Saint John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church

Last Sunday, September 28, 2025, just before the Angelus, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV announced that on November 1, 2025 he would proclaim Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church.

"I have the joy of announcing that on the next first of November, in the context of the Jubilee of the World of Education, I will confer the title of 'Doctor of the Church' to Saint John Henry Newman, who contributed in a decisive way to the renewal of theology and to the understanding of Christian doctrine in its development."

Minute 1:50:00 in the below video (at the end of the Mass).

Church Doctors, Chronological List and Encyclopedic Project

Doctors of the Church, Chronological List by Date (or earliest circa date) of Birth; year of declaration, doctoral title.

1. Irenaeus 130-202 (2022)                               Unitatis

2. Athanasius+ 298-373 (1568)

3. Hilary 300-367 (1851)                                   Divinitatis Christi

4. Ephrem 306-373 (1920)

5. Cyril of Jerusalem 315-386 (1883)

6. Gregory Nazianzus+ 329-389 (1568)

7. Basil the Great+ 330-379 (1568)

8. Ambrose+ 340-397 (1298)

9. Jerome+ c. 342-420 (1298)

10. John Chrysostom+ c. 347-407 (1568)

11. Augustine+ 354-430 (1568)                       Gratiae

12. Cyril of Alexandria 376-444 (1883)           Incarnationis

13. Leo the Great 400-461 (1754)                    Unitatis Ecclesiae

14. Peter Chrysologus 406-450 (1729)

15. Gregory the Great + 540-604 (1298)

16. Isidore of Seville 560-636 (1722)

17. Bede the Venerable 672-735 (1899)            Anglorum

18. John Damascene 676-749 (1890)

19. Gregory of Narek 951-1003 (2015)

20. Peter Damian 1007-1072 (1828)

21. Anselm of Cantebury 1033-1109 (1720)    Magnifucus, Marianus

22. Bernard of Clairvaux 1090-1153 (1830)    Mellifluus

23. Hildegard of Bingen 1098-1179 (2012)

24. Albert the Great 1193-1280 (1931)            Universalis

25. Anthony of Padua 1195-1231 (1946)         Evangelicus

26. Bonaventure 1221-1274 (1588)                 Seraphicus

27. Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274 (1567)           Angelicus, Communis

28. Catherine of Siena 1347-1380 (1970)

29. John of Avila 1500-1569 (2012)

30. Teresa of Avila 1515-1582 (1970)              Orationis

31. Peter Canisius 1521-1597 (1925)

32. John of the Cross 1542-1591 (1926)          Mysticus

33. Robert Bellarmine 1542-1621 (1931)

34. Lawrence of Brindisi 1559-1619 (1959)    Apostolicus

35. Francis de Sales 1567-1622 (1877)            Caritatis

36. Alphonsus de Liguori 1696-1787 (1871)    Zelantissimus

37. Therese of Lisieux 1873-1897 (1997)

38. John Henry Newman 1808-1890 (2025)