1) 02 January in Catania (Italy)

        ANNA MARIA RITTER INGUSCIO

        layperson of the archdiocese of Catania; married;

                consecrated member, Ecclesial Family of Church-World Mission (n.o.)

        born: 23 August 1938 in Catania (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Catania

        CCS protocol number: 2426

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 22 September 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 09 November 2001

        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: [see 1996: Marcello Inguscio]

        website: www.chiesa-mondo.it/new/marcello-annamaria-inguscio.php

2) 03 January in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

        JOÃO BENVEGNÚ

        priest of the diocese of Passo Fundo

        born: 12 August 1907 in Muçum, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

        diocese of competent bishop: Passo Fundo

        CCS protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 31 August 2011

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 13 December 2011

        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. Avelino Pinzetta       

        vice-postulator: Rev. João Foschiera

        petitioner: Paróquia São Domingos, Rua Mons. João Benvegnú, 372  – Centro

                                     99270-000 – São Domingos do Sul – RS, BRAZIL

        website: www.monsenhorjoao.com.br

3) 09 January in Lubaga, Kampala (Uganda)

        ALOIZIO NGOBYA

        priest of the diocese of Masaka

        born: 18 November 1896 in Mulema, Kyanamukaaka, Masaka (Uganda)

        diocese of competent bishop: Masaka

        CCS protocol number: 3017

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        competentia fori: 17 November 2011 (from the archdiocese of Kampala)

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 04 April 2012

        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: Dr. Waldery Hilgeman

        vice-postulator: Bro. Reginald Cruz, cfx

        petitioner: Diocese of Masaka, P.O. Box 70, Masaka, UGANDA

        website: www.masakadiocese.org

4-5) 18 January at the Petén forest (Guatemala)

        ARÍSTIDES CALVANI SILVA

        layperson of the archdiocese of Caracas; married

        born: 19 January 1918 in Port-of-Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)

        ADELA RINA ABBO FONTANA de CALVANI

        layperson of the archdiocese of Caracas; married

        born: 02 December 1919 in Cúcuta, Lara (Venezuela)

        diocese of competent bishop: Caracas

        CCS protocol number: 2293 (Arístides Calvani Silva);

                                                   2294 (Adela Rina Abbo Fontana de Calvani)

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 16 June 1999

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 16 January 2002

        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: Asociación “Viudas de Naím,” Apdo. 68669, Caracas 1062-A, VENEZUELA

        website:

6) 18 January in Kraków, Małopolskie (Poland)

        CHAJE KALB (EMANUELA)

        professed religious, Canonesses of the Holy Spirit (n.o.)

        born: 26 August 1899 in Jarosław, Podkarpackie (Poland)

        diocese of competent bishop: Kraków

        CCS protocol number: 2416

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 15 June 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 20 September 2001

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 13 May 2005

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2010

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Sr. Immakulata Alina Kraska, css

        petitioner: Siostry Kanoniczki Ducha Świętego, ul. Szpitalna 10, 31-024 Kraków, POLAND

        website: www.kanoniczki.pl

Note: “Chaje” is Romanized as Helena. Her baptismal name is Maria Magdalena.

7) 22 January in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubuskie (Poland)

        WILHELM PLUTA

        bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów

        born: 09 January 1910 in Kochłowice, Śląskie (Poland)

        diocese of competent bishop: Zielona Góra-Gorzów

        CCS protocol number: 2440

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 03 November 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 21 January 2002

        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. Dariusz Gronowski

        petitioner: Diecezja Zielonogórsko-Gorzowska, pl. Powstańców Wlkp. 1, skr. pocst. 178,

                                     65-075 Zielona Góra, POLAND

        website: www.wilhelmpluta.pl

8) 14 April in Maggiora, Novara (Italy)

        DANIELA ZANETTA

        young layperson of the diocese of Novara;

                member, Focolare Movement

        born: 15 December 1962 in Maggiora, Novara (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Novara

        CCS protocol number: 2620

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 28 September 2004

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 17 October 2004

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 29 April 2006

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 22 February 2008

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Dr. Francesca Consolini

        petitioner: Arcidiocesi di Novara – Ufficio Famiglia, Via Puccini, 11, 28100 Novara, ITALY

        website: www.danielazanetta.it

9) 18 May in Milan (Italy)

        GIUSEPPE LAZZATI

        layperson of the archdiocese of Milan;

                founder, Secular Institute of Christ the King (n.o.)

        born: 22 June 1909 in Milan (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Milan

        CCS protocol number: 1918

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 17 June 1994

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 17 December 1994

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 14 December 1996

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 03 October 1997

        submission of Positio to CCS: 2001

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Dr. Pier Giorgio Confalonieri

        petitioner: Istituto Secolare Cristo Re, Via Alessandro Stradella 10, 20129 Milano, ITALY

        website: www.giuseppelazzati.it

10) 28 May in Rome (Italy)

        PIER CARLO LANDUCCI

        priest of the vicariate of Rome

        born:  01 December 1900 in Santa Vittoria in Matenano, Ascoli Piceno (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Rome

        CCS protocol number: 2711

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 24 March 2006

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 04 June 2008

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Mons. Giovanni Battista Proja

        petitioner: Vicariato di Roma, P.za S. Giovanni in Laterano, 6/a, 00184 Roma, ITALY

        website:

11) 05 July in Rome (Italy)

        ELISA GIAMBELLUCA

        layperson of the diocese of Cefalù;

                member, Teresian Institute

        born: 30 April 1941 in Isnello, Palermo (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Cefalù

        CCS protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        competentia fori:

        nihil obstat: 2009

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 29 March 2009

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 02 July 2011

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry:

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Dr. Encarnación González Rodríguez

        petitioner: Istituzione Teresiana, Via Cornelio Celso 1, 00161 Roma, ITALY

        website: www.istituzioneteresiana.it

12) 12 July in Oneşti, Bacău (Romania)

        MARTIN BENEDICT

        professed priest, Franciscan Conventuals

        born: 31 July 1931 in Galbeni, Bacău (Romania)

        diocese of competent bishop: Rome

        CCS protocol number: 2745

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 21 November 2006

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 14 April 2007

        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: Fra Angelo Paleri, ofmconv

        petitioner: Cauza Pr. Dr. Martin Benedict, Str. Arcadie Şeptilici, 1/A, 600234 Bacău, ROMANIA

        website: martinbenedict.org

13) 20 August in Carcastillo, Navarra (Spain)

        ZACARÍAS SANTAMARÍA ARAMENDÍA

        professed religious, Trappists

        born: 10 June 1907 in Oteiza de la Solana, Navarra (Spain)

        diocese of competent bishop: Pamplona-Tudela

        CCS protocol number: 2523

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 14 December 2002

        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: Sr. Augusta Tescari, ocso

        petitioner: Monasterio Cisterciense de Santa María de la Oliva, 31310 Carcastillo (Navarra), SPAIN

        website: www.monasteriodelaoliva.eu

14) 19 September in Verona (Italy)

        ALESSANDRO NOTTEGAR

        layperson of the diocese of Verona; married;

                founder, Queen of Peace Community (n.o.)

        born: 30 October 1943 in Verona (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Verona

        CCS protocol number: 2763

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        nihil obstat: 22 February 2007

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 14 May 2007

        closing of diocesan inquiry: 06 June 2009

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 23 April 2010

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator:         

        petitioner: Comunità Regina Pacis, Via Bonuzzo S. Ana, 11, 37128 Verona, ITALY

        website: www.reginapacis.vr.it

15) 15 December in Aiguebelle, Montjoyer, Drôme (France)

        JOSEPH FAYE

        apostolic prefect of Ziguinchor;

                professed priest, Trappists

        born: 22 May 1905 in Sédhiou, Kolda (Senegal)

        diocese of competent bishop: Ziguinchor

        CCS protocol number:

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        competentia fori:

        nihil obstat:

        opening of diocesan inquiry:

        closing of diocesan inquiry:

        postulator:         

        petitioner: Evêché de Ziguinchor, Rue du Dr. Gabriel Carvalho, B.P. 23, Ziguinchor, SENEGAL

        website:

16) 27 December in Prato (Italy)

        CAROLINA BELLANDI PALLADINI

        layperson of the diocese of Prato; married;

                member, Secular Franciscans

        born: 17 May 1895 in Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence (Italy)

        diocese of competent bishop: Firenze

        CCS protocol number: 2343

        type of cause: heroic virtues

        competentia fori: 14 April 2000 (from the diocese of Prato)

        nihil obstat: 05 February 2001

        opening of diocesan inquiry: 18 October 2001

        closing of diocesan inquiry:  25 October 2004

        decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 13 December 2006

        submission of Positio to CCS:

        congress of theological consultants:

        congregation of CCS cardinals and bishops:

        postulator: Fra Florio Tessari, ofmcap   

        petitioner: Eremo “La Maddalena”, 53045 Montepulciano (SI), ITALY

                             Frati Minori Cappuccini, Via A. Diaz, 15, 59100 Prato, ITALY

                             Ordine degli Francescani Secolari di Toscana, Via G. Giusti, 5, 58100 Grosseto, ITALY

        website: