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Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has authorized the beatification of 1,524 people, including two equipollent[ clarification needed ] beatification. The names listed below are from the Holy See website and are listed by year, then date. The locations given are the locations of the beatification ceremonies, not necessarily the birthplaces or homelands of the beatified.
| No. | Name | Date of Beatification | Place of Beatification | Presided by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maria Cristina of Savoy | January 25, 2014 | Naples, Italy | Cardinal Angelo Amato |
| 2. | Giuseppe Girotti | April 26, 2014 | Alba, Cuneo, Italy | Cardinal Severino Poletto |
| 3. | Anton Durcovici | May 17, 2014 | Iași, Romania | Cardinal Angelo Amato |
| 4. | Mario Vergara | May 24, 2014 | Aversa, Caserta, Italy | |
| 5. | Isidore Ngei Ko Lat | |||
| 6. | Maria Josefa Alhama y Valera | May 31, 2014 | Collevallenza, Perugia, Italy | |
| 7. | Paul Yun Ji-Chung & 123 Companions | August 16, 2014 | Seoul, South Korea | Pope Francis |
| 8. | Giovannina Franchi | September 20, 2014 | Como, Italy | Cardinal Angelo Amato |
| 9. | Álvaro del Portillo | September 27, 2014 | Madrid, Spain | |
| 10. | Teresa Demjanovich | October 4, 2014 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| 11. | Francesco Zirano | October 12, 2014 | Sassari, Italy | |
| 12. | Pope Paul VI 2 | October 19, 2014 | Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City | Pope Francis |
| 13. | Assunta Marchetti | October 25, 2014 | São Paulo, Brazil | Cardinal Angelo Amato |
| 14. | Pedro Asúa Mendía | November 1, 2014 | Vitoria, Spain |
| No. | Name | Date of Beatification | Place of Beatification | Presided by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maria Velotti | September 26, 2020 | Naples, Italy | Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe |
| 2. | Olinto Marella | October 4, 2020 | Bologna, Italy | Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi |
| 3. | Carlo Acutis 5 | October 10, 2020 | Assisi, Italy | Cardinal Agostino Vallini |
| 4. | Michael Joseph McGivney | October 31, 2020 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | Cardinal Joseph Tobin |
| 5. | Joan Roig i Diggle | November 7, 2020 | Barcelona, Spain | Cardinal Juan José Omella |
| No. | Name | Date of Beatification | Place of Beatification | Presided by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Henri-Mathieu Planchat & 4 Companions | April 22, 2023 | Paris, France | Cardinal Marcello Semeraro |
| 2. | Maria Concepción Barrecheguren García | May 6, 2023 | Granada, Spain | |
| 3. | Jacinto Vera | Montevideo, Uruguay | Cardinal Paulo Cezar Costa | |
| 4. | Elisabetta Martinez | June 25, 2023 | Lecce, Italy | Cardinal Marcello Semeraro |
| 5. | Józef and Wiktoria Ulma with Seven Children | September 10, 2023 | Markowa, Poland | |
| 6. | Giuseppe Beotti | September 30, 2023 | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 7. | Manuel González-Serna Rodríguez & 19 Companions | November 18, 2023 | Seville, Spain | |
| 8. | Eduardo Francisco Pironio | December 16, 2023 | Luján, Argentina | Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga |
| No. | Name | Date of Beatification | Place of Beatification | Presided by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Guy de Montpellier | May 18, 2024 | Apostolic Palace, Vatican City (equipollent beatification) | Pope Francis |
| 2. | Giuseppe Rossi | May 26, 2024 | Novara, Italy | Cardinal Marcello Semeraro |
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