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American Saints: Five Centuries of Heroic Sanctity on the American Continents. Alba House. ISBN 0-8189-0900-5. Habig, Marion A. (1974). Saints of the Americas. Our Sunday Visitor. ISBN 0-87973-880-4. Holbock, Ferdinard (2000). New Saints and Blesseds of the Catholic Church: Blesseds and Saints Canonized by Pope John Paul II During the Years ...
John Carroll (1) became the first American bishop in 1790. Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus (7) was the first bishop of Boston, and became a cardinal after he returned to France. John McCloskey (42) was Archbishop of New York and became the first American cardinal in 1875.
The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States. The list also includes bishops in American territories and commonwealths, including Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Catholic Church in the United States comprises:
Bishop of East Tonkin: James Nam 1838 Joan Elizabeth Bichier des Ages: 1773 1838 Jose Uyen Dinh Nguyen: 1775 1838 Joseph Canh 1838 Joseph Peter Uyen 1838 Joseph Vien Dinh Dang: 1786 1838 Michael My 1838 Paul My, Peter Duong, and Peter Truat 1838 Peter Dumoulin-Borle, Peter Vu Dang Khoa, Vincent Nguyen The Diem, and Companions 1838
To enforce her religious policies, Queen Elizabeth needed bishops willing to cooperate. Seven bishops, including Cardinal Pole, Mary's Archbishop of Canterbury, died in 1558 and needed to be replaced. The remaining bishops were all Catholics appointed during Mary's reign, and Elizabeth's advisers hoped they could be persuaded to continue serving.
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
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This article contains a full list of the saints canonized in the 21st century. (2001–2100) These saints have received recognition as saint (through canonization) by the following popes of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013) Pope Francis (2013–)