Jean-Thierry di Gesù Bambino e della Passione
The Vatican record
- 22 May 2026 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2026)
Who they were
Jean-Thierry Ebogo, in religion Jean-Thierry di Gesù Bambino e della Passione, was a professed religious of the Order of Discalced Carmelites; he was born at Mfou-Awaé, Cameroon, on 4 February 1982 and died at Legnano, Italy, on 5 January 2006. Pope Leo XIV recognised his heroic virtue on 22 May 2026.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised his heroic virtue in 2026.
The cause
Jean-Thierry di Gesù Bambino e della Passione has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Jean-Thierry Ebogo (Jean-Thierry of the Child Jesus and the Passion).
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2026
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.