▁Paul ▁Y un ▁Ji - Ch ung ▁and ▁ 1 2 3 ▁compan ions ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁two ▁Colomb ian ▁mart y rs ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁po pe ▁has ▁approved ▁beat ifications ▁for ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁including ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Ál var o ▁del ▁Port illo ▁of ▁Op us ▁De i ▁( 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ), ▁the ▁mart y red ▁arch bishop ▁Ó scar ▁Rom ero ▁( 2 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁and ▁several ▁large ▁groups ▁of ▁Spanish ▁mart y rs . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Francis ▁signed ▁a ▁dec ree ▁naming ▁Saint ▁Gregory ▁of ▁N are k ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 6 th ▁Doctor ▁of ▁the ▁Church ; ▁he ▁formally ▁con ferred ▁the ▁title ▁upon ▁the ▁saint ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁held ▁in ▁Saint ▁Peter ' s ▁Bas il ica ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁with ▁deleg ations ▁from ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Apost ol ic ▁Church ▁present . ▁ ▁Francis ▁also ▁confirmed ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁John ▁Paul ▁I ▁to ▁be ▁V ener able ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Cons istor ies ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁first ▁cons istory ▁of ▁his ▁pap