List of American proposed candidates for Catholic sainthood

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The following American Catholics are still being endorsed and promoted for sainthood causes by Catholic associations and dioceses but have not yet had such proposals accepted by a bishop or diocese.

Proposed candidates for sainthood

ImageCandidate for SainthoodBornDiedChurch StatusDioceseType of Cause
1656Andrew White[1]c. 1579 London, England, United Kingdom27 December 1656 London, England, United KingdomProfessed Priest, JesuitsBaltimoreHeroic Virtues
1675Jacques Marquette[2]1 June 1637 Laon, Aisne, France18 May 1675 near Ludington, MichiganProfessed Priest, JesuitsMarquetteHeroic Virtues
1824Charles Nerinckx[3]2 October 1761 Herfelingen, Herne, Belgium12 August 1824 Ste. Genevieve, MissouriDiocesan Priest; Founder, Sisters of LorettoLouisvilleHeroic Virtues
1833Anne Marie Becraft[4] (rel. name: Aloysius)c. 1805 Washington, D.C.16 December 1833 Baltimore, MarylandProfessed Religious, Oblate Sisters of ProvidenceBaltimoreHeroic Virtues
1839Benjamin Marie Petit[5]8 April 1811 Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France10 February 1839 St. Louis, MissouriProfessed Priest, SulpiciansVincennesHeroic Virtues
1843Yelizaveta Golitsyna (rel. name: Mary Elizabeth)22 February 1797 Saint Petersburg, Russia7 December 1843 New Orleans, LouisianaProfessed Religious, Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of JesusNew OrleansHeroic Virtues
1846Helio Koa'eloa[6]c. 1815 Maui, Hawaii1846 Maui, HawaiiMarried Layperson; CatechistHonoluluHeroic Virtues
1851Juliette Noel Toussaint[7]c. 1786 in Haiti14 May 1851 in New York City, New York, United StatesMarried LaypersonNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1858Pierre-Jean-Mathias Loras30 August 1792 in Lyon, Rhône, France19 February 1858 in Dubuque, IowaBishop of DubuqueDubuque[8]Heroic Virtues
Catherine Spalding[9]23 December 1793 Pomfret, Maryland20 March 1858 Louisville, KentuckyFounder, Sisters of Charity of NazarethBardstownHeroic Virtues
1861Maria Sybilla Riepp[10] (rel. name: Benedicta)28 June 1825 Waal, Bavaria, Germany15 March 1862 St. Cloud, MinnesotaProfessed Religious, Benedictine Nuns (Bavarian Congregation)Saint CloudHeroic Virtues
1862Celestina Cordero Molina6 April 1787 San Juan, Puerto Rico18 January 1862 San Juan, Puerto RicoLaypersonSan Juan de Puerto RicoHeroic Virtues
1865Francis Asbury Baker30 March 1820 Baltimore, Maryland4 April 1865 New York City, New YorkPriest and Cofounder, Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers)New YorkHeroic Virtues
1869Robert Walsh (rel. name: Arsenius)1 January 1804 Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland14 October 1869 ʻĀhuimanu, Honolulu, HawaiiProfessed Priest, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus)HonoluluHeroic Virtues
1870Jean-Marie Odin[11]25 February 1800 Ambierle, Loire, France25 May 1870 Ambierle, Loire, FrancePriest, Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians); Archbishop of New OrleansNew OrleansHeroic Virtues
1872Pierre Yves Kéralum[12][13]2 March 1817 Quimper, Finistère, France12 November 1872 Mercedes, TexasProfessed Priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary ImmaculateSan AntonioHeroic Virtues
1873Pierre-Jean De Smet30 January 1801 Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium23 May 1873 St. Louis, MissouriProfessed Priest, JesuitsSt. LouisHeroic Virtues
1874Honora Mattingly (rel. name: Ursula)23 October 1808 Baltimore, Maryland1874 Emmitsburg, MarylandProfessed Religious, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de PaulBuffaloHeroic Virtues
1876Giovanni Paulo Pietrobattista (rel. name: Pamfilo of Magliano)12 (or 22) April 1824 Magliano de' Marsi, L'Aquila, Italy15 November 1876 Rome, ItalyProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor; Founder, Franciscan Sisters of Allegany and the Joliet Franciscan SistersAllegheny and Joliet in IllinoisHeroic Virtues
1877Louis-Amadeus Rappe2 February 1801 Audrehem, Pas-de-Calais, France9 August 1877 St. Albans, VermontBishop of Cleveland; Founder, Sisters of Charity of St. AugustineClevelandHeroic Virtues
1878James Whelan8 December 1823 Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland18 February 1878 Zanesville, OhioProfessed Priest, Dominicans; Bishop of Nashville; Founder, Dominican Sisters of St. CeciliaNashvilleHeroic Virtues
1879Alice Mary Thorpe (rel. name: Catherine Mary Antoninus)1844 London, England, United Kingdom1879 Sparkill, New YorkFounder, Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary (now known as Dominican Sisters of Sparkill)New YorkHeroic Virtues
1880Franc Pirec20 November 1785 Godič, Kamnik, Slovenia22 January 1880 Ljubljana, SloveniaDiocesan PriestSaint CloudHeroic Virtues
Anna Katharina Berger (rel. name: Mary Odilia)30 April 1823 Regen, Bavaria, Germany17 October 1880 St. Louis, MissouriFounder, Sisters of Saint Mary (now known as Franciscan Sisters of Mary)St. LouisHeroic Virtues
1881Caspar Rehrl31 December 1809 Salzburg, Austria3 September 1881 Barton, WisconsinDiocesan Priest; Founder, Sisters of Saint AgnesMilwaukeeHeroic Virtues
1886Mary Hardey (rel. name: Mary Aloysia)8 December 1809 Piscataway, Maryland17 June 1886 Paris, FranceProfessed Religious, Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of JesusAlbanyHeroic Virtues
Pierre Antoine Levy[14]—N/a17 December 1886 Gainesville, TexasDiocesan PriestFort WorthHeroic Virtues
1887Mary Frances Clarke[15]2 March 1803 Dublin, Ireland4 December 1887 Dubuque, IowaFounder, Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin MaryDubuqueHeroic Virtues
Sebastian Wimmer (rel. name: Boniface)14 January 1809 Thalmassing, Bavaria, Germany8 December 1887 Latrobe, PennsylvaniaProfessed Priest and Founder of the Benedictines (American-Cassinese Congregation)GreensburgHeroic Virtues
1888John Christopher Drumgoole15 August 1816 Granard, County Longford, Ireland28 March 1888 New York City, New YorkDiocesan Priest; Founder, Sisters of Francis of the Mission of the Immaculate VirginNew YorkHeroic Virtues
Franz Xaver Weninger31 October 1805 Wildhaus, Styria, Austria29 June 1888 Cincinnati, OhioProfessed Priest, JesuitsCincinnatiHeroic Virtues
1889Anna Hinkle (rel. name: Euphrasie)15 September 1847 Carrollton, Kentucky27 August 1889 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IndianaProfessed Religious, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsIndianapolisHeroic Virtues
1891Thomas Scott Preston23 July 1824 Hartford, Connecticut4 November 1891 New York City, New YorkDiocesan Priest; Founder, Sisters of the Divine CompassionNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1892Almeide Maxis Duchemin[16] (rel. name: Theresa)8 April 1810 Baltimore, Maryland4 January 1892 West Chester, PennsylvaniaCofounder, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Oblate Sisters of ProvidenceDetroitHeroic Virtues
1893Josephine [Ptesanwanyakapi] Crowfeather[17] (rel. name: Mary Catherine)1867 near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, North or South Dakota1893 Berthold, North DakotaFounder, Congregation of American SistersBismarckHeroic Virtues
1894Elizabeth Hayes (rel. name: Mary Ignatius of Jesus)1823 Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom6 May 1894 Rome, ItalyFounder, Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate ConceptionSaint Paul and MinneapolisHeroic Virtues
1895Patrick Manogue[18]28 May 1831 Desart, County Kilkenny, Ireland27 February 1895 Sacramento, CaliforniaBishop of SacramentoSacramentoHeroic Virtues
1896Princess Angeline[19] [Kikisublo]c. 1820 Rainier Beach, Seattle, Washington31 May 1896 Seattle, WashingtonLaypersonSeattleHeroic Virtues
Catherine Rosamund Fitzgibbon (rel. name: Mary Irene)12 May 1824 London, United Kingdom14 August 1896 New York City, New YorkProfessed Religious, Sisters of Charity of New YorkNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1897Augustine Francis Hewit27 November 1820 Fairfield, Connecticut3 July 1897 New York City, New YorkPriest and Cofounder, Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers)New YorkHeroic Virtues
Mary Ellen O'Connell (rel.name: Anthony)15 August 1814 Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland8 December 1897 Cumminsville, Cincinnati, OhioProfessed Religious, Sisters of Charity of CincinnatiCincinnatiHeroic Virtues
1899John Joseph Jessing17 November 1836 Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany2 November 1899 Columbus, OhioDiocesan PriestColumbusHeroic Virtues
Maria Catherine Moes (rel. name: Mary Alfred)28 October 1828 Remich, Luxembourg18 December 1899 Rochester, MinnesotaFounder, Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester and the Sisters of Saint Francis of Mary ImmaculateWinona–RochesterHeroic Virtues
1900Margaret Dowling (rel. name: Mary Dominic)1853 Ballyconra, County Kilkenny, Ireland14 July 1900 Sparkill, New YorkFounder, Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary (now known as Dominican Sisters of Sparkill)New YorkHeroic Virtues
1901Ignacij Mrak16 October 1818 Hotovlja, Slovenia2 January 1901 Marquette, MichiganBishop of Saulte Saint Marie and MarquetteMarquetteHeroic Virtues
Eliza Allen Starr[20]29 August 1824 Deerfield, Massachusetts8 September 1901 Durand, IllinoisLaypersonChicagoHeroic Virtues
1902Esther Pariseau (rel. name: Marie-Joseph of the Sacred Heart)16 April 1823 Laval, Quebec, Canada19 January 1902 Vancouver, WashingtonProfessed Religious, Sisters of Providence of MontréalSeattleHeroic Virtues
1903Gulstan Ropert30 August 1839 St.-Gildas-de-Rhuys, Morbihan, France4 January 1903 Honolulu, HawaiiPriest, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus); Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian IslandsHonoluluHeroic Virtues
Mathilda Taylor Beasley14 November 1832 New Orleans, Louisiana20 December 1903 Savannah, GeorgiaProfessed Religious, Franciscan Nuns of the Third Order RegularSavannahHeroic Virtues
George Deshon20 January 1823 New London, Connecticut30 December 1903 New York City, New YorkPriest and Cofounder, Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle (Paulist Fathers)New YorkHeroic Virtues
1905Anne Marie Hazotte (rel. name: Agnes)7 May 1847 Buffalo, New York6 March 1905 Hays, KansasCofounder, Sisters of Saint AgnesMilwaukeeHeroic Virtues
1907Samuel Henderson[21][22]c. 188213 February 1907 Memphis, TennesseeLaypersonMemphisHeroic Virtues
1908John Green Hanning[23] (rel. name: Mary Joachim)12 January 1849 Kentucky30 April 1908 Bardstown, KentuckyProfessed Religious, TrappistsLouisvilleHeroic Virtues
1909François Xavier Prefontaine1838 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada4 March 1909 Seattle, WashingtonDiocesan PriestSeattleHeroic Virtues
1915Catherine Mehegan (rel. name: Mary Xavier)19 February 1825 Skibereen, County Cork, Ireland24 June 1915 Convent Station, New JerseyCofounder, Sisters of Charity of Saint ElizabethNewarkHeroic Virtues
1918Alfred Joyce Kilmer[24][25]6 December 1886 New Brunswick, New Jersey30 July 1918 near Seringes-et-Nesles, Marne, FranceMarried LaypersonNewarkHeroic Virtues
1922Mary Walsh1850 New York1922 New YorkFounder, Dominican Sisters of the Sick PoorNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1926Helena Pelczar[26]25 December 1888 Korczyna, Krosno, Poland27 April 1926 Cleveland, OhioLaypersonClevelandHeroic Virtues
1929Emma Franziska Höll (rel. name: Mary Alexia)1838 Germany1929Founder, School Sisters of St. FrancisLa CrosseHeroic Virtues
1931Elizabeth Barbara Williams (rel. name: Mary Theodore)11 February 1868 Baton Rouge, Louisiana14 July 1931 New York City, New YorkFounder, Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of MaryNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1932Benjamin Joseph Salmon[27][28]15 October 1888 Denver, Colorado15 February 1932 Chicago, IllinoisMarried LaypersonChicagoHeroic Virtues
Ambrose Kanoealu'i Hutchisonc. 1856 Honomāʻele, Hāna Hawaii17 July 1932 Kalaupapa, Moloka'i, HawaiiMarried LaypersonHonoluluHeroic Virtues
1933Daniel Arthur Rudd7 August 1854 Bardstown, Kentucky3 December 1933 Bardstown, KentuckyLaypersonLouisvilleHeroic Virtues
Susana Carty (rel. name: Mary Praxedes)1854 Bawnboy, County Cavan, Ireland16 December 1933 St. Louis, MissouriProfessed Religious, Sisters of LorettoEl PasoHeroic Virtues
1935Lurana White (rel. name: Mary Francis)12 April 1870 Warwick, New York15 April 1935 Graymoor, Garrison, New YorkCofounder, Franciscan Sisters of the AtonementNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1936Marie Rose Ferron24 May 1902 Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec, Canada11 May 1936 Providence, Rhode IslandLaypersonProvidenceHeroic Virtues
1937Margaret Reilly[29] (rel. name: Mary of the Crown of Thorns)25 June 1884 Manhattan, New York18 May 1937 Peekskill, New YorkProfessed Religious, Religious of the Good ShepherdNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1940Mary Frances Cunningham (rel. name: Mary Demetrias)8 October 1859 Washington, D.C.9 April 1940 Towson, MarylandFounder, Mission Helpers of the Sacred HeartBaltimoreHeroic Virtues
Johanna Butler[30] (rel. name: Marie Joseph)22 July 1860 Ballynunry, Kilkenny, Ireland23 April 1940 Tarrytown, New YorkProfessed Religious, Religious of the Sacred Heart of MaryNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1941Aloysius Schmitt4 December 1909 Saint Lucas, Iowa7 December 1941 aboard USS Oklahoma, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, HawaiiDiocesan PriestDubuqueHeroic Virtues
1942Leopoldina Burns (rel. name: Maria Leopoldina)28 August 1856 Utica, New York3 June 1942 Honolulu, HawaiiProfessed Religious, Franciscan Sisters of SyracuseHonoluluHeroic Virtues
1943John Patrick Washington18 July 1908 Newark, New Jersey3 February 1943 aboard SS Dorchester, at the Atlantic OceanDiocesan PriestNewarkOffer of Life
1944Claude Newman[31]1 December 1923 Stuttgart, Arkansas4 February 1944 Vicksburg, MississippiYoung LaypersonLittle RockHeroic Virtues
1945James Paul McCloskey9 December 1870 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania10 April 1945 Jaro, Iloilo, PhilippinesBishop of JaroJaroHeroic Virtues
1948Ignace François Lissner6 April 1867 Wolxheim, Bas-Rhin, France7 August 1948 Teaneck, New JerseyProfessed Priest, Society of African Missions; Founder, Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of MaryNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1949Pierre Joseph Maurin9 May 1877 Saint-Julien-du-Tournel, Lozère, France15 May 1949 Newburgh, New YorkLayperson; Cofounder, Catholic Worker MovementNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1950Mary Giesen (rel. name: Mary Augustine)6 December 1860 Union Hill, Minnesota25 February 1950 Maryville, MissouriFounder, Sisters of Saint Francis of MaryvilleSt. LouisHeroic Virtues
Ellen Purtell (rel. name: Regina)14 November 1866 Monches, Wisconsin24 October 1950 New Orleans, LouisianaVowed Member, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de PaulAlexandria (Louisiana)Heroic Virtues
1951Joseph Augustine Mattingly (rel. name: Sylvan)28 May 1882 Leitchfield, Kentucky30 December 1951 Louisville, KentuckyProfessed Religious, Xaverian Brothers; Founder, Our Lady's Rosary MakersLouisvilleHeroic Virtues
1953William Howard Bishop19 December 1885 Washington, D.C.11 June 1953 Glendale, OhioDiocesan Priest; Founder, Home Missioners of America (Glenmary Home Missioners) and the Home Mission Sisters of America (Glenmary Sisters)CincinnatiHeroic Virtues
Helena Agnes Franey (rel. name: Marie Helene)29 July 1898 Galesburg, Illinois23 November 1953 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IndianaProfessed Religious, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsIndianapolisHeroic Virtues
1955Mary Josephine Rogers[32] (rel. name: Mary Joseph)27 October 1882 Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts9 October 1955 Manhattan, New YorkCofounder, Maryknoll Sisters of Saint DominicsNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1956Nancy Hamilton[33]20 June 1942 Los Angeles, California7 June 1956 Oakland, CaliforniaChildOaklandHeroic Virtues
1957Marion Frances Gurney6 June 1868 New Orleans, Louisiana9 February 1957 Nyack, New YorkFounder, Sisters of Our Lady of Christian DoctrineNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1960Edward Francis Garesché27 December 1876 St. Louis, Missouri2 October 1960 Framingham, MassachusettsProfessed Priest of the Jesuits; Founder, Sons of Mary, Health of the SickBostonHeroic Virtues
1961Thomas Anthony Dooley III17 January 1927 St. Louis, Missouri18 January 1961 New York City, New YorkLaypersonNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1963John LaFarge Jr.13 February 1880 Newport, Rhode Island24 November 1963 New York City, New YorkProfessed Priest, JesuitsNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1964Anthony Joseph Brouwers5 September 1912 Los Angeles, California14 January 1964 Los Angeles, CaliforniaDiocesan PriestLos AngelesHeroic Virtues
Joseph Timothy O'Callahan14 May 1905 Boston, Massachusetts18 March 1964 Worcester, MassachusettsProfessed Priest, JesuitsWorcesterHeroic Virtues
Mary Flannery O'Connor25 March 1925 Savannah, Georgia3 August 1964 Milledgeville, GeorgiaLaypersonSavannahHeroic Virtues
1965Henri Roy[34]8 September 1898 Lewiston, Maine16 June 1965 Montréal, Quebec, CanadaProfessed Priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Founder, Secular Institute "Pius X"MontrealHeroic Virtues
1966Bridget Della Mary Gavin (rel. name: Mary Ignatia)1 January 1889 Burren, County Mayo, Ireland1 April 1960 Richfield, OhioProfessed Religious, Sisters of Charity of Saint AugustineClevelandHeroic Virtues
1967John Courtney Murray12 September 1904 New York City, New York16 August 1967 Queens, New YorkProfessed Priest, JesuitsNew YorkHeroic Virtues
Bruce Phillip Smith[35][36]8 February 1920 Faribault, Minnesota28 August 1967 Alexandria, MinnesotaLaypersonSaint Paul and MinneapolisHeroic Virtues
1968Adolph John Paschang16 April 1895 Martinsburg, Missouri3 February 1968 Happy Valley, Hong KongPriest, Maryknoll Missionary Society; Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon]; Titular Bishop of SasimaJiangmenHeroic Virtues
Paul John Hallinan8 April 1911 Painesville, Ohio27 March 1968 Atlanta, GeorgiaArchbishop of AtlantaAtlantaHeroic Virtues
Thomas Merton (rel. name: Louis)31 January 1915 Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, France10 December 1968 Samut Prakan, ThailandProfessed Priest, TrappistsBardstownHeroic Virtues
1969Gerald Michael Fitzgerald29 October 1894 Framingham, Massachusetts28 June 1969 Marlboro, MassachusettsPriest and Founder of the Servants of the Paraclete; Founder, Handmaids of the Precious BloodSanta Fe and BostonHeroic Virtues
Joseph Clifford Fenton16 January 1906 Springfield, Illinois7 July 1969 Chicopee, MassachusettsDiocesan PriestSpringfieldHeroic Virtues
1972Thomas Harold Colgan27 November 1894 Elizabeth, New Jersey16 April 1972 Miami, FloridaDiocesan Priest; Founder, Blue Army of Our Lady of FátimaNewarkHeroic Virtues
Paul Francis Leibold22 December 1914 Dayton, Ohio1 June 1972 Cincinnati, OhioArchbishop of CincinnatiCincinnatiHeroic Virtues
Gordon Edward Murphy24 January 1918 Chicago, Illinois28 September 1972 Patna, Bihar, IndiaProfessed Priest, JesuitsPatnaHeroic Virtues
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker[37][38]18 August 1934 San Antón, Carolina, Puerto Rico31 December 1972 off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto RicoMarried LaypersonSan Juan de Puerto RicoHeroic Virtues
1974Patrick Francis Crowley[39]23 September 1911 Chicago, Illinois20 November 1974 Chicago, IllinoisMarried Layperson; Founder, Christian Family MovementChicagoHeroic Virtues
1975William "Bill" Gauchat[40]31 July 1907 Avon, Ohio16 April 1975 Avon, OhioMarried Layperson; Member, Catholic Worker MovementClevelandHeroic Virtues
Bernard Francis Meyer16 June 1891 Brooklyn, Iowa8 May 1975 Sleepy Hollow, New YorkPriest, Maryknoll Missionary Society; Prefect Apostolic of WuzhouWuzhouHeroic Virtues
1977Dietrich von Hildebrand12 October 1889 Florence, Italy26 January 1977 New Rochelle, New YorkMarried LaypersonNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1978Thomas Wyatt Turner[41]16 March 1877 Hughesville, Maryland21 April 1978 Washington, D.C.Married LaypersonWashington, D.C.Heroic Virtues
Catherine Passananti[42]6 January 1894 Boston, Massachusetts29 December 1978 Boston, MassachusettsLaypersonBostonHeroic Virtues
1979Reynold Henry Hillenbrand19 July 1904 Chicago, Illinois22 May 1979 Chicago, IllinoisDiocesan PriestChicagoHeroic Virtues
1980Martha Euphemia Lofton Haynes11 September 1890 Washington, D.C.25 July 1980 Washington, D.C.Married LaypersonWashington, D.C.Heroic Virtues
Carol Ann Piette (rel. name: Rosa Carol)29 September 1939 Appleton, Wisconsin23 August 1980 El Zapote, Ahuachapán, El SalvadorProfessed Religious, Maryknoll Sisters of Saint DominicChalatenangoHeroic Virtues
August Mauge15 September 1910 PennsylvaniaNovember 1980 Steubenville, OhioLayperson; Cofounder, Apostolate for Family ConsecrationSteubenvilleHeroic Virtues
1980John Howard Griffin16 June 1920 Dallas, Texas9 September 1980 Fort Worth, TexasMarried Layperson; Member, Lay CarmelitesDallasHeroic Virtues
1981James Edward Walsh30 April 1891 Cumberland, Maryland29 July 1981 Ossining, New YorkPriest, Maryknoll Missionary Society; Bishop of JiangmenJiangmen and BrooklynHeroic Virtues
1982Horace McKenna[43]2 January 1899 New York City, New York11 May 1982 Washington, D.C.Professed Priest, JesuitsWashington, D.C.Heroic Virtues
John Timothy Leary[44]22 February 1958 Boston, Massachusetts31 August 1982 Boston, MassachusettsYoung Layperson; Member, Catholic Worker Movement and Pax ChristiBostonHeroic Virtues
Grace Kelly Grimaldi[45][46]12 November 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania14 September 1982 La Colle, MonacoMarried LaypersonMonacoHeroic Virtues
1984Marion Ganey21 July 1904 Gillespie, Illinois23 September 1984 Ba, FijiProfessed Priest, JesuitsSuvaHeroic Virtues
1986Lawrence Lovasik22 June 1913 Tarentum, Pennsylvania9 June 1986 Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaProfessed Priest, Society of the Divine Word; Founder, Congregation of the Divine Spirit and the Family Service Secular InstitutePittsburghHeroic Virtues
1989Robert Louis Hodapp1 October 1910 Mankato, Minnesota26 October 1989 Denver, ColoradoProfessed Priest, Jesuits; Bishop of BelizeBelize City–BelmopanHeroic Virtues
1990Julia Crotta (rel. name: Maria Nazarena of Jesus)15 October 1907 Glastonbury, Connecticut7 February 1990 Rome, ItalyProfessed Religious, Camaldolese NunsRomeHeroic Virtues
Maurice Patrick Barrett (rel. name: Matthias)15 March 1900 Waterford, Ireland12 August 1990 Albuquerque, New MexicoFounder and Professed Priest, Little Brothers of the Good ShepherdSanta FeHeroic Virtues
Harold Arnoldus Stevens19 October 1907 Johns Island, South Carolina9 November 1990 Harlem, New York City, New YorkMarried LaypersonNew YorkHeroic Virtues
1992Richard Henry Ackerman30 August 1903 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania18 November 1992 Covington, KentuckyProfessed Priest, Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans); Bishop of CovingtonCovingtonHeroic Virtues
James Patterson Lyke18 February 1939 Chicago, Illinois27 December 1992 Atlanta, GeorgiaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor; Archbishop of AtlantaAtlantaHeroic Virtues
1993Ann Manganaro1946 St. Louis, Missouri6 June 1993 Guarjila, Chalatenango, El SalvadorProfessed Religious, Sisters of LorettoCahalatenangoHeroic Virtues
1994Enrique San Pedro9 March 1926 Havana, Cuba17 July 1994 Miami, Florida, United StatesProfessed Priest, Jesuits; Bishop of BrownsvilleBrownsvilleHeroic Virtues
1996Mary Evelyn Puleo Chmiel26 January 1963 Missouri12 January 1996 St. Louis, MissouriMarried Layperson; Member, Catholic Worker MovementSt. LouisHeroic Virtues
Lawrence Martin Jenco27 November 1934 Joliet, Illinois19 July 1996 Hillside, IllinoisProfessed Priest, ServitesChicagoHeroic Virtues
Henri Nouwen[47]24 January 1932 Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands21 September 1996 Hilversum, North Holland, NetherlandsDiocesan PriestUtrechtHeroic Virtues
Joseph Louis Bernardin[48][49]2 April 1928 Columbia, South Carolina14 November 1996 Chicago, IllinoisArchbishop of Chicago; CardinalChicagoHeroic Virtues
1998Charles Alvin Kekumano12 May 1919 Kealakekua, Hawaii19 January 1998 Honolulu, HawaiiDiocesan PriestHonoluluHeroic Virtues
2000Mary Mildred Neuzil[50] (rel. name: Mary Ephrem)2 August 1916 Brooklyn, New York10 January 2000 New Riegel, OhioProfessed Religious, Contemplative Sisters of Our Lady of the NativityCincinnatiHeroic Virtues
Daniel Egan[51]18 June 1915 The Bronx, New York10 February 2000 Peekskill, New YorkProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars of the AtonementNew YorkHeroic Virtues
Dorothy Helen Schmitt Gauchat22 February 1921 Cleveland, Ohio20 February 2000 Westlake, OhioMarried Layperson; Member, Catholic Worker MovementClevelandHeroic Virtues
Vincent Donovan15 August 1926 Hazelwood, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania13 May 2000 Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaProfessed Priest, Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans)PittsburghHeroic Virtues
Jan Karski [Kozielewski][52]24 June 1914 Łódź, Poland13 July 2000 Washington, D.C.Married LaypersonWashingtonHeroic Virtues
Isolina Ferré Aguayo5 September 1914 Ponce, Puerto Rico3 August 2000 Ponce, Puerto RicoProfessed Religious, Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed TrinityPonceHeroic Virtues
Charles William Kram Jr.[53][54]30 September 1929 Shiner, Texas13 August 2000 Lavaca, TexasDiocesan PriestVictoria (Texas)Heroic Virtues
Eileen Mary Egan[55]27 December 1911 Blaengwrach, West Glamorgan, Wales7 October 2000 Greenwich Village, New YorkLayperson; Member, Pax Christi InternationalNew YorkHeroic Virtues
Harry Murray (rel. name: Gratian)29 December 1923 Pennsylvania, United States12 December 2000 Bacolod, Negros Occidental, PhilippinesDiocesan PriestBacolodHeroic Virtues
2001Robert Emmett Judge[56][57][58] (rel. name: Mychal Fallon)11 May 1933 New York City, New York11 September 2001 Lower Manhattan, New YorkProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorNew YorkOffer of Life
John Matthias Haffert23 August 1915 Sea Isle City, New Jersey31 October 2001 Washington, New JerseyMarried Layperson; Cofounder, Blue Army of Our Lady of FátimaNewarkHeroic Virtues
Mathew Ahmann10 September 1931 St. Cloud, Minnesota31 December 2001 Washington, D.C.Married LaypersonSaint CloudHeroic Virtues
2002Adélaide de Bethune12 January 1914 Schaerbeek, Belgium1 May 2002 Portsmouth, Rhode IslandLayperson; Member, Catholic Worker MovementProvidenceHeroic Virtues
Joseph Gluszek[59][60]28 October 1910 Poland19 September 2002 Great Falls, MontanaDiocesan PriestGreat Falls–BillingsHeroic Virtues

Group martyrs

The following list of martyrs are based on Bishop David Arias' The Martyrs of the United States and Brian O'Neel's 150 North American Martyrs You Should Know.[61][62] Majority of the martyrs belong to the Franciscans, Jesuits and Dominicans, and some of which are currently processed for canonization.[63][64]

ImageCandidate for SainthoodBornDiedChurch StatusDiocese
Domimican Martyrs of Texas (1584)
Juan Ferrerc. 1553 Valencia, Spainc. 1584 off the coast of Padre Island, TexasProfessed Priest, DominicansCorpus Christi
Diego de la CruzSpainProfessed Priest, Dominicans
Juan de MenaSpainProfessed Religious, Dominicans
Iroquois Martyrs of Auriesville (1680–1692)
Stephen [Étienne] Tegananokoac. 1655 New York25 October 1680 Onondaga, near Auriesville, New YorkMarried LaypersonNew York
Margaret [Marguerite] Garangouasc. 1667 New York10 March 1692 Onondaga, near Auriesville, New YorkMarried Layperson
child of Margaret GarangouasNew YorkChild
Frances [François] GonannhatenhaNew YorkLayperson
Stephen [Étienne] HoonhouentsiontquoetNew YorkLayperson
Franciscan Martyrs of the Southwest (1632–1834)
Martín de ArvidePuerto de San Sebastian, Cantabria, Spain27 February 1632 near Hawikuh, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorGallup
Francisco PorrasSpain28 June 1633 Walpi, ArizonaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Pedro de Avila y AyalaSpain17 October 1672 Hawikuh, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Ildefonso [Alfonso] Gil de AvilaSpainJanuary 1675 Socorro, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorSanta Fe
Juan BernalMexico City, Mexico10 August 1680 Santa Fe, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Juan Bautista PíoVitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain10 August 1680 Tesuque, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Domingo VeraMexico City, Mexico10 August 1680 Galisteo, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Manuel TinacoExtremadura, SpainProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Francisco LorenzanaSantiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain10 August 1680 Santo Domingo Pueblo, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
José Montes de OcaQuerétaro, San Luis Potosí, MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Lucas MaldonadoSpainProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Juan TalabanSeville, SpainProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Antonio MoraPuebla10 August 1680 Taos, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Matías RandónPueblaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Juan de PedrosaMexico CityProfessed Religious, Franciscan Friars Minor
Luís MoralesBaeza, Jaén, Spain10 August 1680 San Ildefonso Pueblo, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Antonio Sánchez ProMexico CityProfessed Religious, Franciscan Friars Minor
Tomas TorresTepotzotlán, Estado de México, Mexico10 August 1680 Nambé Pueblo, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Juan Jesús-MaríaGranada, Spain10 August 1680 Jemez Pueblo, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Fernando VelascoCádiz, Spain10 August 1680 Pecos, TexasProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorEl Paso
José EspeletaNavarre, Spain11 August 1680 near Walpi, ArizonaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorGallup
Agustín SantamaríaMichoacán, Spain11 August 1680 near Zuni, ArizonaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
José FigueroaMexico City11 August 1680 Awatovi, ArizonaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
José TrujilloCádiz, Spain11 August 1680 Shongopovi, ArizonaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Juan ValCastile, Spain11 August 1680 Zuni Pueblo, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Francisco Casañas de Jesús Maríac. 1656 Barcelona, Spain4 June 1696 Jemez Pueblo, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorSanta Fe
Antonio CarbonellSpainProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
José de ArbizuSpainProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Francisco CorveraSpain4 June 1696 San Ildefonso Pueblo, New MexicoProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Antonio MorenoSpainProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
José PitaSpain1721 San Antonio, TexasProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorSan Antonio
Luís Montes de OcaSpain1726 TexasProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Francisco Javier SilvaSpain5 July 1749 near San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorMonterey
Juan José de GanzabalSpain11 May 1752 San Gabriel, CaliforniaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorLos Angeles
Alonso Giraldo de Terreros19 June 1699 Cortegana, Huelva, Spain16 March 1758 San Saba, TexasProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorAustin
José de Santiesteban AberínMarch 1719 Aberin, Navarre, SpainProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Melcior Jaume Vallespir (rel. name. Lluís)18 October 1740 Sant Joan, Islas Baleares, Spain5 November 1775 San Diego, CaliforniaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorSan Diego
Francisco Hermenegildo Garcés12 April 1728 Morata de Jalón, Zaragoza, Spain18 July 1781 Yuma, ArizonaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorTucson[65]
Juan Antonio de BarrenecheSpainProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
José Matías MorenoSpainProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Juan DíazSpainProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor
Andrés Quintana27 November 1772 Antonossa, Álava, Spain12 October 1812 Santa Cruz, CaliforniaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorMonterey
Juan Antonio Díaz de Leónc. 1786 Mexico4 November 1834 San Augustine, TexasProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorFort Worth
Jesuit Martyrs of Wisconsin (1661–1765)
René Ménard2 March 1605 Paris, France(disappeared) August 1661 near Menomonie, WisconsinProfessed Priest, JesuitsGreen Bay
Jean GuerinFrance23 December 1672 Oshkosh, WisconsinProfessed Religious, Jesuits
Louis Le BoesmeFrance20 April 1687 near De Pere, WisconsinProfessed Religious, Jesuits
two unnamed martyrs29 September 1765 WisconsinProfessed Priests, Jesuits
Missionary Martyrs of China (1929–1947)
Walter Coveyou (rel. name: Walter of the Seven Sorrows of Mary)17 October 1894 Petoskey, Michigan24 April 1929 Huachiao, Hunan, ChinaProfessed Priests, PassionistsHengzhou
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 Donovan14 October 1904 McKeesport, Pennsylvaniac. January 1938 near Huanren, Liaoning, ChinaPriest, Maryknoll Missionary SocietyWuzhou
Otto Rauschenbach23 June 1898 St. Louis, Missouri14 May 1945 Qilan, Yunan, Guangdong, ChinaPriest, Maryknoll Missionary SocietyJiangmen
James Luke Devine15 November 1905 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania23 May 1947 Chungan, Fujian, ChinaProfessed Priest, DominicansFuzhou
Missionary Martyrs of Papua New Guinea (1934–1945)
Anton Fran (rel. name: Eugen)21 December 1900 Mount Carmel, Illinois23 January 1935 Salamaua, Morobe, Papua New GuineaProfessed Religious, Society of the Divine WordLae
Joseph Kotrba13 January 1913 Chicago, Illinois19 February 1943 Bogia, Madang, Papua New GuineaProfessed Priest, Society of the Divine WordMadang
Arthur Manion19 March 1901 Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania17 March 1943 aboard the Japanese destroyer Akikaze, at the Bismarck Sea, near Manus, Papua New GuineaProfessed Priest, Society of the Divine WordMadang
Alfred Salois (rel. name: Victor)29 October 1908 Linwood, MichiganProfessed Religious, Society of the Divine Word
Agnes Kötter (rel. name: Adelaide)24 January 1907 Freeport, MinnesotaProfessed Religious, Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit
John Conley2 July 1898 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania10 December 1943 Kieta, Bougainville, Papua New GuineaProfessed Priest, Society of Mary (Marist Missionaries)Bougainville
Martyrs of Onalaska, Wisconsin (1985)
John Daniel Rossiter[66]2 July 1920 La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States7 February 1985 Onalaska, Wisconsin, United StatesDiocesan PriestLa Crosse
Ferdinand Leonard Roth Sr.22 December 1929 La Crosse, Wisconsin, United StatesMarried Layperson
William George Hammes16 August 1918 Barre, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United StatesMarried Layperson
Missionary Martyrs of Gardnersville (1992)
Barbara Ann Muttra11 March 1923 Springfield, Illinois, United States20 October 1992 between Gardnersville and Barnesville, Montserrado, LiberiaProfessed Religious, Adorers of the Blood of ChristMonrovia
Mary Joel Kolmer1 March 1934 Waterloo, Illinois, United States
Shirley Kolmer15 December 1930 Waterloo, Illinois, United States23 October 1992 Gardnersville, Montserrado, Liberia
Agnes Mueller18 November 1929 Bartelso, Illinois, United States
Kathleen McGuire28 December 1937 Ridgway, Illinois, United States
Individual Martyrdoms
Juan de Padillac. 1490 Toledo, Spain1542 near Herington, KansasProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorSalina[67]
Gilbert Du Thetc. 1575 Chantelle, Allier, France3 July 1613 near Ellsworth, MaineProfessed Priest, JesuitsPortland
Gabriel de la Ribourdec. 1615 France19 September 1680 near North Utica, IllinoisProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor (Recollects)Peoria
Ann Gloverc. 1625 Ireland16 November 1688 Boston, MassachusettsMarried LaypersonBoston[62]
Christopher Plunkett1649 Fingal, Leinster, Ireland1697 near Chesapeake, VirginiaProfessed Priest, Franciscan CapuchinsRichmond
Nicolas Foucaultc. 1664 Paris, FranceJuly 1702 near Fort Adams, MississippiPriest, Paris Foreign Missions SocietyJackson
Nicolas Benoit del Halle (rel. name: Constantin)France1 June 1706 Detroit, MichiganProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars Minor (Recollects)Detroit
Jean-François Buisson de Saint-Cosme30 January 1677 Lévis, Quebec, Canada12 February 1706 near Donaldsonville, LouisianaDiocesan PriestQuebec and Baton Rouge
Jacques Gravier17 May 1651 Moulins, Allier, France17 April 1708 Mobile, AlabamaProfessed Priest, JesuitsMobile
Jean Daniel TestuQuebec, Canada9 August 1718 New Orleans, LouisianaDiocesan PriestNew Orleans
Juan MinquesSpain3 March 1720 at the Platte River, NebraskaProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorLincoln
Sébastien Rale[68][69]20 January 1657 Pontarlier, Doubs, France23 August 1724 Old Point, Madison, MaineProfessed Priest, JesuitsPortland
Jean-Pierre Aulneau de la Touche21 April 1705 Moutiers-sur-le-Lay, Vendée, France6 June 1736 near Fort Saint Charles, Angle Inlet, MinnesotaProfessed Priest, JesuitsCrookston
Enrique Ruhen16 June 1718 Börßum, Lower Saxony, Germany23 November 1751 Sonoyta, Sonora, MexicoProfessed Priest, JesuitsTucson
Charles John Seghers26 December 1839 Ghent, Belgium28 November 1886 near Nulato, AlaskaArchbishop of Oregon CityPortland in Oregon
Patrick Heslin1 August 1857 Killoe, Longford, Ireland2 August 1921 Colma, San Mateo, CaliforniaDiocesan PriestSan Francisco
James Edwin Coyle23 March 1873 Drum, Roscommon, Ireland11 August 1921 Birmingham, AlabamaDiocesan PriestBirmingham
Edward Proctor Whelan (rel. name: Peter Damian)22 January 1908 Newark, New Jersey23 December 1941 Happy Valley, Hong KongProfessed Religious, Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers)Hong Kong
James Gerald Hennessy24 September 1905 Cambridge, Massachusetts1 July 1942 aboard the SS Montevideo Maru, at the Luzon Strait, near Fuga Island, Cagayan, PhilippinesDiocesan PriestBoston
Arthur Duhamel19 October 1908 Lawrence, Massachusetts3 September 1942 Ruavatu, Guadalcanal, Solomon IslandsProfessed Priest, Society of Mary (Marist Missionaries)Honiara
Anna Ruholl (rel. name: Dolorosia)6 December 1892 Lillyville, Illinois27 March 1944 Jayapura, Papua, IndonesiaProfessed Religious, Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy SpiritJayapura
Jesus Baza Dueñas19 March 1911 Hagåtña, Guam12 July 1944 Mangilao, GuamDiocesan PriestAgaña
William Thomas Cummings30 October 1903 San Francisco, California28 January 1945 sea aboard a POW ship between Taiwan and JapanPriest, Maryknoll Missionary SocietySan Francisco
Antoinette Kunkel (rel. name: Hyancinth)21 December 1898 Glen Falls, New York(disappeared) 5 April 1945 Benguet, PhilippinesProfessed Religious, Maryknoll Sisters of Saint DominicBaguio
William Kruegler Hernberg1 October 1930 Troy, New York7 August 1962 Montero, Santa Cruz, BoliviaPriest, Maryknoll Missionary SocietySanta Cruz de la Sierra
Robert Raymond Brett3 January 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2 February 1968 Khe Sanh, Hướng Hoá, Quảng Trị, VietnamProfessed Priest, Society of Mary (Marist Missionaries)Hue
Catherine Anne Cesnik17 November 1942 Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(disappeared) 7 November 1969 Lansdowne, MarylandProfessed Religious, School Sisters of Notre DameBaltimore
Renaud Bouffard14 June 1931 Augusta, Maine25 May 1971 Chardonnières, HaitiProfessed Priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary ImmaculatePort-au-Prince
Daniel "Danny" Croteau[70][71]27 May 1959 Springfield, Massachusetts14 April 1972 Springfield, MassachusettsChildSpringfield
Martin Cabo (rel. name: Marcellus)2 June 1915 Chicago, Illinois28 November 1974 Neopit, WisconsinProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorGreen Bay
Raymond Herman Pint[72]1 January 1930 Independence, Iowa20 October 1975 Morochata, Cochabamba, BoliviaDiocesan PriestDubuque
William Woods[73][74]14 September 1931 Houston, Texas11 November 1976 San Juan Cotzal, El Quiché, GuatemalaPriest, Maryknoll Missionary SocietyGalveston–Houston
James Francis Carney (rel. name: Guadalupe)28 October 1924 Chicago, IllinoisAugust 1983 Yoro, HondurasProfessed Priest, JesuitsYoro
Agnes Reinkemeyer29 December 1923 Rich Fountain, Missouri12 July 1989 Wema, Garsen, Tana River, KenyaProfessed Religious, Franciscan Sisters of MaryMalindi
Raymond Anthony Adams25 May 1935 New York City, New York12 November 1989 Cape Coast, GhanaProfessed Priest, JesuitsCape Coast
Eugene John Hebert9 October 1923 Jennings, Louisiana(disappeared) 15 August 1990 Batticaloa, Eastern Province, Sri LankaProfessed Priest, JesuitsBatticaloa and Lake Charles
Eliseo Castaño de Vega10 November 1925 Vega de Tera, Zamora, Spain31 August 1991 Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto RicoPriest, Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians)San Juan de Puerto Rico
Anne Patricia McAleese23 March 1932 Elmhurst, Queens, New York8 January 1996 Cape Coast, GhanaProfessed Religious, Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of NewburghCape Coast
Thomas Gafney28 November 1932 Cleveland, Ohio28 October 1998 Kathmandu, NepalProfessed Priest, JesuitsCleveland
John Anthony Kaiser19 June 1920 Medford, Massachusetts13 January 2000 Kisumu, KenyaPriest of the Mill Hill MissionariesKisumu
Barbara Ann Ford[75]26 July 1938 Mount Kisco, New York5 May 2001 Guatemala City, GuatemalaProfessed Religious, Sisters of Charity of New YorkSantiago de Guatemala
Mary Frank Stachowicz[76]7 January 1951 Poland13 November 2002 Chicago, IllinoisMarried LaypersonChicago

21st century

  • 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)[77]
  • 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)[78][79]
  • 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)[80]
  • Dorothy Mae Stang (1931–2005), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur; Martyr (Ohio, USA – Pará, Brazil)[81][82]
  • Patricia Caron Crowley (1913–2006), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Founder of the Christian Family Movement (Illinois, USA)[83]
  • Michael A. Monsoor (1981–2006), Layperson of the Diocese of Orange (California, USA – Ramadi, Iraq)[84]
  • 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)[85][86]
  • Margaret Mary Leo (1993–2007), Child of the Diocese of Arlington (Virginia, USA)[87]
  • 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)
  • Joseph Vander Woude (1942–2008), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Arlington (South Dakota, USA – Virginia, USA)[88]
  • 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)[89]
  • 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)[90]
  • Mary Clarke Brenner (Antonia) (1926–2013), Founder of the Eudists Servants of the Eleventh Hour (California, USA – Tijuana, Mexico)[91][92]
  • Brendan Joseph Kelly (1998–2013), Child of the Diocese of Arlington (Virginia, USA)[87]
  • 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)[93][94]
  • 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)[95][96]
  • 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)[97]
  • 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)[98]
  • 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)[99]
  • Alexander Joseph Toczko (1919–2015) and Jeannette Dolores Malachowski Toczko (1919–2015), Married Layperson of the Diocese of San Diego (California, USA)[100][101]
  • 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)[102][103]
  • 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)[104]
  • 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)[105][106]
  • Elizabeth Louise Ebo (Mary Antona) (1924–2017), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary (Illinois, USA – Missouri, USA)[107]
  • 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)[108]
  • Jerome Francis Conicker (1938–2018), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Steubenville; Founder of the Apostolate for Family Consecration (Illinois, USA – Wisconsin, USA)[109]
  • 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)[110]
  • 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)
  • 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)[111]
  • Jason Paul Marshall (1966–2019), Seminarian of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (New Mexico – Colorado, USA)[112][113]
  • Mary Elizabeth Lancaster (Mary Wilhelmina of the Most Holy Rosary) (1924–2019), Cofounder of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles (Missouri, USA)[114]
  • 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)[115]
  • Ryan Stawaisz (1989–2021), Priest of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (Scotland, United Kingdom – Texas, US)[116]
  • Janice McLaughlin (1942–2021), Professed Religious of the Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic (Pennsylvania – New York, USA)[117][118]
  • 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)[119][120]
  • Malachi Miller (2010–2023), Child of the Diocese of Salina (Kansas City- Kansas, USA)[121][122]
  • Jessica Theresa Hanna (1983–2024), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Detroit (Michigan, USA)[123][124]
  • Frank Caprio (1936–2025), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Hartford (Rhode Island, USA)

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