This article lists thepopes who have beencanonised. A total of 81 out of 266 deceased popes have been recogniseduniversally as canonised saints, including all of the first 35 popes (31 of whom weremartyrs) and 52 of the first 54. IfPope Liberius is numbered amongst the saints as inEastern Christianity, all of the first 49 popes become recognised assaints, of whom 31 are martyr-saints, and 53 of the first 54 pontiffs would be acknowledged as saints. In addition, 13 other popes are in the process of becoming canonised saints: as of December 2018[update], two are recognised as beingServants of God, one is recognised as beingVenerable, and 10 have been declaredBlessed orBeati, making a total of 95 (97 if Pope Liberius andPope Adeodatus II are recognised to be saints) of the 266 Roman pontiffs being recognised and venerated for their heroic virtues and inestimable contributions to the Church.
The most recently reigning Pope to have been canonised wasPope John Paul II, whose cause for canonisation was opened in May 2005. John Paul II was beatified on 1 May 2011, byPope Benedict XVI and later canonised, along withPope John XXIII, byPope Francis on 27 April 2014.[1] Pope Francis also canonisedPope Paul VI on 14 October 2018.
| Name | Papacy began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pope Benedict XI | 1303 | Beatified in 1736 byPope Clement XII |
| Pope Eugene III | 1145 | Beatified in 1872 byPope Pius IX |
| Pope Gregory X | 1271 | Beatified in 1713 byPope Clement XI |
| Pope Innocent V | 1276 | Beatified in 1898 byPope Leo XIII |
| Pope Innocent XI | 1676 | Beatified in 1956 byPope Pius XII |
| Pope Pius IX | 1846 | Beatified in 2000 byPope John Paul II[5] |
| Pope Urban II | 1088 | Beatified in 1881 byPope Leo XIII |
| Pope Urban V | 1362 | Beatified in 1870 byPope Pius IX[6] |
| Pope Victor III | 1086 | Beatified in 1887 byPope Leo XIII[7] |
| Pope John Paul I | 1978 | Beatified in 2022 byPope Francis[8] |
| Name | Papacy began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pope Pius XII | 1939 | Declared Venerable in 2009 byPope Benedict XVI |
| Name | Papacy began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pope Benedict XIII | 1724 | Declared a Servant of God in 2017 byPope Francis[9] |
| Pope Pius VII | 1800 | Declared a Servant of God in 2007 byPope Benedict XVI |