The Catholic Church recognizes various deceased Catholics as saints, beati, and venerabili and Servants of God. Some of these figures are significantly associated with what was at the time or subsequently became the United States.
Catholicism in the United States began with the first European explorations and colonization of the Americas. Indeed, Columbus's expedition of 1492 included Catholic priests among the crew. Catholic missionaries were some of the first Europeans to reach many parts of French North America and British North America in the east, and Spanish North America in the Southwestern United States.
Several American Catholics have been considered for sainthood over the past 50 years. Catholics continue to contribute to American religious life. Most of these Americans were born after 1850, though the majority of those who have been canonized so far were not.
American saints Individual causes Image Name Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of CauseFrances Xavier Cabrini15 July 1850 in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Lodi, Italy22 December 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounder, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of JesusChicagoHeroic VirtuesElizabeth Ann Bayley Seton28 August 1774 in New York City, New York, United States4 January 1821 in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United StatesWidow; Founder, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (in the United States), the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of Halifax, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of New York and the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth of New JerseyBaltimoreHeroic VirtuesJohn Nepomucene Neumann28 March 1811 in Prachatice, Czechia5 January 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesProfessed Priest, Redemptorists; Bishop of Philadelphia; Founder, Sisters of Saint Francis of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia and České BudějoviceHeroic VirtuesRose-Philippine Duchesne 29 August 1769 in Grenoble, Isère, France18 November 1852 in St. Charles, Missouri, United StatesProfessed Religious, Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of JesusRome and Saint LouisHeroic VirtuesKatharine Mary Drexel 26 November 1858 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States3 March 1955 in Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania, United StatesFounder, Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored PeoplePhiladelphiaHeroic VirtuesAnne-Thérèse Guérin (rel. name: Mother Théodore)2 October 1798 in Étables-sur-Mer, Côtes-d'Armor, France14 Mat 1856 in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, United StatesFounder, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsIndianapolisHeroic VirtuesJozef De Veuster (rel. name: Damien)3 January 1840 in Tremelo, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium15 April 1889 in Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi, United StatesProfessed Priest, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Picpus)Mechelen–Brussels and HonoluluHeroic VirtuesBarbara Cope (rel. name: Marianne)23 January 1838 in Heppenheim, Hesse, Germany9 August 1918 in Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi, United StatesProfessed Religious, Franciscan Sisters of SyracuseHonoluluHeroic VirtuesKateri Tekakwithac. 1656 in Ossernenon near Auriesville, New York, United States17 April 1680 in Kahnawake, Québec, CanadaYoung Layperson of the Archdiocese of MontréalMontréalHeroic VirtuesPedro CalungsodJuly 21, 1654 in one of the Visayan islands, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesApril 2, 1672 in Tumon, Guam, Captaincy General of the PhilippinesYoung Layperson of the Archdiocese of CebuCebu and AgañaMartyr in odium fidei, uti ferturMiguel José Serra Ferrer (rel. name: Fra Junípero)24 November 1713 in Petra, Mallorca, Spain28 August 1784 in Monterey, California, United StatesProfessed Priest, Franciscan Friars MinorMontereyHeroic VirtuesSt. Teresa of Calcutta (Anjëzë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu))26 August 1910 in Üsküp, Kosovo vilayet, Ottoman Empire5 September 1997 in Calcutta, West Bengal, IndiaFounder of the Missionaries of CharityCalcuttaHeroic Virtues|}
Group martyrs Image Saints andServants of God Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of Cause Jesuit Martyrs of North America (1642–49)René Goupil15 May 1608 in Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Maine-et-Loire, France29 September 1642 in Ossernenon, near Auriesville, New York, United StatesProfessed Religious, JesuitsToronto and New YorkMartyr in odium fidei, uti ferturIsaac Jogues10 January 1607 in Orléans, Loiret, France18 October 1646 in Ossernenon, near Auriesville, New York, United StatesProfessed Priest, JesuitsJean de Lalandec. 1620–25 in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France19 October 1646 in Ossernenon, near Auriesville, New York, United StatesProfessed Religious, Jesuits
American beati Individual causes Image Name Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of CauseMaria Franziska Schervier2 January 1819 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany14 December 1876 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyFounder, Poor Sisters of Saint Francis and Franciscan Sisters of the PoorAachenHeroic VirtuesDiego Luis de San Vitores13 November 1627 in Burgos, Spain2 April 1672 in Tumon, GuamProfessed Priest, JesuitsManila and AgañaMartyr in odium fidei, uti ferturFranz Xavier Seelos11 January 1819 in Füssen, Bavaria, Germany4 October 1867 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesProfessed Priest, RedemptoristsNew Orleans and BaltimoreHeroic VirtuesCarlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago22 November 1918 in Caguas, Puerto Rico13 July 1963 in Caguas, Puerto RicoLayperson of the Diocese of CaguasCaguasHeroic VirtuesTeresa Demjanovich (rel. name: Miriam Teresa)26 March 1901 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States8 May 1927 in Convent Station, New Jersey, United StatesProfessed Religious, Sisters of Charity of Saint ElizabethPatersonHeroic VirtuesStanley Francis Rother27 March 1935 in Okarche, Oklahoma, United States28 July 1981 in Santiago Atitlán, Sololá, GuatemalaPriest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma CityOklahoma CityMartyr in odium fidei, uti ferturBernard Casey (rel. name: Francis Solanus)25 November 1870 in Oak Grove, Wisconsin, United States31 July 1957 in Detroit, Michigan, United StatesProfessed Priest, Capuchin FranciscansDetroitHeroic VirtuesJames Alfred Miller (rel. name: Leo William [Santiago])21 September 1944 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States13 February 1982 in Huehuetenango, GuatemalaProfessed Religious, Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers)HuehuetenangoMartyr in odium fidei, uti ferturMichael Joseph McGivney12 August 1852 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States14 August 1890 in Thomaston, Connecticut, United StatesPriest of the Archdiocese of Hartford;Founder, Knights of ColumbusHartfordHeroic VirtuesFulton John Sheen8 May 1895 in El Paso, Illinois, United States9 December 1979 in New York City, New York, United StatesBishop of Rochester; Titular Archbishop of NewportPeoriaHeroic Virtues
Group martyrs Image Saints andServants of God Born Died Church Status Diocese Type of Cause Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War (1934–39)Josep Tristany Pujol (rel. name: Lluc of Saint Joseph)14 December 1872 in Su, Lleida, Spain20 July 1936 in Barcelona, SpainProfessed Priest, Discalced CarmelitesBarcelonaSamuel Schuerich, “2 Tucson Priests to Be Beatified”, Tucson Citizen, 12 June 2007Martyr in odium fidei, uti ferturRicardo Farré Masip (rel. name: Eduardo of the Child Jesus) 3 April 1897 in Lleida, Spain25 July 1936 in Montcada, Barcelona, Spain
American Venerables Individual causes