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St. John Henry Newman
English prelate, theologian, and poet John Henry Newman converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845. He was made a cardinal in 1879.
St. John Henry Newman was declared a doctor of the church in 2025 by Pope Leo XIV. This title is bestowed upon saints whose doctrinal writings and teachings are considered to be of particular importance and timeless value to Roman Catholic theology.123