1) 31 January in Madrid (Spain)

        AGUSTÍN LIÉBANA DEL BLANCO

        professed priest, Augustinians

        born: 28 May 1923 in Guardo, Palencia (Spain)

        competent diocese: Madrid

        protocol number: 2703

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 27 May 2006

        nihil obstat: 05 June 2006

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 

        postulator:

        petitioner: [see 1942: Sebastián Elorza Arizmendi]

        website:

2) 05 February in Rome (Italy)

        EDUARDO FRANCISCO PIRONIO

        titular archbishop of Tiges; cardinal

        born: 03 December 1920 in Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires (Argentina)

        competent diocese: Rome

        protocol number: 2714

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 24 March 2006

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 23 June 2006

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 

        postulator:

        petitioner: Postulazione, Via della Conciliazione, 1, 00193 Roma, ITALY

                              Vicepostulación, Av. de Mayo 621,  2º Piso, C1084AAB Capital Federal, ARGENTINA

        website:

3) 24 June in Cenerente, Perugia (Italy)
   
        VITTORIO TRANCANELLI
        layperson of the diocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve; married
        born: 26 April 1944 in Spello, Perugia (Italy)
 

        competent diocese: Perugia-Città della Pieve

        protocol number: 2728
        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 22 June 2006
        opening of diocesan inquiry: 24 September 2006

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 

        postulator:

        petitioner: Diocesi di Perugia-Città della Pieve, P.za IV Novembre 6, 06123 Perugia (PG), ITALY
                              Associazione “Alle Querce di Mamre”, Str. Cenerente, Colle Umberto I, 9H, 06070 Cenerente (PG), ITALY

        website:

4) 30 July in Tura, Meghalaya (India)

        ORESTE MARENGO

        professed priest, Salesians of Don Bosco;

                bishop and apostolic administrator of Tura

        born: 29 August 1906 in Diano d’Alba, Cuneo (Italy)

        competent diocese: Tura

        protocol number: 2781

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 12 April 2007

        nihil obstat: 09 July 2007

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 

        postulator:

        petitioner: Diocese of Tura, West Garohills, Tura, 794 001 Meghalaya, INDIA

                              [see also 1957: Constantino Vendrame]

        website:

5) 20 August in Squinzano, Lecce (Italy)

        NICOLA RIEZZO

        archbishop of Otranto

        born: 11 December 1904 in Squinzano, Lecce (Italy)

        competent diocese: Lecce

        protocol number: 2629

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 27 October 2004

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 27 June 2005

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 

        postulator:

        petitioner: Arcidiocesi di Lecce, P.za Duomo, 2, 73100 Lecce, ITALY
                              Causa del Servo di Dio Nicola Riezzo, P.za Plebiscito, 1, 73018 Squinzano (LE), ITALY

        website:

6) 25 August in Almagro, Distrito Federal (Argentina)

        MARTHA PEREYRA IRAOLA

        professed religious, Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

        born: 26 August 1913 in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

        competent diocese: Buenos Aires

        protocol number: 2623

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 17 September 2004

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 10 January 2005

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 

        postulator:

        petitioner: Religiosas del Sagrado Corazón, Ave. Pres. H. Yrigoyen 4308,

                                     C1212ACO Capital Federal, ARGENTINA

        website:

7) 31 October in Seville (Spain)

        MARÍA ISABEL SALVAT ROMERO (MARÍA DE LA PURÍSIMA OF THE CROSS)

        professed religious, Sisters of the Company of the Cross (n.o.)

        born: 20 February 1926 in Madrid (Spain)

        competent diocese: Seville

        protocol number: 2585

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 13 January 2004

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 20 February 2004

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 15 November 2004

        validation of diocesan inquiry: 02 July 2005

        publication year of Positio: 2006

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 

        postulator:

        petitioner: [see 1932: Angela Guerrero González (Angela of the Cross)]

        website:

8)  12 November in Varazze, Savona (Italy)

        GIUSEPPE MASSONE

        layperson of the diocese of Savona-Noli

        born: 11 September 1910 in Varazze, Savona (Italy)

        competent diocese: Savona-Noli

        protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        postulator:

        petitioner: Associazione dei Caterinati,  P.za S. Domenico, 5, 17019 Varazze, ITALY

        website:

9)  27 November in Madrid (Spain)

        MARÍA DE LA CONCEPCIÓN CRUZ ALBERDI ECHEZARRETA (MARÍA ANA)

        professed religious, Order of the Immaculate Conception (Conceptionist Nuns)

        born: 03 May 1912 in Azcoitia, Guipúzcoa (Spain)

        competent diocese: Madrid

        protocol number: 2806

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 29 October 2007

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        validation of diocesan inquiry:

        publication year of Positio:

        meeting of theological consultors:

        ordinary congregation of cardinals and bishops: 

        postulator:

        petitioner: Monasterio de Concepción “La Latina”, C/ Toledo, 52, 28005 Madrid, SPAIN

        website: