Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 21st century

The Catholic Church recognizes certain deceased Catholics as saints, beati, venerabili, and servants of God.

Saints

Name	Birth	Birthplace	Death	Place of death	Beatification date	Canonization date	Notes
Pope John Paul II	1920	Wadowice, Poland	2005	Vatican City	May 1, 2011	April 27, 2014	Pope [1]
Carlo Acutis	1991	London, United Kingdom	2006	Monza, Italy	October 10, 2020	September 7, 2025	Layman [2]
21 Coptic Martyrs of Libya	Various	One from Ghana, others from Egypt	2015	Sirte, Libya	February 15, 2015	February 21, 2015	Laymen and martyrs [3]

Blesseds

Name	Birth	Birthplace	Death	Place of death	Beatification date	Notes
Leonella Sgorbati	1940	Piacenza, Italy	2006	Mogadishu, Somalia	May 26, 2018	Nun and martyr [4]
Floribert Bwana Chui	1981	Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo	2007	Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo	June 15, 2025	martyr and customs official [5]

See also

• Christianity portal
• Saints portal
• Biography portal
• History portal

• Christianity in the 21st century
• List of saints canonized in the 21st century

References

1. Allen Jr., John L. (27 April 2014). "Francis names John Paul II, John XXIII as saints". Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
2. Lamb, Christopher (2025-06-13). "Italian teenager Carlo Acutis to become first millennial saint on September 7". CNN. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
3. "Vatican formally recognizes 21 Coptic Orthodox killed in Libya as martyrs, gives them feast day". AP NEWS. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
4. "Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
5. "Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui: A witness to goodness and peace - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 16 June 2025.