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This article lists the popes who have been canonised. A total of 83 out of 265 deceased popes have been recognised universally as canonised saints, including all of the first 35 popes (31 of whom were martyrs) and 52 of the first 54. If Pope Liberius is numbered amongst the saints as in Eastern Christianity, all of the first 49 popes become recognised as saints, 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 being Servants of God, one is recognised as being Venerable, and 10 have been declared Blessed or Beati, making a total of 95 (97 if Pope Liberius and Pope 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 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.
# | Name | Papacy began | Notes |
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1 | Pope Benedict XI | 1303 | |
2 | Pope Eugene III | 1145 | |
3 | Pope Gregory X | 1271 | |
4 | Pope Innocent V | 1276 | |
5 | Pope Innocent XI | 1676 | |
6 | Pope Pius IX | 1846 | [5] |
7 | Pope Urban II | 1088 | |
8 | Pope Urban V | 1362 | [6] |
9 | Pope Victor III | 1086 | [7] |
10 | Pope John Paul I | 1978 | [8] |
# | Name | Papacy began | Notes |
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1 | Pope Pius XII | 1939 |
# | Name | Papacy began | Notes |
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1 | Pope Benedict XIII | 1724 | [9] |
2 | Pope Pius VII | 1800 | |
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