Saints and Blesseds

of the Catholic Church

YearsDescendingPontificateBlessedsStatistics
2013–...Pope Francis (88)Pope Francis1540 (177 ceremonies)1446 martyrs, 94 confessors
1352 male, 188 female
2005–2013Pope Benedict XVI870 (116 ceremonies)774 martyrs, 96 confessors
700 male, 170 female
1978–2005Pope John Paul II1344 (147 ceremonies)1033 martyrs, 311 confessors
970 male, 374 female
1963–1978Pope Paul VI62 (30 ceremonies)27 martyrs, 35 confessors
48 male, 14 female
1958–1963Pope John XXIII5 (5 ceremonies)5 confessors
2 male, 3 female
1939–1958Pope Pius XII169 (44 ceremonies)131 martyrs, 38 confessors
106 male, 63 female
1922–1939Pope Pius XI512 (42 ceremonies)467 martyrs, 45 confessors
411 male, 101 female
1914–1922Pope Benedict XV114 (7 ceremonies)102 martyrs, 12 confessors
35 male, 19 female, 60 unknown
1903–1914Pope Pius X92 (15 ceremonies)63 martyrs, 29 confessors
65 male, 27 female
1878–1903Pope Leo XIII219 (29 ceremonies)162 martyrs, 57 confessors
208 male, 11 female
1846–1878Pope Pius IX331 (17 ceremonies)264 martyrs, 67 confessors
289 male, 42 female
1831–1846Pope Gregory XVI36 (4 ceremonies)2 martyrs, 34 confessors
27 male, 9 female
1829–1830Pope Pius VIII22 confessors
1 male, 1 female
1823–1829Pope Leo XII20 (5 ceremonies)1 martyr, 19 confessors
11 male, 9 female
1800–1823Pope Pius VII85 (7 ceremonies)50 martyrs, 35 confessors
77 male, 8 female
1775–1799Pope Pius VI40 (19 ceremonies)40 confessors
29 male, 11 female
1769–1774Pope Clement XIV827 (2 ceremonies)813 martyrs, 14 confessors
10 male, 5 female, 812 unknown
1758–1769Pope Clement XIII25 (3 ceremonies)1 martyr, 24 confessors
19 male, 6 female
1740–1758Pope Benedict XIV30 (6 ceremonies)1 martyr, 29 confessors
24 male, 6 female
1730–1740Pope Clement XII11 (2 ceremonies)2 martyrs, 9 confessors
7 male, 4 female
1724–1730Pope Benedict XIII6 (5 ceremonies)2 martyrs, 4 confessors
5 male, 1 female
1721–1724Pope Innocent XIII31 martyr, 2 confessors
3 male
1700–1721Pope Clement XI19 (1 ceremony)2 martyrs, 17 confessors
15 male, 4 female
1691–1700Pope Innocent XII99 confessors
4 male, 5 female
1689–1691Pope Alexander VIII11 confessor
1 female
1676–1689Pope Innocent XI7 (2 ceremonies)7 confessors
6 male, 1 female
1670–1676Pope Clement X30 (4 ceremonies)19 martyrs, 11 confessors
27 male, 3 female
1667–1669Pope Clement IX2 (1 ceremony)2 confessors
2 female
1655–1667Pope Alexander VII2 (2 ceremonies)1 martyr, 1 confessor
2 male
1644–1655Pope Innocent X55 confessors
5 male
1623–1644Pope Urban VIII38 (10 ceremonies)27 martyrs, 11 confessors
35 male, 3 female
1621–1623Pope Gregory XV2 (1 ceremony)2 confessors
2 male
1605–1621Pope Paul V14 (11 ceremonies)14 confessors
12 male, 2 female
1592–1605Pope Clement VIII2 (1 ceremony)2 confessors
2 male
6474 (715 ceremonies)5391 martyrs, 1083 confessors
4509 male, 1093 female, 872 unknown
1766 subsequently canonized

Last updated on 2024.12.19

See Also

Doctors of the Church

Commemorations

Litany of Saints by Century

Future Beatifications

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