List of American proposed candidates for sainthood

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

	Candidate for Sainthood	Born	Died	Church Status	Diocese	Type of Cause
1846	Helio Koa'eloa^[1]	c. 1815 Maui, Hawaii	1846 Maui, Hawaii	Married Layperson; Catechist	Honolulu	Heroic Virtues
1853	Pierre Toussaint^[2]	27 June 1766 Saint-Marc, Haiti	30 June 1853 New York City	Philanthropist	New York	Venerable
1858	Catherine Spalding^[3]	23 December 1793 Pomfret, Maryland	20 March 1858 Louisville, Kentucky	Founder, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth	Bardstown	Heroic Virtues
1861	Maria Sybilla Riepp^[4] (rel. name: Benedicta)	28 June 1825 Waal, Bavaria, Germany	15 March 1862 St. Cloud, Minnesota	Professed Religious, Benedictine Nuns (Bavarian Congregation)	Saint Cloud	Heroic Virtues
1862	Henriette DeLille^[2]	11 March 1813 New Orleans	16 November 1862 New Orleans	founded the Sisters of the Holy Family	New Orleans	Venerable
1865	Francis Asbury Baker	30 March 1820 Baltimore, Maryland	4 April 1865 New York City, New York	Priest and Cofounder, Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers)	New York	Heroic Virtues
1869	Robert Walsh (rel. name: Arsenius)	1 January 1804 Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland	14 October 1869 ʻĀhuimanu, Honolulu, Hawaii	Professed Priest, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus)	Honolulu	Heroic Virtues
1870	Jean-Marie Odin^[5]	25 February 1800 Ambierle, Loire, France	25 May 1870 Ambierle, Loire, France	Priest, Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians); Archbishop of New Orleans	New Orleans	Heroic Virtues
1872	Pierre Yves Kéralum^[6]^[7]	2 March 1817 Quimper, Finistère, France	12 November 1872 Mercedes, Texas	Professed Priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate	San Antonio	Heroic Virtues
1873	Pierre-Jean De Smet	30 January 1801 Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium	23 May 1873 St. Louis, Missouri	Professed Priest, Jesuits	St. Louis	Heroic Virtues
1874	Honora Mattingly (rel. name: Ursula)	23 October 1808 Baltimore, Maryland	1874 Emmitsburg, Maryland	Professed Religious, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul	Buffalo	Heroic Virtues
1876	Giovanni Paulo Pietrobattista (rel. name: Pamfilo of Magliano)	12 (or 22) April 1824 Magliano de' Marsi, L'Aquila, Italy	15 November 1876 Rome, Italy	Professed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor; Founder, Franciscan Sisters of Allegany and the Joliet Franciscan Sisters	Allegheny and Joliet in Illinois	Heroic Virtues
1877	Louis-Amadeus Rappe	2 February 1801 Audrehem, Pas-de-Calais, France	9 August 1877 St. Albans, Vermont	Bishop of Cleveland; Founder, Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine	Cleveland	Heroic Virtues
1878	James Whelan	8 December 1823 Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland	18 February 1878 Zanesville, Ohio	Professed Priest, Dominicans; Bishop of Nashville; Founder, Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia	Nashville	Heroic Virtues
1879	Alice Mary Thorpe (rel. name: Catherine Mary Antoninus)	1844 London, England, United Kingdom	1879 Sparkill, New York	Founder, Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary (now known as Dominican Sisters of Sparkill)	New York	Heroic Virtues
1880	Franc Pirec	20 November 1785 Godič, Kamnik, Slovenia	22 January 1880 Ljubljana, Slovenia	Diocesan Priest	Saint Cloud	Heroic Virtues
1880	Anna Katharina Berger (rel. name: Mary Odilia)	30 April 1823 Regen, Bavaria, Germany	17 October 1880 St. Louis, Missouri	Founder, Sisters of Saint Mary (now known as Franciscan Sisters of Mary)	St. Louis	Heroic Virtues
1881	Caspar Rehrl	31 December 1809 Salzburg, Austria	3 September 1881 Barton, Wisconsin	Diocesan Priest; Founder, Sisters of Saint Agnes	Milwaukee	Heroic Virtues
1882	Mary Elizabeth Lange^[2]	1789 Saint-Domingue	February 3, 1882 Baltimore	Founder, Oblate Sisters of Providence	Baltimore	Venerable
1886	Mary Hardey (rel. name: Mary Aloysia)	8 December 1809 Piscataway, Maryland	17 June 1886 Paris, France	Professed Religious, Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Albany	Heroic Virtues
1886	Pierre Antoine Levy^[8]		17 December 1886 Gainesville, Texas	Diocesan Priest	Fort Worth	Heroic Virtues
1887	Mary Frances Clarke^[9]	2 March 1803 Dublin, Ireland	4 December 1887 Dubuque, Iowa	Founder, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Dubuque	Heroic Virtues
1887	Sebastian Wimmer (rel. name: Boniface)	14 January 1809 Thalmassing, Bavaria, Germany	8 December 1887 Latrobe, Pennsylvania	Professed Priest and Founder of the Benedictines (American-Cassinese Congregation)	Greensburg	Heroic Virtues
1888	Franz Xaver Weninger	31 October 1805 Wildhaus, Styria, Austria	29 June 1888 Cincinnati, Ohio	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Cincinnati	Heroic Virtues
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
1889	Anna Hinkle (rel. name: Euphrasie)	15 September 1847 Carrollton, Kentucky	27 August 1889 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana	Professed Religious, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods	Indianapolis	Heroic Virtues
1891	Thomas Scott Preston	23 July 1824 Hartford, Connecticut	4 November 1891 New York City, New York	Diocesan Priest; Founder, Sisters of the Divine Compassion	New York	Heroic Virtues
1892	Almeide Maxis Duchemin^[10] (rel. name: Theresa)	8 April 1810 Baltimore, Maryland	4 January 1892 West Chester, Pennsylvania	Cofounder, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Oblate Sisters of Providence	Detroit	Heroic Virtues
1894	Elizabeth Hayes (rel. name: Mary Ignatius of Jesus)	1823 Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom	6 May 1894 Rome, Italy	Founder, Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception	Saint Paul and Minneapolis	Heroic Virtues
1895	Patrick Manogue^[11]	28 May 1831 Desart, County Kilkenny, Ireland	27 February 1895 Sacramento, California	Bishop of Sacramento	Sacramento	Heroic Virtues
1896	Princess Angeline^[12] [Kikisublo]	c. 1820 Rainier Beach, Seattle, Washington	31 May 1896 Seattle, Washington	Layperson	Seattle	Heroic Virtues
1897	Augustine Francis Hewit	27 November 1820 Fairfield, Connecticut	3 July 1897 New York City, New York	Priest and Cofounder, Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers)	New York	Heroic Virtues
	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
	Augustus Tolton^[2]	1 April 1854 Ralls County, Missouri	9 July 1897 Chicago	Priest, missionary to his fellow African Americans	Chicago	Venerable
1899	John Joseph Jessing	17 November 1836 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	2 November 1899 Columbus, Ohio	Diocesan Priest	Columbus	Heroic Virtues
1899	Maria Catherine Moes (rel. name: Mary Alfred)	28 October 1828 Remich, Luxembourg	18 December 1899 Rochester, Minnesota	Founder, Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester and the Sisters of Saint Francis of Mary Immaculate	Winona–Rochester	Heroic Virtues
1900	Margaret Dowling (rel. name: Mary Dominic)	1853 Ballyconra, County Kilkenny, Ireland	14 July 1900 Sparkill, New York	Founder, Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary (now known as Dominican Sisters of Sparkill)	New York	Heroic Virtues
1901	Ignacij Mrak	16 October 1818 Hotovlja, Slovenia	2 January 1901 Marquette, Michigan	Bishop of Saulte Saint Marie and Marquette	Marquette	Heroic Virtues
1901	Eliza Allen Starr^[13]	29 August 1824 Deerfield, Massachusetts	8 September 1901 Durand, Illinois	Layperson	Chicago	Heroic Virtues
1902	Esther Pariseau (rel. name: Marie-Joseph of the Sacred Heart)	16 April 1823 Laval, Quebec, Canada	19 January 1902 Vancouver, Washington	Professed Religious, Sisters of Providence of Montréal	Seattle	Heroic Virtues
1903	Gulstan Ropert	30 August 1839 St.-Gildas-de-Rhuys, Morbihan, France	4 January 1903 Honolulu, Hawaii	Priest, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus); Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands	Honolulu	Heroic Virtues
1903	George Deshon	20 January 1823 New London, Connecticut	30 December 1903 New York City, New York	Priest and Cofounder, Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers)	New York	Heroic Virtues
1905	Anne Marie Hazotte (rel. name: Agnes)	7 May 1847 Buffalo, New York	6 March 1905 Hays, Kansas	Cofounder, Sisters of Saint Agnes	Milwaukee	Heroic Virtues
1907	Samuel Henderson^[14]^[15]	c. 1882	13 February 1907 Memphis, Tennessee	Layperson	Memphis	Heroic Virtues
1908	John Green Hanning^[16] (rel. name: Mary Joachim)	12 January 1849 Kentucky	30 April 1908 Bardstown, Kentucky	Professed Religious, Trappists	Louisville	Heroic Virtues
1909	François Xavier Prefontaine	1838 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada	4 March 1909 Seattle, Washington	Diocesan Priest	Seattle	Heroic Virtues
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	Alfred Joyce Kilmer^[17]^[18]	6 December 1886 New Brunswick, New Jersey	30 July 1918 near Seringes-et-Nesles, Marne, France	Married Layperson	Newark	Heroic Virtues
1921	Patrick Heslin	1 August 1857 Killoe, Longford, Ireland	2 August 1921 Colma, San Mateo, California	Diocesan Priest	San Francisco	Martyr in odium fidei
1921	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	Helena Pelczar^[19]	25 December 1888 Korczyna, Krosno, Poland	27 April 1926 Cleveland, Ohio	Layperson	Cleveland	Heroic Virtues
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
1932	Benjamin Joseph Salmon^[20]^[21]	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 White (rel. name: Mary Francis)	12 April 1870 Warwick, New York	15 April 1935 Graymoor, Garrison, New York	Cofounder, Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement	New York	Heroic Virtues
1936	Marie Rose Ferron	24 May 1902 Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec, Canada	11 May 1936 Providence, Rhode Island	Layperson	Providence	Heroic Virtues
1937	Margaret Reilly^[22] (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^[23] (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
1940	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
1941	Aloysius Schmitt	4 December 1909 Saint Lucas, Iowa	7 December 1941 aboard USS Oklahoma, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii	Diocesan Priest	Dubuque	Heroic Virtues
1941	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
	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
	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^[24]	1 December 1923 Stuttgart, Arkansas	4 February 1944 Vicksburg, Mississippi	Young Layperson	Little Rock	Heroic Virtues
	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
	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
	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
	James Paul McCloskey	9 December 1870 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	10 April 1945 Jaro, Iloilo, Philippines	Bishop of Jaro	Jaro	Heroic Virtues
1948	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	Mary Giesen (rel. name: Mary Augustine)	6 December 1860 Union Hill, Minnesota	25 February 1950 Maryville, Missouri	Founder, Sisters of Saint Francis of Maryville	St. Louis	Heroic Virtues
1951	Joseph Augustine Mattingly (rel. name: Sylvan)	28 May 1882 Leitchfield, Kentucky	30 December 1951 Louisville, Kentucky	Professed Religious, Xaverian Brothers; Founder, Our Lady's Rosary Makers	Louisville	Heroic Virtues
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
1953	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
1955	Mary Josephine Rogers^[25] (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^[26]	20 June 1942 Los Angeles, California	7 June 1956 Oakland, California	Child	Oakland	Heroic Virtues
1957	Marion Frances Gurney	6 June 1868 New Orleans, Louisiana	9 February 1957 Nyack, New York	Founder, Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine	New York	Heroic Virtues
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
	Joseph Timothy O'Callahan	14 May 1905 Boston, Massachusetts	18 March 1964 Worcester, Massachusetts	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Worcester	Heroic Virtues
	Mary Flannery O'Connor	25 March 1925 Savannah, Georgia	3 August 1964 Milledgeville, Georgia	Layperson	Savannah	Heroic Virtues
1965	Henri Roy^[27]	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
1967	Bruce Phillip Smith^[28]^[29]	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
	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
	Paul John Hallinan	8 April 1911 Painesville, Ohio	27 March 1962 Atlanta, Georgia	Archbishop of Atlanta	Atlanta	Heroic Virtues
	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
	Joseph Clifford Fenton	16 January 1906 Springfield, Illinois	7 July 1969 Chicopee, Massachusetts	Diocesan Priest	Springfield	Heroic Virtues
	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^[30]^[31]	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
	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
	Daniel "Danny" Croteau^[32]^[33]	27 May 1959 Springfield, Massachusetts	14 April 1972 Springfield, Massachusetts	Child	Springfield	Martyr in defensum castitatis
	Paul Francis Leibold	22 December 1914 Dayton, Ohio	1 June 1972 Cincinnati, Ohio	Archbishop of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Heroic Virtues
	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
1974	Patrick Francis Crowley^[34]	23 September 1911 Chicago, Illinois	20 November 1974 Chicago, Illinois	Married Layperson; Founder, Christian Family Movement	Chicago	Heroic Virtues
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
	Raymond Herman Pint^[35]	1 January 1930 Independence, Iowa	20 October 1975 Morochata, Cochabamba, Boliva	Diocesan Priest	Dubuque	Martyr in odium fidei
	William "Bill" Gauchat^[36]	31 July 1907 Avon, Ohio	16 April 1975 Avon, Ohio	Married Layperson; Member, Catholic Worker Movement	Cleveland	Heroic Virtues
1976	William Woods^[37]^[38]	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^[39]	16 March 1877 Hughesville, Maryland	21 April 1978 Washington, D.C.	Married Layperson	Washington, D.C.	Heroic Virtues
1978	Catherine Passananti^[40]	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
	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
	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^[41]	2 January 1899 New York City, New York	11 May 1982 Washington, D.C.	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Washington, D.C.	Heroic Virtues
	Grace Kelly Grimaldi^[42]^[43]	12 November 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	14 September 1982 La Colle, Monaco	Married Layperson	Monaco	Heroic Virtues
	John Timothy Leary^[44]	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
1984	Marion Ganey	21 July 1904 Gillespie, Illinois	23 September 1984 Ba, Fiji	Professed Priest, Jesuits	Suva	Heroic Virtues
1986	Lawrence Lovasik	22 June 1913 Tarentum, Pennsylvania	9 June 1986 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Professed Priest, Society of the Divine Word; Founder, Congregation of the Divine Spirit and the Family Service Secular Institute	Pittsburgh	Heroic Virtues
1989	Agnes Reinkemeyer	29 December 1923 Rich Fountain, Missouri	12 July 1989 Wema, Garsen, Tana River, Kenya	Professed Religious, Franciscan Sisters of Mary	Malindi	Martyr in odium fidei
1990	Thea Bowman^[45]	December 29, 1937 Yazoo City, Mississippi	March 30, 1990 Canton, Mississippi	member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration;	Jackson	Servant of God

Group Martyrs

Image	Candidate for Sainthood	Born	Died	Church Status	Diocese	Type of Cause
Missionary Martyrs of China (1929–1947)
	Walter Coveyou (rel. name: Walter of the Seven Sorrows of Mary)	17 October 1894 Petoskey, Michigan	24 April 1929 Huachiao, Hunan, China	Professed Priests, Passionists	Hengzhou	Martyrs in odium fidei
	Lawrence Seybold (rel. name: Clement of Saint Michael)	18 April 1896 Dunkirk, New York
	Claude Holbein (rel. name: Godfrey of Jesus)	4 February 1899 Baltimore, Maryland
	Gerard Donovan	14 October 1904 McKeesport, Pennsylvania	c. January 1938 near Huanren, Liaoning, China	Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society	Wuzhou	Martyr in odium fidei
	Otto Rauschenbach	23 June 1898 St. Louis, Missouri	14 May 1945 Qilan, Yunan, Guangdong, China	Priest, Maryknoll Missionary Society	Jiangmen	Martyr in odium fidei
	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)
	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
	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
	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
	Alfred Salois (rel. name: Victor)	29 October 1908 Linwood, Michigan		Professed Religious, Society of the Divine Word
	Agnes Kötter (rel. name: Adelaide)	24 January 1907 Freeport, Minnesota		Professed Religious, Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit
	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)
	Mary Elizabeth "Maura" Clarke	13 January 13, 1931 Queens, New York City	2 December 1980 La Paz, El Salvador	Professed Religious, Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic		in odium fidei
	Ita Catherine Ford	April 23, 1940 Brooklyn, New York City	2 December 1980 La Paz, El Salvador	Professed Religious, Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic		in odium fidei
	Dorothy Kazel	30 June 1939 Cleveland, Ohio	2 December 1980 La Paz, El Salvador	Professed Religious, Ursuline Sisters of the Roman Union		in odium fidei
	Jean Marie Donovan	10 April 1953 Westport, Connecticut	2 December 1980 La Paz, El Salvador	Layperson	Cleveland	in odium fidei

21st century

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)^[46]^[47]
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)^[48]
Ruth Van Kooy Pakaluk (1956–1998), Married Layperson of the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (Massachusetts, USA)^[49]
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)^[50]
Daniel Egan (1915–2000), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friras of the Atonement (New York, USA)^[51]
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)^[52]^[53]
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)^[54]
Jan Karski (1914–2000), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Washington (Lodz, Poland – Washington, D.C., USA)^[55]
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)^[56]^{[failed verification]}
Robert Emmett Judge (Mychal Fallon) (1933–2001), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (New York, USA)^[57]^[58]^[59]
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)^[60]^[61]
Mary Frank Stachowicz (1951–2002), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Martyr (Poland – Illinois, USA)^[62]
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)^[63]
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)^[64]^[65]
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)^[66]
Dorothy Mae Stang (1931–2005), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur; Martyr (Ohio, USA – Pará, Brazil)^[67]^[68]
Patricia Caron Crowley (1913–2006), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Founder of the Christian Family Movement (Illinois, USA)^[69]
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)^[70]^[71]
Margaret Mary Leo (1993–2007), Child of the Diocese of Arlington (Virginia, USA)^[72]
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)^[73]
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)^[74]
Mary Clarke Brenner (Antonia) (1926–2013), Founder of the Eudists Servants of the Eleventh Hour (California, USA – Tijuana, Mexico)^[75]^[76]
Brendan Joseph Kelly (1998–2013), Child of the Diocese of Arlington (Virginia, USA)^[72]
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)^[77]^[78]
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)^[79]^[80]
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)^[81]
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)^[82]
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)^[83]
Alexander Joseph Toczko (1919–2015) and Jeannette Dolores Malachowski Toczko (1919–2015), Married Layperson of the Diocese of San Diego (California, USA)^[84]^[85]
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)^[86]^[87]
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)^[88]
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)^[89]^[90]
Elizabeth Louise Ebo (Mary Antona) (1924–2017), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary (Illinois, USA – Missouri, USA)^[91]
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)^[92]
Jerome Francis Conicker (1938–2018), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Steubenville; Founder of the Apostolate for Family Consecration (Illinois, USA – Wisconsin, USA)^[93]
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)^[94]
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)^[95]^[96]
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)^[97]
Jason Paul Marshall (1966–2019), Seminarian of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (New Mexico – Colorado, USA)^[98]^[99]
Mary Elizabeth Lancaster (Mary Wilhelmina of the Most Holy Rosary) (1924–2019), Cofounder of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles (Missouri, USA)^[100]
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)^[101]
Ryan Stawaisz (1989–2021), Priest of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (Scotland, United Kingdom – Texas, US)^[102]^{[failed verification]}
Janice McLaughlin (1942–2021), Professed Religious of the Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic (Pennsylvania – New York, USA)^[103]^[104]
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)^[105]^[106]
Malachi Miller (2010–2023), Child of the Diocese of Salina (Kansas City- Kansas, USA)^[107]^[108]
Jessica Theresa Hanna (1983–2024), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Detroit (Michigan, USA)^[109]^[110]

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^ The Path to Sainthood for Ben Salmon
^ Group wants sainthood for Ben Salmon, WWI draft resister from Denver The Denver Post, 24 April 2016
^ Sr. Mary Crown of Thorns (Margaret Reilly) -A purported 20th century New York mystic and stigmatic Mystics of the Church
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^ Father Henri Roy (1898 - 1965)
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^ Heisman Legend of Bruce Smith Lives on in Minnesota Chicago Tribune, 6 October 1991
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^ The Fast Track Saint Los Angeles Times, 15 September 1997
^ The Little-Known Saint of Harvard: The Inspiring Life of John Leary ChurchPOP, 30 November 2015
^ Gregory, Wilton. "Sainthood candidates who bridge the generation gap", Catholic Standard, May 16, 2024
^ Cardinal Joseph Bernardin: Model pastor, “saintly man” Patrick T. Reordan, 15 October 2011
^ More Than a Miracle for a Saint Bernardin Chicago Tribune, 1 December 1996
^ Henri Nouwen Society
^ Ruth Pakaluk: mother, convert, pro-life activist
^ Sr. Mildred Mary Ephrem Neuzil and Our Lady of America Mystics of the Church
^ Daniel Egan, 84, Drug Fighter Known as 'Junkie Priest,' Dies The New York Times, 13 February 2000
^ Quadriplegic priest, if sainted, would become first in U.S. Victoria Advocate, 13 April 2018
^ Author chronicles priest's journey, struggle in new book Victoria Advocate, 1 May 2015
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^ "Stories About Karski" Jan Karski Education Foundation
^ Remembering Sister Barbara Ann Ford, SC, “Missionary Disciple” Sisters of Charity of New York, 2 May 2016
^ About Father Mychal Judge
^ Catholic Historian Pushes for Canonization of Fr. Mychal Judge as a Saint for Our Times New Ways Ministry, 16 July 2020
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^ Montanans seek sainthood for late priest Billings Gazette, 21 November 2004
^ Montana couple begins process to canonize beloved Polish priest Catholic News Agency, 22 November 2004
^ Mary Stachowicz: Martyr for the Faith and Hostis Humani Generis Juicy Ecumenism, 17 July 2013
^ Franciscan Brothers of Peace
^ Mattie Stepanek Guild
^ Will this 13-year-old child-poet be considered for possible sainthood? CNN, 19 May 2019
^ Thomas Richard Heath, O.P.
^ Sr. Dorothy Stang, Martyr of the Amazon National Catholic Reporter, 2 October 2007
^ Martyred American nun could be the patron saint of the pope’s eco-encyclical Crux, 11 June 2015
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^ Little Audrey Santo Foundation
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^ Remembering the 'Prison Angel' Shalom Tidings, 1 June 2017
^ Remembering the Prison Angel – Mother Antonia Brenner Catholic365, 24 October 2016
^ Remembering Fr. Kenneth Walker, ‘The Arrow,’ Struck Down Too Soon OnePeterFive, 13 May 2019
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v t e List of American saints and beatified people
Saints	North American Martyrs Frances Xavier Cabrini Elizabeth Ann Seton John Nepomucene Neumann Rose-Philippine Duchesne Katharine Drexel Théodore Guérin Damien de Veuster Pedro Calungsod Marianne Cope Kateri Tekakwitha Junípero Serra Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu
Blesseds	Mary Frances Schervier Diego Luis de San Vitores Francis Xavier Seelos Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago Miriam Teresa Demjanovich Stanley Francis Rother Solanus Casey James Alfred Miller Michael Joseph McGiveny
Venerables	Cornelia Connelly Samuel Mazzuchelli Mary Therese Dudzik Pierre Toussaint Henriette DeLille Maria Kaupas Nelson Baker Félix Varela Frederic Baraga Mary Angeline Teresa McCrory Fulton John Sheen Celestina Bottego Rafael Cordero Molina Aloysius Schwartz William Gagnon Alphonse Gallegos Teresa Fardella di Blasi Patrick Peyton John McAuliffe Antoniette Giugliano María Soledad Sanjurjo Santos Nymphas Victorin Arnaud Pagès Augustus Tolton Mario Hiriart Pulido Eusebio Kino Mary Elizabeth Lange Mary Alphonsa Hawthorne
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