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John Paul II's official title was "Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of Saint Peter, Head of the College of Bishops, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City, Servus Servorum Dei, Pope John Paul II". [6]
The most recently reigning Pope to have been canonised was Pope John Paul II, whose cause for canonisation was opened in May 2005. John Paul II was beatified on 1 May 2011, by Pope Benedict XVI and later canonised, along with Pope John XXIII, by Pope Francis on 27 April 2014. [1] Pope Francis also canonised Pope Paul VI on 14 October 2018.
This article contains a full list of the saints canonized in the 21st century. (2001–2100) These saints have received recognition as saint (through canonization) by the following popes of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013) Pope Francis (2013–)
Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła, Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; [b] 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005.
Pope John Paul II beatified 1,344 people. [1] [2] The names listed below are from the Holy See website and are listed by year, then date.The locations given are the locations of the beatification ceremonies, and not necessarily the birthplaces or homelands of the beatified.
Saint Date of Canonization Place of Canonization 1. Crispin of Viterbo [1] 20 June 1982 St. Peter's Basilica: 2. Maximilian Kolbe [1] 10 October 1982 3. Marguerite Bourgeoys [1] 31 October 1982 4. Jeanne Delanoue: 5. Leopold Mandić: 16 October 1983 6. Paula Frassinetti: 11 March 1984 7. Andrew Kim Taegon [2] and 102 Companions: 6 May 1984 ...
This article is a list of saints by the pope who canonized them.. Although popes have been canonizing saints since at least 993 and have claimed sole authority to do so since the late 12th century, it has been rare historically for any pope to canonize more than a handful of saints.
The date of the canonization was assigned on 30 September 2013. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Canonization Mass was celebrated by Pope Francis (with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI concelebrating), on 27 April 2014 ( Divine Mercy Sunday ), in St. Peter's Square (Pope John Paul had died on the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday in 2005).