Doctor of the Church

The title Doctor of the Church is reserved for a Catholic Saint who has very inspiring writings that have benefited the entire Church. There are only 33 doctors of the Church. Below is a list including the name of the Pope who included them and when it occurred.

Doctor of the Church	by Pope	Date of Declaration
Saint Ambrose	Pope Boniface VIII	September 20, 1295
Saint Jerome	Pope Boniface VIII	September 20, 1295
Saint Augustine	Pope Boniface VIII	September 20, 1295
Pope Gregory the Great	Pope Boniface VIII	September 20, 1295
Thomas Aquinas	Pope Pius V	April 11, 1567
Saint Athanasius	Pope Pius V	1568
Saint Basil	Pope Pius V	1568
Gregory of Nazianzus	Pope Pius V	1568
John Chrysostom	Pope Pius V	1568
Saint Bonaventure	Pope Sextus V	March 14, 1588
Saint Anselm	Pope Clement XI	February 3, 1720
Isidore of Seville	Pope Innocent XIII	April 25, 1722
Peter Chrysologus	Pope Benedict XIII	February 10, 1729
Saint Leo the Great	Pope Benedict XIV	October 15, 1754
Peter Damian	Pope Leo XII	September 27, 1828
Bernard of Clairvaux	Pope Pius VIII	August 20, 1830
Hilary of Poitiers	Pope Pius IX	July 7, 1871
Alphonsus Liguori	Pope Pius IX	November 16, 1871
Saint Francis of Sales	Pope Pius IX	November 16, 1871
Cyril of Alexandria	Pope Leo XIII	July 28, 1882
Cyril of Jerusalem	Pope Leo XIII	July 28, 1882
John Damascene	Pope Leo XIII	August 19, 1890
Bede the Venerable	Pope Leo XIII	November 13, 1899
Ephrem of Syria	Pope Benedict XV	October 5, 1920
Saint Peter Canisius	Pope Pius XI	May 21, 1925
John of the Cross	Pope Pius XI	August 24, 1926
Robert Bellarmine	Pope Pius XI	September 17, 1931
Albert the Great	Pope Pius XI	December 16, 1931
Anthony of Padua	Pope Pius XII	January 16, 1946
Laurence of Brindisi	Pope John XXIII	March 19, 1959
Teresa of Avila	Pope Paul VI	September 27, 1970
Catherine of Siena	Pope Paul VI	October 4, 1970
Theresa of Lisieux	Pope John Paul II	October 19, 1997