The tomb of St. Thomas the apostle in Chennai

This article is a list of Indian Saints, Blesseds, Venerables, and Servants of God recognized by the Roman Catholic Church. Majority of these men and women of religious life were born, died, or lived within India.

Apostles

ImageNameDate of birthPlace of birthDate of deathPlace of deathDescriptionFeast
St. Thomas the Apostle (Mar Thoma) 1st century ADGalilee3 July 72 ADMylapore, Chennai (presently Santhome)The Apostle of India, who came to Tamilakam, present day Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and was martyred on St.Thomas Mount.3 July (solemnity in India)
St. Bartholomew the Apostle 1st century ADCana, Galilee1st century ADArmeniaAccording to tradition, he did missionary activity in the region near Bombay on the Konkan coast.24 August

Saints

Early times

ImageName Date of birth Place of birthDate of death Place of deathDescriptionFeast
Pantaenus 2nd century AD Sicilyc. 200 Alexandria, Egypt A Greek theologian and a significant figure in the Catechetical School of Alexandria who lived as a missionary in India.7 July
Severus of Vienne Indiac. 455 ItalyA missionary priest in France, said to be Indian by birth.8 August
Petroc c. 468 Walesc. 564 Cornwall, EnglandA British abbot who lived in India where he tamed wolves and returned to Britain with a wolf companion he had met in India.4 June

Modern times

ImageNameDate of birthPlace of birthDate of deathPlace of deathDescriptionFeastDeclared servant of GodDeclared venerableBeatifiedCanonisedDioceseRite
St. Francis Xavier (Francisco de Jasso Azpilicueta) 7 April 1506Navarra, Spain3 December 1552ChinaCofounder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)3 December (solemnity in India)25 October 161912 March 1622Goa and DamanLatin
St. Gonsalo Garcia (Gonçalo Garcia) 15 May 1557Bassein, Bombay5 February 1597Nagasaki, JapanProfessed Religious of the Franciscan Friars Minor; Martyr6 February14 September 16278 June 1862VasaiLatin
St. John de Brito (João de Brito or Swami Arulanandar), SJ 1 March 1647Lisbon, Portugal11 February 1693Oriyur, MaduraiPriest; Martyr4 February21 August 185322 June 1947SivagangaiLatin
St. Joseph Vaz (Juze Vaz) 21 April 1651Benaulim, Goa17 January 1711Kandy, Sri LankaPriest of the Oratorians16 January13 May 198921 January 199514 January 2015Goa and DamanLatin
St. Devasahayam Pillai (Lazarus) 23 April 1712 Palliyadi, Tamil Nadu 14 January 1752 Aralvaimozhi, Tamil Naudu Married Layperson; Martyr 14 January 22 December 2003 28 June 2012 2 December 2012 15 May 2022 Kottar Latin
St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara 8 February 1805Kainakari, Alappuzha3 January 1871Koonammavu, ErnakulamCofounder and Professed Priest of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate; Founder of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel3 January8 December 19587 April 19848 February 198623 November 2014VerapolySyro-Malabar
St. Mariam Baouardy (Maryam Bawardi or Marie of Jesus Crucified)[1][2][3][4] 5 January 1846Israel26 August 1878BethlehemProfessed Religious of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns, helped found the missionary Carmel of Mangalore, India26 August18 May 192727 November 198113 November 198317 May 2015MangaloreLatin
St. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan 26 April 1876Thrissur, Kerala8 June 1926Thrissur, KeralaCofounder of the Congregation of the Holy Family8 June5 October 197328 June 19999 April 200013 October 2019IrinjalakudaSyro-Malabar
St. Maximilian Kolbe (Rajmund Kolbe or Maksymilian Maria Kolbe)[5] 8 January 1894Poland14 August 1941Auschwitz death camp, PolandProfessed Priest of the Franciscan Conventuals, Travelled in 1932 to Malabar, India, where he founded a monastery14 August12 May 195530 January 196917 October 197110 October 1982Verapoly[6]Latin
St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (Anna Muttathupadathu)[7] 19 August 1910[8]Kottayam28 July 1946[8]KottayamProfessed Religious of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation28 July2 December 19539 November 19848 February 198612 October 2008PalaiSyro-Malabar
St. Euphrasia Eluvathingal (Rosa Eluvathingal or Euphrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)17 October 1877Kattoor, Irinjalakuda29 August 1952Ollur, ThrissurProfessed Religious of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel29 August29 August 19875 July 20023 December 200623 November 2014ThrissurSyro-Malabar
St. Teresa of Calcutta (Anjëzë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu) 26 August 1910Skopje, Macedonia5 September 1997CalcuttaFounder of the Missionaries of Charity5 September12 June 199920 December 200219 October 20034 September 2016CalcuttaLatin

Group of martyrs

  • The Four Martyrs of Thane (d. 1321 in Thane, India), Roman Catholic
    • St. Thomas of Tolentino (Tommaso di Tolentino) (ca. 1255–1321), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Italy)
    • Bl. James of Padua (Giacomo di Padua) (d. 1321), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Italy)
    • Bl. Peter of Siena (Pietro di Siena) (d. 1321), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Italy)
    • Demetrius of Tiflis (Demetrio da Tifliz) (d. 1321), Layperson of the Diocese of Quilon (Georgia-Armenia)
      • Feast: 9 April

Beatified

ImageNameDate of birthPlace of birthDate of deathPlace of deathDescriptionFeastDeclared servant of GodDeclared venerableBeatifiedDioceseRite
Bl. Odoric of Pordenone 1286 Pordenone 14 January 1331 Udine Franciscan friar 14 January 2 July 1755 Bombay, Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Latin
Martyrs of Cuncolim 2 July 1583GoaProfessed Priests and Religious of the Jesuits; Laypersons27 July16 April 1893Goa and DamanLatin
Some of the 205 Martyrs of Japan
  • Bl. Miguel de Carvalho, ordained a priest in Goa
  • Bl. Francisco Pacheco, seminarian in Goa
  • Bl. John Baptist Zola, missionary in Goa
  • Bl. Balthasar de Torres, seminarian in Goa
  • Bl. Diogo Carvalho (Didacus Carvalho), seminarian in Goa
  • Bl. Pietro Paolo Navarra, ordained a priest in Goa
  • Bl. Joao Batisto Machado, seminarian in Goa
 1598–1632 Japan10 September7 May 1867Goa and DamanLatin
Bls. Denis of the Nativity (Pierre Berthelot) and Redemptus of the Cross (Tomás Rodrigues da Cunha)29 November 1638Achen-Jakarta, IndonesiaProfessed Priest and Religious of the Discalced Carmelites; Martyrs29 November10 June 1900Goa and DamanLatin
Bl. Emmanuel d'Abreu, SJ170812 January 1737TonkinPriest; Martyr12 JanuaryGoa and DamanLatin
Bl. Mary of the Passion (Helene-Marie-Philippine de Chappotin de Neuville)21 May 1839Nantes, France15 November 1904Sanremo, ItalyFounder of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary15 November28 June 199920 October 2002OotyLatin
Bl. Augustinose Thevarparampil (Kunjachan)1 April 1891Ramapuram, Kerala16 October 1973Ramapuram, KeralaDiocesan Priest16 October11 August 198722 June 200430 April 2006PalaiSyro-Malabar
Bl. Sister Rani Maria (Mariam Vattalil)29 January 1954Pulluvazhy, Ernakulam25 February 1995Dhad Devanala village, Kampel, IndoreProfessed Religious of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, Martyr25 February29 June 200523 March 20174 November 2017IndoreSyro-Malabar

Venerables

ImageNameDate of birthPlace of birthDate of deathPlace of deathDescriptionDeclared servant of GodDeclared venerableDioceseRite
Ven. Melchior de Marion Brésillac[9] 2 December 1813 Castelnaudary, France 25 June 1859 Freetown, Sierra Leone Apostolic Vicar of Coimbatore 26 May 2020 Coimbatore Latin
Ven. Joseph Alois Hartmann (Anastasius of Altwis), OFM. Cap.[10]24 February 1803Switzerland24 April 1866Kurji, PatnaApostolic Vicar of Patna21 December 1998AllahabadLatin
Ven. Veronica of the Passion (Sophia Leeves)[11]1 October 1823Constantinople16 November 1906Pau, FranceProfessed Religious of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns; Founder of the Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel16 July 19998 July 2014BangaloreLatin
Ven. Mary Jane Wilson (Maria of Saint Francis)3 October 1840Harihara, Karnataka18 October 1916Madeira, PortugalFounder of the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Victory9 October 2013ShimogaLatin
Ven. Thomas Kurialacherry[11]14 January 1873Champakulam, Changanacherry2 June 1925RomeEparch of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabarese; Founder of the Sisters of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament25 January 19852 April 2011ChanganacherrySyro-Malabar
Ven. Agnelo Gustavo Adolfo de Souza[11]21 January 1869Anjuna, Goa20 November 1927GoaPriest of the Missionary Society of Saint Francis Xavier of Pilar7 February 195310 November 1986Goa and DamanLatin
Ven. Varghese Payapilly Palakkappilly[11]8 August 1876Konthuruthy5 October 1929ErnakulamPriest; Founder of the Sisters of the Destitute25 August 20093 March 2016Ernakulam-AngamalySyro-Malabar
Ven. Mathew Kadalikattil[11]25 April 1872Edappady, Kerala23 May 1935Pala, KeralaDiocesan Priest; Founder of the Sacred Heart Congregation12 November 198927 June 2011PalaiSyro-Malabar
Ven. Fr. John Vincent, OCD[11]19 July 1862Spain27 February 1943SpainPriest22 September 197812 January 1996VerapolyLatin
Ven. Fernanda Riva[11]17 April 1920Monza, Milan22 January 1956BombayProfessed Religious of the Canossian Daughters of Charity13 August 199428 June 2012AlleppeyLatin
Ven. Augustine John Ukken19 Dec 1880Thrissur, Kerala13 October 1956Chowannur, Thrissur, KeralaPriest; Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Trichur24 August 200822 December 2018ThrissurSyro-Malabar
Ven. Zacarias Salterain Bizkarra (Zacarias of Saint Teresa), OCD[11]5 November 1887Spain23 May 1957AluvaPriest14 January 198727 January 2014VerapolyLatin
 Sr. Maria Celine Kannanaikal, UMI[11] 13 February 1931 Kundanoor, Trichur 26 July 1957 Kannur Professed Religious 29 July 2007 5 August 2022 Kannur Syro-Malabar
Ven. Pedro Landeta Azcueta (Aureliano of the Blessed Sacrament), OCD[11]27 June 1887Spain16 November 1963AluvaPriest17 December 198026 March 1999VerapolyLatin
Ven. Joseph Vithayathil[11]23 July 1865Puthenpally, Kerala8 June 1964Kuzhikkattussery, KeralaPriest of the Eparchy of Trichur (now within the Eparchy of Irinjalakuda); Co-founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family7 June 200414 December 2015IrinjalakudaSyro-Malabar
Ven. Francesco Convertini, SDB[11]29 August 1898Marinelli, Italy11 February 1976KrishnagarPriest19 June 200620 January 2017KrishnagarLatin
Ven. Stefano Ferrando, SDB[11]28 September 1895Rossiglione, Genova, Italy20 June 1978Genova, ItalyBishop of Shillong; Founder of the Missionary Sisters of Mary, Help of Christians3 October 20033 March 2016ShillongLatin

Servants of God

This section includes those who have been formally declared as a Servant of God by a bishop, or listed as a Servant of God by a conference of bishops.

ImageNameDate of birthPlace of birthDate of deathPlace of deathDescriptionDeclared servant of GodDioceseRite
Antonio Pietro Criminali[12][13] 7 February 1520 Sissa, Italy 26 May 1549 Vedhalai, Ramanathapuram professed priest, Jesuits Sivagangai Latin
Michael [Michele] Ansaldo[14][15] 29 September 1739 Messina, Italy 2 November 1805 Chennai, Tamil Nādu professed priest, Jesuits; founder, Franciscan Sisters of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga 3 December 2020 Pondicherry-Cuddalore Latin
Fr. Nicolas-Michel Krick (fr), MEP and
Fr. Augustin-Etienne Bourry (fr), MEP[11]		 2 August 1854Somme Village, Khibito (India-China border)Priests; Martyrs2 August 2010MiaoLatin
Fr. Louis Savinien Dupuis (fr), MEP[11]18 August 1806Sens, France4 June 1874PondicherryPriest; Founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Pondicherry and the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Quilon4 April 2016Pondicherry and CuddaloreLatin
Thatipatri Gnanamma[16]1822Guntur21 December 1874Kilacheri, Tamil NaduWidow; Founder of the Sisters of Saint Anne of Chennai and the Sisters of Saint Anne of Phirangipuram21 March 2014Madras and MylaporeLatin
Fr. Joseph Louis Ravel[17] 24 August 1824 Valernes, France 31 January 1881 Coimbatore Priest, founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Presentation of Mary 14 January 2020 Coimbatore Latin
Annammal Selvanayagam Pillai[11]1836Varaganeri, Trichy8 June 1883Melapudur, TrichyLay woman, Founder of the Sisters of Saint Anne of Trichy3 November 2016TrichyLatin
Constant Lievens, SJ[11]11 April 1856Moorslede, Belgium7 November 1893Leuven, BelgiumPriest15 March 2001RanchiLatin
Msgr. Francis Xavier Kroot, MHM[11]7 December 1854Zwolle, Holland5 January 1900FranceFounder of Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima25 July 2007BellaryLatin
Mary Grace D'Lima (Teresa of Saint Rose of Lima)[11]29 January 1858Madras12 September 1902CuddapahFounder of the Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa22 August 2015BangaloreLatin
Sr. Marie-Gertrude of the Precious Blood Gros (Félicie Gros), SMMI[11]27 March 1850Paris, France18 March 1905Dhaka, Bangladeshco-foundress of SMMI13 December 2012NagpurLatin
Augustine Pereira[11]11 February 1854Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu21 October 1911N.Panjampatti, Dindigul District, Tamil NaduFounder of the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception26 March 2015DindigulLatin
Mother Eliswa Vakayil[11]15 October 1831Vypin, Ernakulam18 July 1913VarapuzhaWidow; Founder of the Congregation of Teresian Carmelites30 August 2008VerapolyLatin
Mathew Makil[11]27 March 1851Manjoor, Kottayam26 January 1914KottayamApostolic Vicar of Changanacherry and Kottayam; Founder of the Sisters of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary26 January 2009KottayamSyro-Malabar
Fr. Silvio Pasquali, PIME[11]5 April 1864Picenengo, Cremona, Italy7 July 1924EluruPriest; Founder of the Catechist Sisters of Saint Anne25 April 2015EluruLatin
Henri Caumont (Fortunat of Tours)[18][19](fr) 10 December 1871 Tours, France 6 August 1930 Professed Priest,Franciscan Capuchins; Bishop of Ajmer; Founder, Prabhudasi Sisters of Ajmer – Handmaids of the Lord and the Mission Sisters of Ajmer 8 April 2022 Ajmer Latin
Fr. Varkey Kattarath, VC[20] 31 October 1851 Poonjar, Kerala 24 October 1931 Professed Priest and Founder of the Vicentian Congregation 5 February 2020 Ernakulam-Angamaly Syro-Malabar
Fr. George Vakayil (Vakayilachan)[11]12 September 1883Koonammavu4 November 1931Maradu, CochinDiocesan priest1 September 2013VerapolyLatin
Sebastian Lawrence Casimir Presentation Valiyathayil[11]10 August 1867Arthunkal, Kerala13 June 1936Arthunkal, KeralaDiocesan Priest, Founder of the Visitation Sisters of Alleppey12 June 2013AlleppeyLatin
Charles from Ploemeur (Alfred Le Neouannis)[21] 8 March 1870 Ploemeur, Morbihan (France) 6 August 1941 Ambapara, Banswara, Rajasthan professed priest, Capuchin Franciscans 16 December 2020 Udaipur Latin
Adelrich Benziger (Aloysius of Saint Mary)[22]31 January 1864Einsiedeln, Switzerland17 August 1942TrivandrumProfessed Priest of the Discalced Carmelites; Bishop of Quilon20 October 2018QuilonLatin
Thomas Poothathil[11]24 October 1871Neendoor4 December 1943KaipuzhaPriest; Founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph's Congregation26 January 2009KottayamSyro-Malabar
Joseph Thamby, OFS[11]September 1883Pondicherry15 January 1945Pedavutapalli, VijayawadaLayperson; Member of the Secular Franciscans24 June 2007VijayawadaLatin
Joseph Panjikaran[11]10 September 1888Uzhuva, Ernakulam4 November 1949KothamangalamPriest; Founder of the Medical Sisters of Saint Joseph18 June 2010Ernakulam-AngamalySyro-Malabar
Geevarghese Mar Ivanios (Geevarghese Thomas Panickerveetil)[11]21 September 1882Mavelikkara15 July 1953TrivandrumFirst Archbishop of Syro-Malankara Catholic Church; Founder of the Congregation of the Imitation of Christ (Bethany Ashram), the Sisters of the Imitation of Christ and the Daughters of Mary14 July 2007TrivandrumSyro-Malankara
Constantine Vendrame, SDB[11]27 August 1893Italy30 January 1957DibrugarhPriest2009ShillongLatin
Sr. Dr. Mary Glowrey, JMJ (Mary of the Sacred Heart)[11]23 June 1887Birregurra, Australia5 May 1957BangaloreFoundress of Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI)27 March 2013GunturLatin
Peter Reddy OFS, (Paul Chenappan Reddy or Peter Paradesi)[11]30 April 1895Peraiur Ammapettai, Thirumangalam Taluk, Madurai21 June 1958PalayamkottaiMarried Layperson; Member of the Secular Franciscans9 October 2008PalayamkottaiLatin
Raymond Francis Camillus Mascarenhas[11]23 January 1875Shimoga23 December 1960Bendur, MangalorePriest; Founder of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany3 May 2008MangaloreLatin
Lawrence Puliyanath[11]8 August 1898Mundamveli, Kochi20 February 1961EdakochiPriest, Social Reformer4 February 2011CochinLatin
Mary Bernadette Prasad Kispotta[11]2 June 1878Saragaon, Ranchi16 April 1961RanchiFounder of the Daughters of Saint Anne of Ranchi7 August 2016RanchiLatin
Fr. Antony Thachuparambil[11]8 December 1894Kottat, Chalakudy9 June 1963ChelakkaraPriest9 June 2009ThrissurSyro-Malabar
Bastiampillai Anthonipillai Thomas[23] 7 March 1889 Pandiyanthalvu, Sri Lanka 26 January 1964 Jaffna, Sri Lanka professed priest, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; founder, Congregation of the Rosarians, Congregation of the Rosarian Sisters 11 March 2006 Bangalore Latin
Hermann Rasschaert13 September 1922Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands24 March 1964Gerda, JharkhandProfessed priest of the Jesuits, martyr25 August 2019SimdegaLatin
Fr. Michael Koodalloor (Theophane of Kottappuram), OFM Cap.[11]20 July 1913Kottapuram4 April 1968Ponnurinni, ErnakulamPriest10 January 2005VerapolyLatin
Fr. Antony Soosainather, CR[11]18 December 1882Tuticorin8 June 1968Fatimagiri Asram, VadakangulamPriest28 October 2010TuticorinLatin
Fr. Adeodatus of Saint Peter (Muthiyavila Valiyachan)[22]27 January 1896Beveren, Belgium20 October 1968Thiruvananthapuramprofessed priest of the Discalced Carmelites20 October 2018NeyyattinkaraLatin
Thommachan Puthenparampil[11]8 July 1836Edathuva, Alleppey1 November 1968Edathuva, AlleppeyMarried Layperson; Member of the Secular Franciscans29 June 2012ChanganacherrySyro-Malabar
Mathew Kavukatt[11]17 July 1904Pravithanath9 October 1969ChanganacherryArcheparch of Changanacherry25 September 1994ChanganacherrySyro-Malabar
Archbishop Joseph Attipetty[24] 25 Jun 1894 Vypeen 21 January 1970 Ernakulam, Kerala, India Archbishop of Verapoly 21 January 2020 Verapoly Latin
Msgr. George Fernandes[25]23 April 1903Goa2 June 1970Founder of the Poor Sisters of Our Lady (PSOL), priest of the Archdiocese of Bombay14 September 2019BombayLatin
Fr. Lourdu Xavier Savarirayan[11]18 May 1910Kovanda Kurichy, Thiruchirapalli16 April 1972PoondiPriest4 April 2016KumbakonamLatin
Philomena Vallayil (Mary Francesca de Chantal)[26]23 December 1880Champakulam25 May 1972Founder of the Sisters of Adoration of the Blessed SacramentJuly 2018ChanganacherrySyro-Malabar
Fr. Louis Marie Leveil, SJ[11]6 April 1884Laille, France21 March 1973Sarugani, SivagangaiPriest9 August 2016SivagangaiLatin
Paula Monnigmann (Petra) [Dinadassi][11]14 June 1924Oelde, Germany5 June 1976Pattuvam, KannurFounder of the Dina Sevana Sabha (Servants of the Poor)14 June 2009KannurLatin
Fr. Valerian Guemes Rodriguez, C.M.[27][28][29] 12 September 1890 Quintanarruz, Burgos, Spain 12 December 1978 Mohana, Odisha Priest, Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) 12 August 2023 Berhampur Latin
Fr. John Peter Savarinayagam, OFM. Cap.29 May 1941Thiruppanthruthi, Kumbakonam2 March 1979ChennaiProfessed Priest of the Franciscan Capuchin (Amala Annai Province of Tamil Nadu)3 December 2019KumbakonamLatin
Mariam Arampulickal (Mary Collette of the Infant Jesus)[30] 13 March 1904 Cherpunkal, Kottayam 18 December 1984 Maniamkunnu, Panachippara, Poonjar professed religious, Franciscan Clarist Congregation 2021 Palai Latin
Reynolds Purackal[11]28 December 1910Chethy, Alappuzha14 October 1988AlappuzhaDiocesan Priest28 December 2010AlleppeyLatin
Ante Gabrić (hr) 1915 Croatia 1988 India Professed Priest of the Jesuits January 2016CalcuttaLatin
Fr. Joseph Kandathil[31] 27 October 1904 Chempu, Kerala December 1991 Priest of the Archeparchy of Ernamkulam-Angamally; Founder of the Assisi Sisters of Mary Immaculate 2019Ernakulam-AngamalySyro-Malabar
Bishop Jerome Fernandez[11]8 September 190127 February 1992Bishop of QuilonFebruary 2019QuilonLatin
Mary Celine Payyappilly10 December 1906Mallusserry, Kerala23 April 1993Karukutty, KeralaProfessed Religious of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel9 April 2018Ernakulam-AngamalySyro-Malabar
Peter John Roche (Alfred of Moodahadu)[32]3 April 1924Barkur, Karnataka31 December 1996MangaloreProfessed Priest of the Franciscan CapuchinOctober 2019UdupiLatin
Fr. Ouseph Thekkekara (Canisius of Saint Teresa), CMI[11]12 May 1914Anandapuram, Thrissur29 January 1998Kottackal, MalaPriest29 March 2014IrinjalakudaSyro-Malabar
Bishop Oreste Marengo, SDB[11]29 August 1906Italy30 July 1998TuraBishop of Tura12 April 2007TuraLatin
Armond Madhavath[33] 25 November 1930 Nadavayal, Kerala 12 January 2001 Professed Priest of the Franciscan Capuchins 2019 Tellicherry Syro-Malabar
Immanuel Lopez[34] May 1908 Kochi 20 March 2004 Kochi Vicar general of the Archdiocese of Verapoly 20 July 2023 Verapoly Latin
Bernhard Thanhauser (Fortunatus)[11]27 February 1918Berlin Friedenau, Germany21 November 2005KattapanaProfessed Religious of the Hospitaller Brothers of Saint John of God; Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Saint John of God22 November 2014KanjirapallyLatin
Marian Zelazek, SVD30 January 1918Paledzie, Poland30 April 2006Puri, IndiaPriest11 February 2018Cuttack-BhubaneswarLatin
Sr. Fidelis Thaliath S.D[35] 29 February 1929 Puthenpally, Ernakulam, Kerala 17 January 2008 Delhi, India Professed religious of the Sisters of the Destitute 14 July 2021 Faridabad Syro-Malabar
Linus Maria Zucol[36] 8 February 1916 Sarnonico, Italy 6 January 2014 Kozhikode, Kerala professed priest, Jesuits 11 November 2022 Kannur Latin

Candidates for sainthood

This section includes those for whom a cause of sainthood or a diocesan investigation is in progress, but the person has not been declared as a Servant of God, although the term 'Servant of God' is sometimes used for such persons.

NameDate of birthPlace of birthDate of deathPlace of deathDescriptionDioceseRite
Lorenz Hopfenmuller (Otto)[37]29 May 1844Weismain, Germany20 August 1890ShillongProfessed Priest of the SalvatoriansShillongLatin
Benedict Onamkulam[38]19293 January 2001Priest of the Archeparchy of ChanganacherryChanganacherrySyro-Malabar
Jean-Richard Mahieu (François) [Acharya][39]17 January 1912Ypres, Belgium31 January 2002TiruvallaProfessed Priest of the TrappistsTiruvallaLatin
Amelia Cimolino[40]20 September 1912Italy19 June 2006MangaloreProfessed Religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa (Sisters of Holy Child Mary)MangaloreLatin
Bernard Digal and 6 Lay Companions
  • Trinath Digal
  • Bikram Nayak
  • Darasantha Pradhan
  • Dibyasing Digal
  • Parikhit Nayak
  • Dinabandhu Pradhan[41]
 2008Priest and Laypersons; MartyrsCuttack-BhubaneswarLatin

Others

This section includes persons who are regarded to have led holy and edifying lives, but for whom there is no cause or formal investigation in progress.

ImageNameDate of birthPlace of birthDate of deathPlace of deathDescriptionRite
Zénon de Beaugé1603France1687IndiaProfessed Priest of the Franciscan CapuchinsLatin
Ephrem de Nevers1607France1695IndiaProfessed Priest of the Franciscan CapuchinsLatin
Fr. Jácome Gonsalves8 June 1676Divar, Goa17 July 1742Bolawatta, Sri LankaOratorian priest, companion of St. Joseph VazLatin
Agnes McLaren1837England1913FranceLayperson of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and EdinburghLatin
Francis Wilkinson (Marie de Borgia)[42] 12 July 1912 Shimla 22 November 1942 Algeria Professed religious, Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa Latin
María Teresalina Sánchez (Joaquina de Zubiri Sánchez)1918Spain1947Baramulla, Jammu and KashmirProfessed Religious of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary; MartyrLatin
Augustina Kochumuttam1940India1955IndiaProfessed Religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa (Sisters of Holy Child Mary); MartyrLatin
Augustine Kandathil1874India1956IndiaArchbishop of Ernakulam; Founder of the Sisters of Saint Therese of Lisieux and the Sisters of NazarethSyro-Malabar
Bridget Sequeira1905India1987IndiaFounder of the Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the KingLatin
Joseph Parecattil1912India1987IndiaArchbishop of Ernamkulam; CardinalSyro-Malabar
Louis Moolaveetil (Easo Mathew)1934India1991IndiaProfessed Priest of the Order of the Imitation of Christ; MartyrSyro-Malankara
Bruno Kaniyarakath1894India1991IndiaProfessed Priest of the Carmelites of Mary ImmaculateSyro-Malabar
Emilian Vettath 1902India1994IndiaProfessed Priest of the Carmelites of Mary ImmaculateSyro-Malabar
Alan Richard Griffiths (Swami Dayananda)1906England1993IndiaProfessed Priest of the Benedictines (Camaldolese Congregation)Latin
Preeti Chalil 1950 India 1993 Nepal professed religious, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Latin
Thomas Anchanickal1951India1997IndiaProfessed Priest of the Jesuits; MartyrLatin
Mother Maria Rosario of Jesus OCD 15 January 1893 Granada, Spain 28 February 1970 Thiruvalla, India Professed Religious of Order of Discalced Carmelite, Foundress of first cloister carmel convents in Kerala Latin
Jose Nedumattathil1962India1997IndiaProfessed Priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco; MartyrLatin
Albisia (Mary Aletta) Dungdung[43] 1958 India 27 July 1998 Yemen professed religious, Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa Latin
Pancratia (Mary Zilia) Minj[43] 1963 India 27 July 1998 Yemen professed religious, Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa Latin
Ansama Antony (Mary Aloise)[44] 1964 India 1999 Sierra Leone professed religious, Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa Latin
Anastasia Xalxo (Mary Indu)[44] 1956 India 1999 Sierra Leone professed religious, Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa Latin
Suresh Barwa[45] 1983 India 2005 Jamaica novice, Missionaries of  the Poor Latin
Johnson (Prakash) Moyalan1948India2008NepalProfessed Priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco; MartyrLatin
Thomas (Kunjumon) Pandippally 1971 India 16 August 2008 India professed priest, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Syro-Malabar
Valsa John Malamel1958India2011IndiaProfessed Religious of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary; MartyrSyro-Malabar
Luigi (Luigino) Toffanin1950Italy2013IndiaProfessed Priest of the Rogationists of the Heart of JesusLatin
Nirmala Joshi1934Nepal2015IndiaProfessed Religious of the Missionaries of CharityLatin
Cecilia (Mary Anselm) Minj[43] 8 May 1956 India 4 March 2016 Yemen professed religious, Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa Latin
Ajna George[46] 2 April 1994 Kochi 21 January 2022 Kochi Laywoman of the Archdiocese of Verapoly Latin

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statues of Saints Zuze Vaz, Mariam Baouardy to be installed at Rosario Cathedral on Jan 10 - Times of India". The Times of India.
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