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Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
Roman Catholic. Julian Maunoir (1606–1683) French Jesuit "Apostle of Brittany" Tomasz Młodzianowski (1622–1686), Polish Jesuit;
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.
Fr. Robert McQueeney, [197] [198] Actor and golfer who became a priest and spiritual director for the Padre Pio Foundation of America. Msgr. Cletus Madsen, [199] [200] A music director and St. Ambrose University person. Msgr. Francis A. Marzen, [201] Former editor of the Hawaii Catholic Herald who worked as a city information specialist for ...
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with approximately 1.3 billion baptised Catholics worldwide, as of 2017. [ 1 ] Lists
Americans who are members of the Catholic Church. The following category includes persons from United States who self-identified as members of the Catholic Church.Note Wikipedia's WP:BLP policy: "Category names do not carry disclaimers or modifiers, so the case for each category must be made clear by the article text and its reliable sources.
Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Blessed Didacus Joseph of Cadiz: 1743: Cádiz, Spain: 1801 Joseph Pignatelli: 1737: Saragossa, Spain: 1811 Blessed Giles Mary of St. Joseph: 1729 1812 Blessed Peter Ou 1814 Augustine Zhao Rong 1815 Francis Bianchi: 1743 1815 John Gabriel Taurin Dufresse: 1750 1815 Bishop of Sichuan Province
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C., is the largest Catholic church in the United States. A special hall in the crypt level of the Basilica contains statues of American saints. The Catholic Church recognizes some deceased Catholics as saints, beati, venerabili, and servants of God.