1) 04 January in Wieliczka, Małopolskie (Poland)

        PIOTR KOSIBA (ALOJZY)

        professed religious, Franciscan Friars Minor

        born: 29 June 1855 in Libusza, Podkarpackie (Poland)

        diocese of competent bishop: Kraków

        CCS protocol number: 1101

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process:

        closing of informative process:

        decree on validity of informative process: 04 June 2004

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2007

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano, ofm        

        petitioner: Klastor Braci Mniejszych, ul. Br. Alojzego Kosiby 31, 32-020 Wieliczka, POLAND

        website: alojzykosiba.w.interia.pl 

2) 04 January in Agrigento (Italy)

        VINCENZO MORINELLO

        priest of the diocese of Agrigento;

                founder, Sisters of the Poor of Don Morinello (n.o.)

        born: 05 December 1870 in Licata, Agrigento (Italy)   

        diocese of competent bishop: Agrigento

        CCS protocol number: 2371

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 26 July 2000

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 08 February 2002

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Dr. Silvia Mónica Correale

        petitioner: Suore dei Poveri di Don Morinello, Via Luigi Mascherpa, 18, 90146 Pallavicino (PA), ITALY

                             Suore dei Poveri di Don Morinello, Via Palma, 27, 92027 Licata (AG), ITALY

        website: www.suoredonmorinello.it

3) 18 January in Nadur, Gozo (Malta)

        Franġisk Grima

        priest of the diocese of Gozo

        born: 27 August 1908 in Nadur, Gozo (Malta)

        diocese of competent bishop: Gozo

        CCS protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        postulator:

        petitioner: Parish of Saints Peter and Paul, Pjazza 28 ta’ April 1688, Nadur NDR 1033, MALTA

        website:

4) 25 January in Rome (Italy)

        MARIA MAJONE (MARIA NAZARENA)

        cofounder, Daughters of Divine Zeal

        born: 21 June 1869 in Graniti, Messina (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Rome

        CCS protocol number: 1793

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 23 September 1991

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 08 January 1992

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 02 June 1993

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:  14 January 1994

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1998

        congress of theological consultants: 09 May 2003

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops: 28 October 2003

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 20 December 2003

        postulator: Sr. Maria Rosa Graziano, fdz

        petitioner: Figlie del Divino Zelo, Circonvallazione Appia 144, 00179 Roma, ITALY

        website: www.figliedivinozelo.it

5) 03 February in Ljubljana (Slovenia)

        JANEZ FRANČIŠEK GNIDOVEC

        priest of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians);

                bishop of Skopje

        born: 29 September 1873 in Veliki Lipovec, Žužemberk (Slovenia)

        diocese of competent bishop: Ljubljana

        CCS protocol number: 1263

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat to initiate cognitional process: 15 December 1977

        opening of cognitional process: 08 February 1978

        closing of cognitional process: 1984

        decree on validity of cognitional process: 02 May 1986

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2000

        congress of theological consultants: 03 April 2009

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops: 09 February 2010

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 27 March 2010

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 13 January 2005

            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 24 July 2006

            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 09 June 2007

        postulator: Rev. Giuseppe Guerra, cm

        petitioner: Biskupia Ordinarijat, ul. Risto Šiškov, 31, 91000 Skopje, MACEDONIA

                             Lazaristi, Maistrova 2, 61000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA

        website: www.gnidovec.si 

6) 10 February in Meta di Sorrento, Naples (Italy)

        AGATA MARIA JACOBUCCI (ELISABETTA OF THE CROSS)

        professed religious, Franciscan Alcantarine Sisters (n.o.)

        born: 23 July 1858 in Trevi nel Lazio, Frosinone (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia

        CCS protocol number: 1039

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process:

        closing of informative process:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 22 September 1995

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano, ofm        

        petitioner: Suore Francescane Alcantarine, Via Maffeo Vegio 15, 00135 Roma, ITALY

        website: www.alcantarine.org

7) 06 March in Shangliandi, Shanxi (China) in odium fidei, uti fertur

        ANTONIO COCCHI (GINEPRO)

        professed priest, Franciscan Friars Minor

        born: 13 October 1908 in Artena, Rome (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Velletri-Segni

        CCS protocol number: 1996

        type of cause: martyrdom

        nihil obstat: 17 December 1994

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 12 March 1995

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 03 March 1996

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 29 March 1996

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1999

        session of historical consultants: 09 March 1999

        congress of theological consultants: 09 September 2008

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops: 18 May 2010

        promulgation of decree on martyrdom:

        postulator: Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano, ofm

        petitioner: Frati Minori Francescani, Via del Convento, 83, 00031 Artena (RM), ITALY

        website:

8) 23 April in Grottaferrata, Rome (Italy)

        MARIA GABRIELLA SAGHEDDU

        professed religious, Trappistine Nuns

        born: 17 March 1914 in Dorgali, Nuoro (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Frascati

        CCS protocol number: 943

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process:

        closing of informative process:

        decree on writings:

        introduction of cause: 15 July 1965

        decree “non-cultu”:

        opening of apostolic process:

        closing of apostolic process:

        decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

        commission of CCS officials and consultants:

        plenary session of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        papal confirmation of plenary session sentence:

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 04 May 1981

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle:

            session of medical consultants:

            congress of theological consultants:

            congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

            promulgation of decree on miracle:

        beatification: 25 January 1983

        postulator: Sr. Augusta Tescari, ocso

        petitioner: Monastero delle Trappiste, 01030 Vitorchiano (VB), ITALY

        website: www.vitorchiano.org

9) 18 April in San Juan de Cuyo, San Juan (Argentina)

        JOSÉ AMÉRICO ORZALI

        archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo;

                founder, Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary (n.o.)

        born: 12 March 1863 in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

        diocese of competent bishop: San Juan de Cuyo

        CCS protocol number: 1385

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 14 June 1983

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator:

        petitioner: Hermanas de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Calle Herrera 575, C1295ABI Capital Federal, ARGENTINA

        website:

10) 05 May in Budapest (Hungary)

        Tóth Tihamér

        archbishop of Veszprém

        born: 14 January 1889 in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok  (Hungary)

        diocese of competent bishop: Veszprém

        CCS protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process:

        closing of informative process:

        nihil obstat: *

        postulator:

        petitioner: Veszprémi Egyházmegye - Érseki Hivatal, Vár u. 16-18, 8200 Veszprém,  HUNGARY

        website:

Note: The transumptum of the informative process is stored in the archives of the CCS.

11) 07 May in Turin (Italy)

        FRANCESCO PALEARI

        priest, Society of the Priests of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo

        born: 22 October 1863 in Pogliano Milanese, Milan (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Turin

        CCS protocol number: 976

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process: 11 June 1947

        closing of informative process: 1958

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 18 January 1991

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1991

        congress of theological consultants: 25 March 1997

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops: 13 January 1998

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 06 April 1998

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 03 November 2005 (archdiocese of Turin)

            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 10 March 2006

            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 30 November 2006

            session of medical consultants: 18 December 2008

            congress of theological consultants: 29 April 2009

            congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops: 09 November 2010

            promulgation of decree on miracle: 10 December 2010

        beatification: 17 September 2011

        postulator: Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano, ofm        

        petitioner: [see 1842: Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo]

        website:

12) 13 May in Verona (Italy)

        ROCCO FERRONI

        professed priest, Camillians

        born: 30 October 1856 in Marzana, Verona (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Verona

        CCS protocol number: 716

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process: 16 January 1950

        closing of informative process: 15 January 1952

        nihil obstat:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Rev. Luigi Secchi, mi

        petitioner: [see 1938: Enrico Rebuschini]

        website:

13) 29 May in Rome (Italy)

        JULIA LEDÓCHOWSKA (URSZULA)

        founder, Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus

        born: 17 April 1865 in Loosdorf, Lower Austria (Austria)

        diocese of competent bishop: Rome

        CCS protocol number: 656

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process:

        closing of informative process:

        decree on writings: 

        introduction of cause: 15 October 1981

        opening of apostolic process:

        closing of apostolic process:

        decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes:

        commission of CCS officials and consultants: 18 January 1983

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops: 29 March 1983

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 14 May 1983

            opening of apostolic process on miracle for beatification: 

            closing of apostolic process on miracle for beatification: 

            decree on validity of apostolic process on miracle: 10 December 1982

            session of medical consultants: 07 April 1983

            congress of theological consultants: 17 May 1983

            congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops: 07 June 1983

            promulgation of decree on miracle: 09 June 1983

        beatification: 20 June 1983

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for canonization: 

            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for canonization: 

            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle: 17 October 1998

            session of medical consultants: 30 March 2000

            congress of theological consultants: 01 February 2002

            congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops: 12 March 2002

            promulgation of decree on miracle: 23 April 2002

        canonization: 18 May 2003

        information: Suore Orsoline del Sacro Cuore di Gesù Agonizzante, Via del Casaletto, 557, 00151 Roma, ITALY

                                 Siostry Urszulanki Serca Jezusa Konającego, ul. Wiślana 2, 00-317 Warszawa, POLAND

                                 Siostry Urszulanki Serca Jezusa Konającego, ul. św. Urszuli Ledóchowskiej 1, 62-045 Pniewy, POLAND

        website:

14) 04 July in La Vega (Dominican Republic)

        JUAN FRANCISCO [GIOVANNI FRANCESCO] FANTINO FALCO

        priest of the diocese of La Vega

        born: 16 May 1867 in Borgo San Dalmazzo, Cuneo (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: La Vega

        CCS protocol number: 2309

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 17 September 1999

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator:

        petitioner: Diócesis de La Vega, Ave. Alfredo Peralta Michell, Apdo. 27, La Vega, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

        website:

15) 17 July in Madrid (Spain)

        MARÍA DEL CARMEN [MARI CARMEN] GONZÁLEZ-VALERIO SÁENZ DE HEREDIA

        child of the archdiocese of Madrid

        born: 14 March 1930 in Madrid (Spain)

        diocese of competent bishop: Madrid

        CCS protocol number: 1442

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process: 11 July 1961

        closing of informative process: 16 April 1983

        decree on validity of informative process: 19 April 1985

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1990

        congress of theological consultants: 13 June 1995

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops: 05 December 1995

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 12 January 1996

            opening of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

            closing of diocesan inquiry on miracle for beatification: 

            decree on validity of diocesan inquiry on miracle:

            session of medical consultants:

            congress of theological consultants: 15 July 2004

        postulator: Rev. Antonio Sáez de Albéniz, osst

        petitioner: Carmelitas Descalzas, Carretera de Húmera s/n,  Aravaca, 28023 Madrid, SPAIN

        website:

16) 16 August in Rome (Italy)

        ANDREJ CHMEľ (Alojz MáriA OF JESUS CRUCIFIED)

        professed religious, Discalced Augustinians

        born: 17 October 1913 in Spišská Stará Ves, Prešovsk‎ý (Slovak Republic)

        diocese of competent bishop: Rome

        CCS protocol number: 2129

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 29 October 1996

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 09 April 1997

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Rev. Gabriele Ferlisi, oad

        petitioner: Pp. Agostiniani Scalzi, P.za Ottavilla, 1,  00152 Roma, ITALY

        website:

17) 30 September in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)

        JOSEF WICKENHÄUSER (FIRMINUS)

        professed priest, Franciscan Friars Minor

        born: 19 January 1876 in Massenbachhausen, Baden-Württemberg (Germany)

        diocese of competent bishop: Cologne

        CCS protocol number: 1122

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process: 02 September 1957

        closing of informative process:

        decree on writings: 16 December 1976

        introduction of cause:

        opening of apostolic process:

        closing of apostolic process:

        decree on validity of informative and apostolic processes: 24 May 1991

        submission of Positio to CCS: 1991

        congress of theological consultants: 01 July 1997

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops: 06 October 1998

        promulgation of decree on heroic virtues: 21 December 1998

        postulator: Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano, ofm        

        petitioner: Franziskanerkloster, Immermannstraße 20, 40210 Düsseldorf, GERMANY

        website:

18) 03 October in Paterno di Pelago, Florence (Italy)

        TILDE MANZOTTI [biography]

        young layperson of the diocese of Fiesole;

                member, Lay Dominicans

        born: 28 May 1915 in Reggio Emilia (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Fiesole

        CCS protocol number: 2053

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 02 June 1995

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 05 July 1995

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 07 December 1998

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Rev. Vito Tomás Gómez García, op

        petitioner: Comunità di San Leolino, Via San Leolino 1, 50020 Panzano in Chianti (FI), ITALY

                             [1958: Nella Pratesi]

        website:

19) 04 October in Partinico, Palermo (Italy)

        PIETRO PRIVITERA (PIETRO FROM SAN PIETRO CLARENZA)

        professed religious, Franciscan Capuchins

        born: 08 November 1881 in San Pietro Clarenza, Catania (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Monreale

        CCS protocol number: 1581

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of informative process:

        closing of informative process:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 10 July 1991

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Fra Florio Tessari, ofmcap

        petitioner: Frati Minori Cappuccini, Via Baronio Manfredi 27, 90046 Monreale (PA), ITALY

        website:

20) 18 November in La Aguada, Montevideo (Uruguay)

        WALTER ELÍAS CHANGO RONDEAU [biography]

        young layperson of the archdiocese of Montevideo

        born: 01 November 1921 in La Aguada, Montevideo (Uruguay)

        diocese of competent bishop: Montevideo

        CCS protocol number: 2442

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 25 June 2000

        nihil obstat: 03 November 2001

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 21 March 2004

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Fra Florio Tessari, ofmcap

        petitioner: Arquidiócesis de Montevideo, Calle Treinta y Tres 1368, Casilla de Correo Central 356,

                                     11000 Montevideo, URUGUAY

        website:

22) 12 December in Brescia (Italy)

        GIOVANNI BATTISTA ZUABONI

        priest of the diocese of Brescia;

                founder, “Pro Familia” Institute (n.o.)

                and Company of the Holy Family (n.o.)

        born: 24 January 1880 in Promo di Vestone, Brescia (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Brescia

        CCS protocol number: 1882

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 13 October 1992

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 15 December 1992

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 25 September 1993

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 25 March 1994

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2003

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator:

        petitioner: Istituto Pro Familia, C.da S. Giovanni, 8, 25122 Brescia, ITALY

        website: