List of Mexican Catholic saints

The Catholic Church recognizes some deceased Catholics as saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God. Some of these people were born, died, or lived their religious life in the present territory of Mexico. Because of missionaries who spent greater or lesser amounts of time in Mexico en route to other mission lands, exact numbers of Mexican saints vary. The Catholic Church has been present in what is now Mexico since the earliest years of the sixteenth century. As early as 1517, the expedition of Francisco Hernández de Córdoba brought Catholicism to the Yucatan, where the first diocese in continental North America would be erected in 1518. Mexico's first saint was canonized in 1862. Today, Mexico accounts for more saints and Blesseds than any other country in the Western Hemisphere.

Mexican saints Individual causes Image Name Born Died Church Status José María de Yermo y Parres10 November 1851Jalmolonga, State of Mexico, Mexico20 September 1904Puebla, Puebla, MexicoPriest of the Diocese of León; Founder of the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the PoorMaría Natividad Venegas de la Torre(rel. name: María of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament)8 September 1868Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico30 July 1959Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoFounder of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of GuadalajaraJuan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin1474Cuautitlán, Tenochtitlan, Aztec Empire1548 Tepeyac, Mexico City, New SpainMarried Layperson of the Archdiocese of Mexico City, apparitions of Our Lady of GuadalupeRafael Guízar y Valencia16 April 1878Cotija de la Paz, Michoacán, Mexico6 June 1938Mexico City, MexicoBishop of XalapaAnastasia Guadalupe García Zavala(rel. name: María Guadalupe)27 April 1878Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico24 June 1963Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoCofounder of the Handmaids of Saint Margaret Mary and of the PoorJosé Sánchez del Río28 March 1913Sahuayo, Michoacán, Mexico10 February 1928Sahuayo, Michoacán, MexicoChild of the Diocese of Zamora; Martyr

Group martyrs Image Name Born Died Church Status As the 26 Martyrs of Japan (1597)Felipe de Jesús1572Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain5 February 1597Nagasaki, JapanProfessed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Alcantarines); Martyr Saints of the Cristero War (1915–1937)Cristóbal Magallanes Jara30 July 1869San Rafael, Totatiche, Jalisco, Mexico25 May 1927Colotlán, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara27 February 1859Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico21 April 1927Yahualica, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of GuadalajaraRodrigo Aguilar Alemán13 March 1875Sayula, Jalisco, Mexico28 October 1927Ejutla, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara20 December 1886Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico30 March 1927San Julián, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara13 September 1870Miguel Auza, Zacatecas, Mexico15 August 1926Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, MexicoPriest of the Diocese of DurangoAgustín Caloca Cortés5 May 1898La Presa, Zacatecas, Mexico25 May 1927Colotlán, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of GuadalajaraMateo Correa Magallanes23 July 1866Tepechitlán, Zacatecas, Mexico6 February 1927Durango, Durango, MexicoPriest of the Diocese of DurangoAtilano Cruz Alvarado5 October 1901Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico1 July 1928Cuquío, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara19 June 1874Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico7 August 1927Cardona, Colima, MexicoPriest of the Diocese of ColimaPedro Esqueda Ramírez29 April 1887San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico22 November 1927Teocaltitán, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of GuadalajaraMargarito Flores García22 February 1899Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico12 November 1927Tulimán, Guerrero, MexicoPriest of the Diocese of Chilpancingo28 November 1866Santa María de la Paz, Zacatecas, Mexico21 June 1927Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of GuadalajaraDavid Galván Bermúdez29 January 1881Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico30 January 1915Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara13 August 1905Súchil, Durango, Mexico15 August 1926Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, MexicoYoung Layperson of the Diocese of DurangoPedro de Jesús Maldonado Lucero15 June 1892Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico11 February 1937Chihuahua, Chihuahua, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua10 June 1880Tarímbaro, Michoacán, Mexico5 February 1928Valtierrilla, Guanajuato, MexicoPriest of the Diocese of MoreliaManuel Morales Cervantes8 February 1898Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico15 August 1926Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, MexicoMarried Layperson of the Diocese of Durango14 April 1877Atoyac, Jalisco, Mexico1 July 1928Cuquío, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of GuadalajaraSabás Reyes Salazarc. 1516–17Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico13 April 1927Cuquío, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of GuadalajaraJosé María Robles Hurtado3 December 1883Cocula, Jalisco, Mexico13 April 1927Tototlán, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of GuadalajaraDavid Roldán Lara2 March 1902Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico15 August 1926Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, MexicoYoung Layperson of the Diocese of DurangoToribio Romo González16 April 1900Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, Mexico25 February 1928Agua Caliente, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of GuadalajaraJenaro Sánchez Delgadillo19 September 1886Agualele, Jalisco, Mexico17 January 1927La Loma, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara8 July 1899Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico5 October 1928Tepatitlán, Jalisco, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of GuadalajaraDavid Uribe Velasco29 December 1899Buenavista de Cuéllar, Guerrero, Mexico12 April 1927San José Vista Hermosa, Morelos, MexicoPriest of the Diocese of Chilpancingo Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala (1527–1529)Cristóbalc. 1514–15Atlihuetzia, Yauhquemecan, Mexico1527Atlihuetzia, Tlaxcala, MexicoChildren of the Diocese of TlaxcalaAntonioc. 1516–17Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico1529Cuautinchán, Puebla, MexicoChildren of the Diocese of TlaxcalaJuanc. 1516–17Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico1529Cuautinchán, Puebla, MexicoChildren of the Diocese of Tlaxcala

Mexican blesseds Individual causes Image Name Born Died Church Status Sebastián de Aparicio Prado20 January 1502A Gudiña, Ourense, Spain25 February 1600Puebla, Puebla, New SpainProfessed Religious of the Franciscan Friars MinorMiguel Agustín Pro Juárez13 January 1891Guadalupe Zacatecas, Mexico23 November 1927Puebla, Puebla, New SpainProfessed Priest of the Jesuits; MartyrMateo Elías Nieves Castillo21 September 1882Yuriria, Guanajuato, Mexico10 March 1928Cañada de Caracheo, Guanajuato, MexicoProfessed Priest of the Augustinians; MartyrVicenta Chávez Orozco (rel. name: María Vicenta of Saint Dorothy)6 February 1867Cotija de la Paz, Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico30 July 1949Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoFounder of the Servants of the Holy Trinity and the Poor4 June 1887Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico25 April 1927Rancho de San Joaquín, Guanajuato, MexicoPriest of the Archdiocese of León; Martyr7 October 1895Taradell, Barcelona, Spain25 April 1927Rancho de San Joaquín, Guanajuato, MexicoProfessed Priest of the Claretians; Martyr28 November 1883Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico25 April 1927Rancho de San Joaquín, Guanajuato, MexicoLayperson of the Archdiocese of León; MartyrDarío Acosta Zurita14 December 1908Naolinco, Veracruz, Mexico25 July 1931Veracruz, Veracruz, MexicoPriest of the Diocese of Veracruz; MartyrJuan de Palafox y Mendoza24 June 1600Fitero, Navarre, Spain1 October 1659Osma, Soria, SpainBishop of Puebla de los Ángeles and OsmaManuela de Jesús Arias Espinosa (rel. name: María Inés Teresa of the Blessed Sacrament)7 July 1904Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit, Mexico22 July 1981Rome, ItalyFounder of the Poor Clare Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and the Missionaries of Christ for the Universal ChurchMaría Concepcíon Cabrera Arias de Armida8 December 1862San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico3 March 1937Mexico City, MexicoMarried Laywoman of the Archdiocese of Mexico; Founder of the Apostolate of the Cross and the Religious of the Cross of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; Cofounder of the Missionaries of the Holy SpiritMoisés Lira Serafín16 September 1893Tlatempa, Puebla, Mexico25 June 1950Mexico City, MexicoProfessed Priest of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit; Founder of the Missionaries of Charity of Mary Immaculate

Group martyrs Image Name Born Died Church Status As the 205 Martyrs of Japan (1627-1632)Bartolomé Díaz Laurel1599Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico16 August 1627Nagasaki, JapanProfessed Religious of the Franciscan Friars Minor; MartyrBartolomé Gutiérrez Rodríguez1580Mexico City, Mexico3 September 1632Nishizaka, Nagasaki, JapanProfessed Priest of the Augustinians; Martyr Martyrs of Cajonos (1700)Juan Bautistac. 1660San Francisco Cajonos, Oaxaca, Mexico16 September 1700San Francisco Cajonos, Oaxaca, MexicoMarried Layperson of the Diocese of Antequera-Oaxaca; MartyrJacinto de los Ángelesc. 1660San Francisco Cajonos, Oaxaca, Mexico16 September 1700San Francisco Cajonos, Oaxaca, MexicoMarried Layperson of the Diocese of Antequera-Oaxaca; Martyr Martyrs of Guadalajara (1927-1928)José Anacleto González Flores13 July 1888 Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico1 April 1927Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoMarried Layperson of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara; MartyrJosé Dionisio Luis Padilla Gómez9 December 1899 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico1 April 1927Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoLayperson of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara; MartyrJorge Ramón Vargas González28 September 1899 Ahualulco, Jalisco, Mexico1 April 1927Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoLayperson of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara; MartyrRamón Vicente Vargas González22 January 1905 Ahualulco, Jalisco, Mexico1 April 1927Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoLayperson of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara; Martyr6 January 1876 Magdalena, Jalisco, Mexico3 April 1927Mezquitán, Jalisco, MexicoMarried Layperson of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara; Martyr18 March 1880 Magdalena, Jalisco, Mexico3 April 1927Mezquitán, Jalisco, MexicoMarried Layperson of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara; Martyr11 August 1888 El Refugio, Jalisco, Mexico21 March 1928Atotonilco, Jalisco, MexicoMarried Layperson of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara; Martyr24 August 1902 Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico9 February 1928Arandas, Jalisco, MexicoMarried Layperson of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara; Martyr As the 498 Spanish Martyrs (1936)Gabriel Escoto Ruiz (rel. name: José María)18 August 1878Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico29 July 1936Clot dels Aubens, Cervera, Lleida, SpainNovice of the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance; MartyrLuciano Hernández Ramírez (rel. name: Reginaldo)7 January 1909San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico13 August 1936Nishizaka, Madrid, SpainProfessed Priest of the Dominicans; Martyr

Mexican venerables Antonio Margil Ros (Antonio of Jesus) (1657–1726), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Valencia, Spain – Mexico City, Mexico) Declared "Venerable": 31 July 1836 Leonardo Castellanos y Castellanos (1862–1912), Bishop of Tabasco (Michoacán de Ocampo – Tabasco, Mexico) Declared "Venerable": 21 December 1989 José Ramón Ibarra González (1853–1917), Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Guerrero – Mexico City, Mexico) Declared "Venerable": 9 April 1990 Dolores Medina Zepeda (María Dolores of the Wound on the Side of Christ) (1860–1925), Founder of the Daughters of the Passion of Jesus Christ and the Sorrows of Mary (Mexico City – Mexíco Distrito Federál, Mexico) Declared "Venerable": 3 July 1998 Pablo de Anda Padilla (1830–1904), Priest of the Diocese of León; Founder of the Minim Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Jalisco – Guanajuato, Mexico) Declared "Venerable": 28 June 1999 María Luisa de la Peña Navarro de Rojas (María Luisa Josefa [Luisita] of the Most Blessed Sacrament) (1866–1937), Widow; Founder of the Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Guadalajara and the Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Los Angeles (Jalisco, Mexico) Declared "Venerable": 1 July 2000