][67]
- 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)[68]
- Ruth Van Kooy Pakaluk (1956–1998), Married Layperson of the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (Massachusetts, USA)[69]
- 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)[70]
- Daniel Egan (1915–2000), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friras of the Atonement (New York, USA)[71]
- 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)[72][73]
- 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)[74]
- Jan Karski (1914–2000), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Washington (Lodz, Poland – Washington, D.C., USA)[75]
- 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)[76][failed verification]
- Robert Emmett Judge (Mychal Fallon) (1933–2001), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (New York, USA)[77][78][79]
- 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)[80][81]
- Mary Frank Stachowicz (1951–2002), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Martyr (Poland – Illinois, USA)[82]
- 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)[83]
- 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)[84][85]
- 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)[86]
- Dorothy Mae Stang (1931–2005), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur; Martyr (Ohio, USA – Pará, Brazil)[87][88]
- Patricia Caron Crowley (1913–2006), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Founder of the Christian Family Movement (Illinois, USA)[89]
- 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)[90][91]
- Margaret Mary Leo (1993–2007), Child of the Diocese of Arlington (Virginia, USA)[92]
- 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)[93]
- 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)[94]
- Mary Clarke Brenner (Antonia) (1926–2013), Founder of the Eudists Servants of the Eleventh Hour (California, USA – Tijuana, Mexico)[95][96]
- Brendan Joseph Kelly (1998–2013), Child of the Diocese of Arlington (Virginia, USA)[92]
- 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)[97][98]
- 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)[99][100]
- 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)[101]
- 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)[102]
- 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)[103]
- Alexander Joseph Toczko (1919–2015) and Jeannette Dolores Malachowski Toczko (1919–2015), Married Layperson of the Diocese of San Diego (California, USA)[104][105]
- 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)[106][107]
- 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)[108]
- 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)[109][110]
- Elizabeth Louise Ebo (Mary Antona) (1924–2017), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary (Illinois, USA – Missouri, USA)[111]
- 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)[112]
- Jerome Francis Conicker (1938–2018), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Steubenville; Founder of the Apostolate for Family Consecration (Illinois, USA – Wisconsin, USA)[113]
- 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)[114]
- 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)[115][116]
- 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)[117]
- Jason Paul Marshall (1966–2019), Seminarian of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (New Mexico – Colorado, USA)[118][119]
- Mary Elizabeth Lancaster (Mary Wilhelmina of the Most Holy Rosary) (1924–2019), Cofounder of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles (Missouri, USA)[120]
- 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)[121]
- Ryan Stawaisz (1989–2021), Priest of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (Scotland, United Kingdom – Texas, US)[122][failed verification]
- Janice McLaughlin (1942–2021), Professed Religious of the Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic (Pennsylvania – New York, USA)[123][124]
- 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)[125][126]
- Malachi Miller (2010–2023), Child of the Diocese of Salina (Kansas City- Kansas, USA)[127][128]
- Jessica Theresa Hanna (1983–2024), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Detroit (Michigan, USA)[129][130]
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