1) 15 January in Grosseto (Italy)

ZENO SALTINI

priest of the diocese of Grosseto;

founder, Nomadelfia Community

born: 30 August 1900 in Fossoli di Carpi, Modena (Italy)

competent forum: Grosseto

CCS protocol number:

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”:

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

publication of Positio:

particular congress of theological consultors:

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

postulator: Deac. Tommaso Vergari

petitioner: Comunità di Nomadelfia, C.P. 103, 58100 Grosseto (GR), ITALY

website: www.donzeno.it

2) 26 January in Torremaggiore, Foggia (Italy)

FRANCESCO MARIA VASSALLO

priest of the diocese of San Severo;

founder, Missionary Movement « Cenacolisti » (n.o.) 

born: 23 April 1925 in San Severo, Foggia (Italy)

competent forum: San Severo

CCS protocol number:

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 2013

opening of diocesan inquiry: 26 May 2018

closing of diocesan inquiry: 26 January 2024

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

publication of Positio:

particular congress of theological consultors:

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

postulator: Rev. Francesco Armenti

petitioner: Movimento Missionario Cenacolisti, Via Don Tommaso Leccisotti, 14,

                            71017 Torremaggiore (FG), ITALY

website: movimentocenacolisti.it

3) 06 February in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure, Drôme (France)

MARTHE-LOUISE ROBIN

layperson of the diocese of Valence;

founder, Foyers of Charity

born: 13 March 1902 in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure, Drôme (France)

competent forum: Valence

CCS protocol number: 1778

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 24 March 1991

opening of diocesan inquiry: 23 May 1991

closing of diocesan inquiry: 27 May 1996

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 24 April 1998

publication of Positio: 2010

particular congress of theological consultors: 11 December 2012

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 07 November 2014

    opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

    closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

    decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 19 December 2014

postulator: Dr. Sophie Guex

petitioner: Foyer de Charité, B.P. 11, 26330 Châteauneuf-de-Galaure (Drôme) cedex, FRANCE

website: www.marthe-robin.com

4) 14 February in Jacareí, São Paulo (Brazil)

FRANZ DE CASTRO HOLZWARTH

layperson of the diocese of São José dos Campos

born: 18 May 1942 in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

competent forum: São José dos Campos

CCS protocol number: 2854

type of cause: offer of life

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 11 July 2008

opening of diocesan inquiry: 06 March 2009

closing of diocesan inquiry: 22 December 2010

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 18 May 2012

publication of Positio: 2015

particular congress of theological consultors: 09 March 2021

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 11 October 2022

promulgation of decree on offer of life: 17 December 2022

postulator: Dr. Paolo Vilotta

petitioner: Diocese de São José dos Campos, Praça Mons. Ascânio Brandão, 01 – Jardim São Dimas

                            São José dos Campos – 12245-440 – SP, BRAZIL

website:

5) 20 February in Isola Gran Sasso, San Gabriele Addolorta, Teramo (Italy)

AMILCARE BATTISTELLI

(STANISLAO OF THE HOLY SPIRIT)

professed priest, Passionists;

bishop of Teramo-Atri

born: 28 September 1885 in Fano, Ancona (Italy)

competent forum: Teramo-Atri

CCS protocol number: 1617

 type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 01 June 1988

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

publication of Positio:

particular congress of theological consultors:

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

postulator: Rev. Cristiano Massimo Parisi, cp

petitioner: Pp. Passionisti, 64048 S. Gabriele Addolorata (TE), ITALY

website:

6) 10 March in Quito (Ecuador)

JULIO TOBAR DONOSO

layperson of the archdiocese of Quito; married

born: 25 January 1894 in Quito (Ecuador)

competent forum: Quito

CCS protocol number: 2801

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 29 September 2007

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

publication of Positio:

particular congress of theological consultors:

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

postulator:

petitioner: Arquidiócesis de Quito, Calle Chile 1140, Quito, Provincia de Pichincha, Apdo. 17-01-106, ECUADOR 

website:

7) 19 March in Dzikowiec, Kolbuszowa (Poland)

STANISŁAW SUDOŁ

priest of the diocese of Sandomierz

born: 16 March 1895 in Zembrza, Kolbuszowa (Poland)

competent forum: Sandomierz

CCS protocol number: 3128

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 2013

opening of diocesan inquiry: 19 March 2014

closing of diocesan inquiry: 02 June 2019

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 08 November 2019

publication of Positio:

particular congress of theological consultors:

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

postulator: Rev. Krzysztof Cisek

petitioner: Diecezja Sandomierska, ul. Mariacka 7, 27-600 Sandomierz, POLAND

website: diecezjasandomierska.pl

8) 01 April in Inkamana, Vryheid (South Africa)

FRANZISKA MAY (REINOLDA)

professed religious, Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing

born: 21 October 1901 in Pfahlheim, Ostalbkreis, Ellwangen (Germany)

competent forum: Eshowe

CCS protocol number:

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 2014

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

publication of Positio:

particular congress of theological consultors:

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

postulator:

petitioner: Ngome Marian Shrine, No.123 Lot 4 of Sub A, Langgewacht 275, Ngome,

                            Vryheid District, Kwazulu Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

                      Diocese of Eshowe, 42-44 Webber Street, P.O. Box 488, Eshowe 3815, SOUTH AFRICA 

website: www.ngome.co.za

9) 03 April in Rome (Italy)

LORENA D’ALESSANDRO

young layperson of the diocese of Rome

born: 20 November 1964 in La Rustica, Rome (Italy)

competent forum: Rome

CCS protocol number: 2385

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 20 December 2000

opening of diocesan inquiry: 25 May 2001

closing of diocesan inquiry: 08 April 2003

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 05 November 2004

publication of Positio: 2021

particular congress of theological consultors:

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

petitioner: Amici di Lorena, Parrocchia N.S. di Czestochowa, Largo A. Corelli, 9, 00155 Rome, ITALY   

website: www.amicidilorena.it

10) 06 April in Los Angeles, California (United States)

ALOYSIUS ELLACURIA

[JUAN LUIS ELLACURIA ECHEVARRÍA]

professed priest, Claretians

born: 21 June 1905 in Yurre, Vizcaya (Spain)

competent forum: Los Angeles

CCS protocol number:

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 11 April 2016

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

publication of Positio:

particular congress of theological consultors:

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

postulator: Dr. Andrea Ambrosi

petitioner: Friends of Father Aloysius, 3855 Via Reposo, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091, USA

website: aloysius.com

11) 13 April in Casapesenna, Caserta (Italy)

SALVATORE VITALE

priest of the diocese of Aversa;

founder, Missionaries of the Little House of Nazareth (n.o.) 

and Missionary Sisters of the Little House of Nazareth (n.o.)

born: 07 August 1904 in Frattamaggiore, Naples (Italy)

competent forum: Aversa

CCS protocol number:

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”:

opening of diocesan inquiry:

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

publication of Positio:

particular congress of theological consultors:

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

postulator:

petitioner: Piccola Casetta di Nazareth, Via Chiesa, 2, 81036 Casapesenna (CE), ITALY

website: www.santuariomiamadonnaemiasalvezza.it

12) 18 April in Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant (Belgium)

BOĻESLAVS SLOSKĀNS

(Болеслав Слосканс)

apostolic administrator of Mohilev and Minsk

born: 31 August 1893 in Tiltagals, Stirniene, Madonas (Latvia)

competent forum: Mechelen-Brusell

CCS protocol number: 2340

type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of diocesan inquiry: 10 March 2000

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 14 April 2000

closing of diocesan inquiry: 2000

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 14 December 2001

publication of Positio: 2003

particular congress of theological consultors: 08 November 2004

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 14 December 2004

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 20 December 2004

    opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

    closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

    decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 25 October 2002

    meeting of the Medical Board: 29 November 2007

postulator: Rev. Pascal-Marie Jerumanis

petitioner: Stichting Mgr. B. Sloskans, Burgemeesterstraat 59/Bus 0102, B-3000 Leuven, BELGIUM

website: sloskans.com

13) 19 May in Lecce (Italy)

MARIA ADDOLORATA DE PASCALI

(SANTINA MARIA ADDOLORATA)

founder, Sisters Disciples of the Sacred Heart 

born: 20 June 1897 in Acquarica, Lecce (Italy)

competent forum: Lecce

CCS protocol number: 1875

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 24 August 1992

opening of diocesan inquiry: 06 February 1993

closing of diocesan inquiry: 29 March 1995

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 17 October 1998

publication of Positio: 1999

particular congress of theological consultors: 05 November 2015

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 20 January 2017

postulator: Rev. Javier Carnerero Peñalver, osst

petitioner: Discepole del Sacro Cuore, Via Monteroni Esterna, 250, 73100 Lecce, ITALY

website: www.madresantina.it

14) 28 May in Warsaw (Poland)

STEFAN WYSZYŃSKI

archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw;

cardinal

born: 03 August 1901 in Zuzela, Ostrów Mazowiecka (Poland)

competent forum: Warsaw

CCS protocol number: 1669

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 26 April 1989

opening of diocesan inquiry: 20 May 1989

closing of diocesan inquiry: 06 February 2001

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 08 February 2002

publication of Positio: 2015

particular congress of theological consultors: 26 April 2016

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 12 December 2017

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 18 December 2017

    opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 27 March 2012

    closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 28 May 2013

    decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 10 October 2014

postulator: Fra Zbigniew Suchecki, ofmconv

petitioner: Instytut Prymasowski Stefana Kardynała Wyszyńskiego, ul. Świerkowa 4, 03-054 Warszawa, POLAND

website: wyszynskiprymas.pl

15) 19 June in Diang, Chittagong (Bangladesh)

DORIAN LAPLANTE (FLAVIEN)

professed religious, Congregation of Holy Cross

born: 27 July 1907 in Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Québec (Canada)

competent forum: Chittagong

CCS protocol number:

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 2009

opening of diocesan inquiry: 13 February 2009

closing of diocesan inquiry:

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

publication of Positio:

particular congress of theological consultors:

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops:

postulator:

petitioner: Brothers of the Holy Cross – Saint Joseph Province, 97, Asad Avenue, Mohammadpur – 1207, BANGLADESH

                      Congrégation de Sainte-Croix, 4994 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal, QC H3V 1A4, CANADA

website: flavienlaplante.com

16) 01 July in Quiriguá, Los Amates, Izabal (Guatemala) in odium fidei

1.    MARCELLO MARUZZO (TULLIO)

        professed priest, Franciscan Friars Minor

        born: 23 July 1929 in Lapio di Arcugnano, Vicenza (Italy)

2.    LUIS OBDULIO ARROYO NAVARRO

        layperson of the apostolic vicariate of Izabal;

        member, Secular Franciscans 

        born: 21 June 1950 in Quiriguá, Los Amates, Izabal (Guatemala) 

competent forum: Izabal

CCS protocol number: 2692

type of cause: martyrdom

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 10 November 2005

opening of diocesan inquiry: 30 January 2006

closing of diocesan inquiry: 22 July 2008

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 12 February 2010

publication of Positio: 2014

particular congress of theological consultors: 31 May 2016

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 03 October 2017

promulgation of decree on martyrdom: 09 October 2017

beatification: 27 October 2018

postulator: Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano, ofm

petitioner: Provincia S. Antonio dei Frati Minori, Via Carlo Farini, 10, 20154 Milan, ITALY

                      Vicariato Apostólico de Izabal, 17 avenida y 19 calle, Puerto Barrios, Izabal, 18001 GUATEMALA

website: www.vicariatodeizabal.com

17) 22 July in Rome (Italy)

MANUELA DE JESÚS ARIAS ESPINOSA

(MARÍA INÉS TERESA OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT) 

founder, Poor Clare Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament  

and Missionaries of Christ for the Universal Church (n.o.)

born: 07 July 1904 in Ixtlán del Rio, Nayarit (Mexico)

competent forum: Rome/Cuernavaca

CCS protocol number: 1861

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of transfer of competent forum: 20 March 1992 (from the diocese of Rome)

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 01 December 1992

opening of diocesan inquiry:  31 October 1992 (Cuernavaca); 25 March 1994 (Rome)

closing of diocesan inquiry: 26 June 1996 (Rome); 15 October 1996 (Cuernavaca)

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 25 October 1997

publication of Positio: 1999

particular congress of theological consultors: 26 September 2008

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 17 February 2009

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 03 April 2009

    opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 26 October 2002 (Guadalajara)

postulator: Sr. Silvia Burnes Sánchez, mc

petitioner: Missionarie Clarisse, Salita di Castel Giubileo, 11, C.P. 11-006, 00100 Roma-Montesacro, ITALY 

                      Misioneras Clarisas, Av. Colonia del Valle 633, Col. del Valle, 03100 México D.F., MEXICO

website: www.misionerasclarisas.com

18) 28 July in Santiago Atitlán, Sololá (Guatemala) in odium fidei

STANLEY FRANCIS ROTHER

priest of the archdiocese of Oklahoma City

born: 27 March 1935 in Okarche, Oklahoma (United States)

competent forum: Oklahoma City

CCS protocol number: 2798

type of cause: martyrdom

rescript of transfer of competent forum: 03 September 2007 (from Sololá-Chimaltenango)

opening of diocesan inquiry: 05 October 2007

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 25 November 2009

closing of diocesan inquiry: 20 July 2010

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 16 March 2012

publication of Positio: 2014

particular congress of theological consultors: 14 June 2015

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 

promulgation of decree on martyrdom: 01 December 2016

beatification: 23 September 2017

postulator: Dr. Andrea Ambrosi

petitioner: Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, 7501 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK 73132, USA

website:

19) 16 October in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)

MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO SANTOS

(BENIGNA VICTIM OF JESUS)

professed religious, Sisters Helpers of our Lady of Pieta (n.o.) 

born: 16 August 1907 in Diamantina, Minas Gerais (Brazil)   

competent forum: Belo Horizonte

CCS protocol number: 2962

type of cause: heroic virtues

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 26 January 2011

opening of diocesan inquiry: 15 October 2011

closing of diocesan inquiry: 26 January 2013

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 04 April 2014

publication of Positio: 2019

particular congress of theological consultors: 06 May 2021

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 15 February 2022

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 18 February 2022

postulator: Dr. Paolo Vilotta

petitioner: [1924: Domingos Evangelista Pinheiro]

                      Associação dos Amigos de Irmã Benigna, C.P. 1939,

                            31231-970 – Belo Horizonte – MG, BRAZIL

website: www.irmabenigna.org.br

20) 25 November in Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar (Croatia)

JOSIP TOMIČIĆ

(ANTE FROM RAZBOJINE)

professed religious, Capuchin Franciscans

born: 23 March 1901 in Razbojine, Lika-Senj (Croatia)

competent forum: Rijeka

CCS protocol number: 2705

type of cause: heroic virtues

opening of diocesan inquiry: 26 July 2005

rescript of “nihil obstat”: 05 June 2006

closing of diocesan inquiry: 09 February 2014

decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 15 January 2016

publication of Positio: 2021

particular congress of theological consultors: 19 January 2023

ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 27 February 2024

promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 14 March 2024

postulator: Fra Carlo Calloni, ofmcap

petitioner: Kapucinski samostan, Kapucinske stube 5, 51 000 Rijeka, CROATIA

website: