Pope John Paul II declared 523 individuals venerable, based on the recognition of their heroic virtues from 1978 to 2005.
1978
December 1, 1978 August Czartoryski (1858–1893) Josephine Bakhita (1869–1947) Leonie Aviat (1844–1914)
1979
May 10, 1979 Charles of Mount Argus (1821–1893) Viktrizius Weiss (1842–1924)
July 13, 1979 Jeanne Jugan (1792–1879) Marie Rose Durocher (1811–1849)
1980
April 29, 1980 Brigida Morello Zancano (1610–1679) Joseph Amand Passerat (1772–1858) Franciszka Siedliska (1842–1902)
October 11, 1980 Domingo Iturrate (1901–1927) Raphael Kalinowski (1835–1907)
1981
January 31, 1981 Marie-Léonie Paradis (1840–1912) Pedro Urocca (1583–1657)
March 30, 1981 María Catalina Irigoyen Echegaray (1848–1918)
May 4, 1981 Maria Gabriella Sagheddu (1914–1939)
November 27, 1981 Galileo Nicolini (1882–1897) Luigi Balbiano (1812–1884) Mariam Baouardy (1846–1878) Mercedes de Jesús Molina (1828–1883) Rafael Guízar Valencia (1878–1938)
1982
February 11, 1982 Celine Borzecka (1833–1913) Francisco Gárate Aranguren (1857–1929) Guido Maria Conforti (1865–1931) Maria Clotilde Adelaide Saveria di Borbone (1759–1802) Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès (1832–1914)
April 2, 1982 Angela Truszkowska (1825–1899) Gesualdo Melacrino (1725–1803) Giacomo Cusmano (1834–1888)
May 11, 1982 Benedict Menni (1841–1912) Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius (1871–1927)
July 12, 1982 Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880–1906) Isidore De Loor (1881–1916) Josep Manyanet i Vives (1833–1901) Maria Caterina Troiani (1813–1887) Teresa Valsé Pantellini (1878–1907)
December 17, 1982 Hedwig Borzecka (1863–1907) Maria Crocifissa Constantini (1713–1787)
1983
January 13, 1983 Daniel Brottier (1876–1936) Karolina Gerhardinger (1797–1879) Pauline Mallinckrodt (1817–1881)
March 21, 1983 Leo Dupont (1797–1876) Nicolas Barré (1621–1686) Pius of Saint Aloysius (1868–1889)
May 14, 1983 Étienne Pernet (1824–1899) Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier (1832–1916) Rupert Mayer (1876–1945) Ursula Ledóchowska (1865–1939) Victoire Rasoamanarivo (1848–1894)
June 9, 1983 Domenico Mazzarella (1802–1854) Eugenie Joubert (1876–1904) Giovanni Bruni (1882–1897) María Teresa Gonzalez-Quevedo Cadarso (1930–1950)
July 9, 1983 Blandine Merten (1883–1918) Dorotea Chopitea Villota Serra (1816–1891)
September 24, 1983 Aimée-Adèle Le Bouteiller (1816–1883) Marcelo Spinola y Maestre (1835–1906) Peter Friedhofen (1819–1860)
1984
January 12, 1984 José María Rubio (1864–1929) Nicolas Steno (1638–1686)
February 17, 1984 Giuseppe Nascimbeni (1851–1922) Polycarpe Gondre (1801–1856)
April 7, 1984 Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805–1871) María del Carmen González-Ramos García-Prieto de Muñoz (1834–1899) Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587–1651)
June 9, 1984 Catherine of St. Augustine (1632–1668) Jean-Bernard Rousseau (1797–1867) Pierre-Joseph Cassant (1878–1903)
November 9, 1984 Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (1910–1946)
December 14, 1984 Ulrika Nisch (1882–1913)
1985
March 21, 1985 Eustochia Smeralda Calafato (1434–1485) Francinaina Cirer Carbonell (1781–1855) Frédéric Janssoone (1838–1916) Pierre-François Jamet (1762–1845)
May 9, 1985 Giuseppe Giaccardo (1896–1948) Junípero Serra (1713–1784)
July 6, 1985 Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello (1791–1858) Miguel Mañara Vicenetelo de Leca Colona (1627–1679) Pope Pius IX (1792–1878) Teresa Grillo Michel (1855–1944)
November 16, 1985 Antonio Angelo Cavanis (1772–1858) Giuseppe Bedetti (1799–1889) Marco Antonio Cavanis (1774–1853) Savina Petrilli (1851–1923)
1986
January 16, 1986 Giovanni Calabria (1873–1954) José Gregorio Hernández (1864–1919) Kaspar Stanggassinger (1871–1899) Marie-Louise-Élisabeth de Lamoignon (1763–1825)
March 22, 1986 Alberto Marvelli (1918–1946) Cayetana Alberta Giménez Adrover (1837–1922) Edoardo Giuseppe Rosaz (1830–1903) Giovanni Battista Piamarta(1841–1913) Teresa of Los Andes (1900–1920)
June 5, 1986 Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon (1789–1828) Julian-Nicolas Rèche (1838–1890) Laura Vicuña (1891–1904) Maria Anna Rosa Caiani (1863–1921)
June 30, 1986 Edward Poppe (1890–1924) Pietro Bonilli (1841–1935)
November 10, 1986 Agnelo de Souza (1869–1927) Francisco Palau (1811–1872)
1987
January 3, 1987 Francisco de Paula Tarin Arnau (1847–1910) Giuseppina Catanea (1894–1948) Josefa Naval Girbés (1820–1893) Philip Rinaldi (1856–1931) Victor Scheppers (1802–1877)
January 26, 1987 Giuseppe Baldo (1843–1915) Katharine Drexel (1858–1955)
March 16, 1987 Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839–1905) Honorat Koźmiński (1829–1916) María Pilar López de Maturana Ortiz de Zárate (1884–1934) Eleonora Ramirez di Montalvo (1602–1659)
June 1, 1987 Cecilia Eusepi (1910–1928)
October 23, 1987 Angela Salawa (1881–1922) Lucia Burlini (1710–1789) Mariano Avellana (1844–1904) Marie Deluil-Martiny (1841–1884) Narcisa de Jesús (1832–1869) Nazju Falzon (1813–1865) Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901–1925) Pierre Bonhomme (1806–1861) Thomas Olera (1563–1631)
December 11, 1987 Benvenuto Bambozzi (1809–1875) Bernardo Maria Clausi (1789–1849) Elisha Fracasso of Saint Clement (1901–1927)
1988
February 8, 1988 Francesco Chiesa (1874–1946) Maria Elisabetta Renzi (1786–1859) Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier (1782–1856) Mary Potter (1847–1913) Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (1865–1942) Pierre Bienvenu Noailles (1793–1861)
March 28, 1988 Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance (1820–1885) Maggiorino Vigolungo (1904–1918)
September 1, 1988 Dina Bosatta (1858–1887) Euthymia Üffing (1914–1955) Francesca Maria Rubatto (1844–1904) Maddalena Caterina Morano (1847–1908) Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa (1889–1943)
November 28, 1988 Joseph Savelberg (1827–1907) Paula Montal Fornés (1799–1889)
1989
February 11, 1989 Agnes of Bohemia (1211–1282)
February 18, 1989 Elisabetta Vendramini (1790–1860) Józef Sebastian Pelczar (1842–1924) Maria Angela Picco (1867–1921) Marie Theodore Voiron (1835–1925) Paolo Manna (1872–1952)
May 13, 1989 Adolph Kolping (1813–1865) Annunciata Astoria Cocchetti (1800–1882) Dina Belanger (1897–1929) Francisco Marto (1908–1919) Giuseppe Allamano (1851–1926) Jacinta Marto (1910–1920) Jaume Clotet Fabres (1822–1898) Joseph Vaz (1651–1711) Maria Leonardo Ranixe (1796–1875) María Natividad Venegas de la Torre (1868–1959) Maria Schininà (1844–1910)
September 7, 1989 Balbino Sanchez Mayorga (1865–1934) Carlo Sterpi (1874–1951) Claudio Granzotto (1900–1947) Filomena Ferrer Galcerán (1841–1868) José Maria de Yermo y Parres (1851–1904) María Josefa Sancho de Guerra (1842–1912) Nazareno Santolini (1859–1930) Nimatullah Kassab (1808–1858) Rafael Arnáiz Barón (1911–1938)
December 21, 1989 Agostino Roscelli (1818–1902) Annibale Maria di Francia (1851–1927) Esteban Marcuello Zabalza (1808–1880) Jacques Gianiel (1714–1750) Johann Philipp Jeningen (1642–1704) Kazimierz Wyszyński (1700–1755) Leonardo Castellanos y Castellanos (1862–1912) Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de Lamourous (1754–1836)
1990
March 3, 1990 Andrea Maria Borello (1916–1948) Anne de Guigné (1911–1922) Exupérien Mas (1829–1905) Francesco Spinelli (1853–1913) Gaetano Catanoso (1879–1963) Mariano de Jesús Euse Hoyos (1845–1926) Pietro Leonardi (1769–1844) Saturnina Jassa Fontcuberta (1851–1936) Teodoreto Garberoglio (1871–1954)
April 9, 1990 Antonio Vicenzo Gallo (1899–1934) Catherine McAuley (1778–1841) Josemaría Escrivá (1902–1975) Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474–1548) Ramon Ibarra González (1851–1925)
July 10, 1990 Colomba Matylda Gabriel (1858–1926) Giuseppe Ambrosini (1889–1913) Marguerite Bays (1815–1879) Marie Louise Trichet (1684–1759)
1991
January 22, 1991 Alfano Vaser (1873–1943) Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli (1852–1924) Bolesława Lament (1862–1946) Camille Costa de Beauregard (1841–1910) Elena Aiello (1895–1961) Gaetana Sterni (1827–1889) Genoveva Torres Morales (1870–1956) Giuseppe Oddi (1839–1919) John Henry Newman (1801–1890) Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena (1874–1949) Maria Teresa Merlo (1894–1964) Pietro Casani (1570–1647) Vicente Bernedo (1562–1619) Zefirino Agostini (1813–1896)
May 14, 1991 Alfred Pampalon (1867–1896) Anne de Xainctonge (1567–1621) Cesare Guasti (1822–1889) Clara Fey (1815–1894) Egidio Laurent (1884–1941) Elisabetta Maria Satellico (1706–1745) Gabriel Taborin (1799–1864) Giuseppe Bartolomeo Menochio (1741–1823) Giuseppe Giraldi (1848–1901) Grimoaldo of the Purification (1883–1902) Helena Stollenwerk (1852–1900) Hendrina Stenmanns (1852–1903) Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne (1653–1719) Marie Anne Blondin (1809–1890) Paolo Giuseppe Maria Frassinetti (1804–1868)
July 6, 1991 John Duns Scotus (1266–1308) Émilie de Villeneuve (1811–1854) Gianna Beretta Molla (1922–1962) Marco d'Aviano (1631–1699) María Rafols Bruna (1781–1853)
December 21, 1991 Alberto Hurtado (1901–1952) Anita Cantieri (1910–1942) Emmanuel d'Alzon (1810–1880) Gerardo Sagarduy de Lasgoitia (1881–1962) Jordan Mai (1866–1922) Maria Bernarda Bütler (1848–1924) Maria Lucrezia Zileri dal Verme (1839–1923) Marie Poussepin (1653–1744) Oreste Fontanella (1883–1935) Vicenta Chávez Orozco (1867–1949) Vincenzo Cimatti (1879–1965)
1992
March 7, 1992 Angelico Pittavino (1875–1953) Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938) Genoveffa De Troia (1887–1949) Giuditta Vannini (1859–1911) Jeanne Chezard de Matel (1596–1670) Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo (1875–1967)
June 13, 1992 Antonietta Farani (1906–1963) Cornelia Connelly (1809–1879) Giovanni Battista Rubino (1776–1853) José María Amigó Ferrer (1854–1934) Josep Torras i Bages (1846–1916) María Teresa González Justo (1921–1967) Mary MacKillop (1842–1909) Monica Cornago Zapater (1889–1964) Stanislaus Papczyński (1631–1701)
July 11, 1992 Fortunato De Gruttis (1826–1905) László Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931) Luigi Talamoni (1848–1926) María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña (1848–1918) Théodore Guérin (1798–1856)
December 21, 1992 Agostino Chieppi (1830–1891) Felix Mary Ghebreamlak (1895–1934) Jan Beyzym (1850–1912) Khalīl al-Haddād (1875–1954) Nicolas Roland (1642–1678) Stanisław Kazimierczyk (1433–1489) Vittorio De Marino (1863–1929)
1993
April 2, 1993 Anna Maria Katherina Scherer (1825–1888) Camila Rolón (1842–1913) Daniel Coppini (1867–1945) Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762–1844) Francisco de Asís Méndez Casariego (1850–1924) Luigi Variara (1875–1923) Paola Renata Carboni (1908–1927) Simaan Srugi (1877–1927) Zygmunt Łoziński (1870–1932)
July 6, 1993 Candida Maria of Jesus (1845–1912) Cesare Maria Barzaghi (1863–1941) Frédéric Ozanam (1813–1853) Giuseppe Pesci (1853–1929) Maria Raffaella Cimatti (1861–1945) Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli (1806–1864)
December 23, 1993 Benedetta Bianchi Porro (1936–1964) Eleonora López de Maturana (1884–1931) Emilia Chapellín Istúriz (1858–1893) Émilie d'Oultremont d'Hoogvorst (1818–1878) Émilie Gamelin (1800–1851) Maria Antonia Paris (1813–1885)
1994
March 26, 1994 Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster (1880–1954) Bernarda Heimgartner (1822–1863) Daniel Comboni (1831–1881) Felix Monasterio Ateca (1902–1951) Giuseppina Gabriela Bonino (1843–1906) José Gras Granollers (1834–1918) José León Torres (1849–1930) Julio María Matovelle (1852–1929) Louis Martin (1823–1894) Marie-Azélie Guérin Martin (1831–1877) Maria Domenica Brun Barbantini (1789–1868) María Isabel Tejada Cuartas (1887–1925) Mary Theresa Dudzik (1860–1918)
July 2, 1994 Bronisław Markiewicz (1842–1912) John of Dukla (1414–1484) Lucia Mangano (1896–1946) Luigi Caburlotto (1817–1897) María Amparo Delgado García (1889–1941) Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception (1856–1906) Zdislava Berka (1220–1252)
December 15, 1994 Consuelo Utrilla Lozano (1925–1956) Edel Quinn (1907–1944) Gabriele Allegra (1907–1976) Jan Wojciech Balicki (1869–1948) Manuel Míguez González (1831–1925) Maria Elena Bettini (1814–1894) Marcelina Darowska (1827–1911) Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas (1843–1927) Norberto Cassinelli (1827–1911) Peregrina Mogas Fontcuberta (1827–1886)
1995
April 6, 1995 Anton Maria Schwartz (1852–1929) Ferdinando Maria Baccilieri (1821–1893) Gaetano Tantalo (1905–1947) Giuseppe Tovini (1814–1897) Gregor Cäsarius Buhl (1896–1973)