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Candidates For Sainthood
This article is a list of people proposed by each diocese of the Catholic Church for beatification and canonization, whose causes have been officially opened during the papacy of Pope Francis and are newly given the title as Servants of God. The names listed below are from the Vatican and are listed in month beginning the year 2013, with their birth and death year, position in clerical or religious life, and the place where the saint-to-be lived or died. In the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, ''Servant of God'' is the style used for a person whose life is being investigated by the Church for possible sainthood. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 October 2018 * Paola Adamo (1963-1978), Child of the Archdiocese of Taranto (Italy) * Ibrahim Addai Scher (d. 1918) and 27 Companion Martyrs of the Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac Genocide (d. 1915–18), Archeparchs, Eparchs, Priests, Catechumens, and Laypersons of the Archeparchy of Urmia; Priests of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the Roman diocese, diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek language, Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into Roman diocese, dioceses based on the Roman diocese, civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the Roman province, provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's State church of the Roman Empire, official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine the Great, Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Ajmer
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ajmer ( la, Aimeren(sis)) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Agra in northwestern India, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Ajmer, Rajasthan state. Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally served 9,980 Catholics (0.0% of 22,073,000 total) on 146,690 km² in 10 parishes and 25 missions with 60 priests (40 diocesan, 20 religious), 479 lay religious (27 brothers, 452 sisters) and 18 seminarians. History * Established in 1890 as Mission “sui iuris” of Rajputana, on colonial territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Agra * Promoted in 1891 as Apostolic Vicariate of Rajputana. At this date the district had only one mission station, Jaipur. Besides this, a Catholic priest resided at Ajmer in charge of a small community of Eurasians and Goans, and there were also stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Natal
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal ( la, Archidioecesis Natalensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Natal in Brazil. History * December 29, 1909: Established as the Diocese of Natal from the Diocese of Paraíba * February 16, 1952: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Natal Bishops Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order * Archbishops of Natal (Roman rite), below ** Archbishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (since 2011.12.21) ** Archbishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo (2003.11.26 – 2011.12.21) ** Archbishop Heitor de Araújo Sales (1993.10.27 – 2003.11.26) ** Archbishop Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (1988.04.06 – 1993.10.27) ** Archbishop Nivaldo Monte (1967.09.06 – 1988.04.06) ** Archbishop Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas (1952.02.16 – 1967.04.08) * Bishops of Natal (Roman Rite), below ** Bishop Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas (later Archbishop) (1929.03.01 – 1952.02.16) ** Bishop José Pereira Alves (1922.10.27 – 1928.01.27) ** Bishop Antôni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Derry
The Diocese of Derry ( ga, Deoise Dhoire; la, Dioecesis Derriena) is a diocese which straddles the international frontier between the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The diocese was established in the year 1158. The diocese consists of almost fifty parishes and some number of religious congregations have houses in various parts of the diocese. The Cathedral Church of the diocese is St Eugene's Cathedral. Nearby is St Columba's Church, Long Tower. Schools in the Diocese Schools in the diocese include: St Columb's College, Thornhill College, St Joseph's Boys' School, Lumen Christi College. Adult Faith Development As part of their adult faith development, the diocese runs the Diploma in Pastoral Theology validated by St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, from the ''Drumalis Retreat Centre''. The ''Derry Diocese Catechetical Centre'' in conjunction with St Mary's University, Twickenham offer a Masters in Catholic School Leade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Crockett
Sister Clare Maria of the Trinity and the Heart of Mary (born Clare Theresa Crockett; 14 November 1982 – 16 April 2016) was a Catholic nun and former actress from Northern Ireland. Early life Clare Crockett was born in Derry in Northern Ireland. As a young child she loved singing, writing stories and reciting poetry. In secondary school she was most passionate about literature and theater. She was a very lively student and played the class clown at times. She joined an acting agency at 14 and got her first job at 15. She worked as a theater actor, writer and director, and as a TV presenter for Channel 4, and for Nickelodeon. She was a self-confessed wild child during her teenage years and loved to go partying. She wanted to be an actress from a very young age, and landed a small part in the 2002 film ''Sunday'', about the events of Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972. Call to vocation After a religious experience in Spain on Good Friday 2000, she felt called to religious life. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Prato ...
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Prato ( la, Dioecesis Pratensis) in Tuscany, has existed since 1954. Its see is Prato Cathedral. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Florence. History The diocese was created when the Diocese of Pistoia-Prato was split by Pope Pius XII in 1954. Bishops *Pietro Fiordelli (7 July 1954 – 1991) *Gastone Simoni (1991 – 2012) *Franco Agostinelli (2012 – 15 May 2019) *Giovanni Nerbini (15 May 2019 – present) Churches *Santa Maria Assunta in Filettole References External links''Catholic Hierarchy'' page * {{authority control Prato Christian organizations established in 1954 Prato Prato ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city lies in the north east of Tuscany, at the foot of Monte Retaia, elevation , the last peak in the Calvana chain. With more than 200,000 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Querétaro
The Diocese of Querétaro ( la, Dioecesis Queretarensis) is the Catholic Church's diocese of the Mexican state of Querétaro. Erected on January 26, 1863, it covers an area of 15,326 km². (5,919 square miles), and contains a population of 1,730,034 - 95% of which are Catholic. It belongs to the Province of León. The current bishop is Fidencio López Plaza. History Querétaro has been a site for the Catholic Church's activity since 1601, when the Carmelites established themselves there. Dominicans, Augustinians and other houses soon followed. One of the most notable institutions of Querétaro was the college of Apostolic missionaries, which Innocent XI called the greatest influence for the propagation of the faith in the Indies. From here missionaries went forth to evangelize Sonora, California, Texas, and Tamaulipas. Adjoining the residence of the bishop in the capital near the church of La Cruz, is the Convent of La Cruz, occupied as headquarters by Maximilian duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Asunción
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Asunción ( la, Archidioecesis Sanctissimae Assumptionis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Paraguay. It was created as the Diocese of Paraguay by Pope Paul III on July 1, 1547, and was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on May 1, 1929, with the suffragan sees of Benjamín Aceval, Caacupé, Carapeguá, Ciudad del Este, Concepción, Coronel Oviedo, Encarnación, San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, San Lorenzo, San Pedro, and Villarrica del Espíritu Santo. The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption. As the only metropolitan in Paraguay, it is the principal episcopal see of that country. the Archbishop of Asunción was Eustaquio Cuquejo Verga, CSSR, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II on June 15, 2002. On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI, appointed Bishop Edmundo Valenzuela, S.D.B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Sinforiano Bogarín
Juan Sinforiano Bogarín (August 21, 1863 - February 25, 1949) was an eminent Paraguayan clergyman, the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Paraguay. His life Bogarín was born in Mbuyapey, a town in the Paraguarí Department, to Juan José Bogarin and Mónica de la Cruz González. Having become orphans after the War of the Triple Alliance, Juan Sinforiano and his three siblings were raised by their maternal aunt, María Pabla González. He spent his childhood in Arecaya, Limpio. In 1880, at the age of 16, he entered the Counselor Seminary of Asunción, and graduated six years later. He was ordained as a priest on February 24, 1886, by Bishop Juan Antonio Aponte. He worked there until 1887, when he was chosen as bishop by then-Pope Leo XIII on September 21, 1894, after the death of Bishop Aponte in 1891. He was consecrated by the Main Bishop of Trípoli, Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna, on February 3, 1895 (February 3 is the Feast of St. Blaise, the patron saint of Paraguay). Bogarín h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Madrid
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid is one of Spain's fourteen metropolitan archbishoprics. Since 28 August 2014 the archbishop of Madrid has been Carlos Osoro Sierra. Although Madrid has been the seat of the Spanish Crown since 1561, the diocese was only created in the late 19th century and gained the status of an archdiocese in 1991. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena, in Spain's national capital Madrid. The metropolitan city area also has several minor basilicas: the Basílica Ex-Catedral de San Isidro (the former Pro-cathedral), the Basílica de San Lorenzo (a World Heritage Site, in El Escorial), the Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora (dedicated to the Assumption, in Colmenar Viejo), the Basílica de la Concepción de Nuestra Señora, the Basílica de Nuestro Padre Jesús de Medinaceli, the Basílica de San Vicente de Paul (Milagrosa), the Basílica de Santa Cruz (dedicated to the Holy Cross, in El Valle de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Crato
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crato ( la, Dioecesis Cratensis) is a diocese located in the city of Crato in the Ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil. History * October 20, 1914: Established as Diocese of Crato from the Diocese of Ceará Bishops * Bishops of Crato (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ..., O.F.M. Cap. (2022.01.12 – ...) ** Bishop Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira (2016.12.28 – 2021.06.02) ** Bishop Fernando Panico, M.S.C. (2001.05.02 – 2016.12.28) ** Bishop Newton Holanda Gurgel (1993.11.24 – 2001.05.02) ** Bishop Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos (1961.01.28 – 1992.06.01) ** Bishop Francisco de Assis Pires (later Archbishop) (1931.08.11 – 1959.07.11) ** Bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padre Cícero
Servant of God Cícero Romão Batista, known as Father Cícero ( pt, Padre Cícero) (March 24, 1844 – July 20, 1934), was a Brazilian Catholic priest who became a spiritual leader to the people of Northeastern Brazil. In the course of his ministry, he was accused of heresy by Catholic Church officials, eventually becoming suspended but not formally excommunicated. Batista has been declared a saint by the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church. He was listed in the ''Top 100 Greatest Brazilians of All Time'' in July 2012. The official reconciliation with the Roman Catholic Church happened in December 2015 and his beatification process opened on August 20, 2022 after the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints issued the official "nihil obstat" (no objections to the cause) edict and titled him as a Servant of God; Biography Batista was born in the Municipality of Crato, Ceará, in 1844, the son of Joaquim Romão Batista and Joaquina Vicência Romana. When he was six years old, he st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
