List of Australian Christian saints
The Catholic and Orthodox churches recognize some deceased Christians as saints, blesseds, and Servants of God. Some of these individuals have Australian connections, either because they were of Australian origin and ethnicity, or because they travelled to Australia from their own homeland and became noted in their hagiography for their work in Australia and amongst the Australian people. A small number may have had no Australian connection in their lifetime, but have nonetheless become associated with Australia through the depositing of their relics in Australian religious houses.
Catholic Church
Saints
- Mary Helen MacKillop, Founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- *Declared Venerable: 13 June 1992
- *Beatified: 19 January 1995 by Pope John Paul II
- *Canonized: 17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
Blesseds
None since 17 October 2010Venerables
- Mary Glowrey, Professed Religious of the Society of Jesus Mary Joseph
- * Declared Venerable: 21 November 2025
Servants of God
- Caroline Jones Chisholm, Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Canberra-Gourlburn
- Eileen Rosaline O'Connor, Founder of the Society of Our Lady's Nurses for the Poor
- Constance Helen Gladman, Professed Religious of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart; Martyr
Candidates for sainthood
- John Bede Polding, Professed Priest of the Benedictines ; Archbishop of Sydney; Founder of the Sisters of [the Good Samaritan]
- Julian Tenison-Woods, Priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney; Cofounder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart
- Angelo Ambrosoli, Priest of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions
- Ellen Whitty, Professed Religious of the Religious Sisters of Mary
- Charles O'Neill, Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Sydney; Cofounder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
- Geraldine Gibbons, Founder of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan
- Joseph Augustine Canali,, Priest of the Archdiocese of Brisbane
- David Bertram McCullagh and Clifford Ambrose Brennan, Professed Priests of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart; Martyrs
- Frederick Gerard Mannes, John Clarence Roberts, and Francis Joseph Fitzgerald, Professed Religious' of the Marist Brothers of the Schools; Martyrs
- John Hawes, Priest of the Diocese of Geraldton and the Archdiocese of Nassau
- Timothy Edward McGrath, Professed Priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart; Founder of the Society of Our Lady's Nurses for the Poor
- Kevin Lawlor, Professed Religious of the Franciscan Friars Minor; Martyr
- Irene McCormack, Professed Religious of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart; Martyr
- Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria, Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Melbourne
- John Billings and Evelyn Livingston Billings, Married Laypersons of the Archdiocese of Melbourne
- Rosemary Goldie, Layperson of the Archdiocese of Sydney
- Patrick Dougherty, Bishop of Bathurst
- Paul Jackson, Professed Priest of the Jesuits
- George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney
Orthodox Church
Saint
- The Venerable Father Nikanor of Athos, Australia and New Zealand was the Abbot of Hilandar before moving to Australia to pacify the schism between the Patriarchal Diocese and the New Gracanica Metropolitanate's Diocese. He reposed in 1990, was glorified by the Serbian Orthodox Church in 2010, and celebrated each year on March 4.