View source for Doctor of the Church

==== List of Doctors ====
''(For earlier authorities on Christian doctrine, see [[Church Fathers]] and [[Ante-Nicene Fathers]])''
[[File:Teresa of Avila dsc01644.jpg|thumb|right|[[Teresa of Ávila]] (1515–1582) by [[Peter Paul Rubens]] ([[Kunsthistorisches Museum]])]]
<nowiki>*</nowiki> indicates a saint who is also held in high esteem by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !!scope="col" style="width: 200px;"|Name !! Titles !!scope="col" style="width: 50px;"|Born !!scope="col" style="width: 50px;"|Died !!scope="col" style="width: 50px;"| Promoted !! Activity
|-
| 1. || [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory the Great*]] || One of the four Great Latin Fathers || {{dts|540}} (c.)  || {{dts|604}} || {{dts|1298}} || [[Pope]], [[O.S.B.]]
|-
| 2. || [[Ambrose|Ambrose*]] || One of the four Great Latin Fathers || {{dts|340}} (c.) || {{dts|397}} || {{dts|1298}} || [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan|Bishop of Milan]]
|-
| 3. || [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine*]] || One of the four Great Latin Fathers; ''Doctor gratiae''<br />(Doctor of Grace) || {{dts|354}} || {{dts|430}} || {{dts|1298}} || [[Bishop]] of [[Hippo Regius|Hippo]] (now [[Annaba]])
|-
| 4. || [[Jerome|Jerome*]] || One of the four Great Latin Fathers || {{dts|347}} (c.) || {{dts|420}} || {{dts|1298}} || Priest, [[monk]]
|-
| 5. || [[Thomas Aquinas]] || ''Doctor angelicus''<br />(Angelic Doctor);<br />''Doctor communis''<br />(Common Doctor) || {{dts|1225}} || {{dts|1274}} || {{dts|1567}} || Priest, Theologian, [[Dominican Order|O.P.]]
|-
| 6. || [[John Chrysostom|John Chrysostom*]] || One of the four Great Greek Fathers || {{dts|347}} || {{dts|407}} || {{dts|1568}} || [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Archbishop of Constantinople]]
|-
| 7. || [[Basil the Great|Basil the Great*]] || One of the four Great Greek Fathers || {{dts|330}} || {{dts|379}} || {{dts|1568}} || [[Bishop]] of [[Caesarea Mazaca|Caesarea]]
|-
| 8. || [[Gregory of Nazianzus|Gregory of Nazianzus*]] || One of the four Great Greek Fathers || {{dts|329}} || {{dts|389}} || {{dts|1568}}  || Archbishop of Constantinople
|-
| 9. || [[Athanasius of Alexandria|Athanasius*]] || One of the four Great Greek Fathers || {{dts|298}} || {{dts|373}} || {{dts|1568}} || [[Patriarch of Alexandria|Archbishop of Alexandria]]
|-
| 10. || [[Bonaventure]] || ''Doctor seraphicus''<br />(Seraphic Doctor) || {{dts|1221}} || {{dts|1274}} || {{dts|1588}} ||[[Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano|Cardinal Bishop of Albano]], Theologian, Minister General, [[Franciscan|O.F.M.]]
|-
| 11. || [[Anselm of Canterbury]] || ''Doctor magnificus''<br />(Magnificent Doctor);<br />''Doctor Marianus''<br />([[Mariology|Marian]] Doctor) || {{dts|1033}} or 1034 || {{dts|1109}} || {{dts|1720}} || [[Archbishop]] of [[Canterbury]], [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
|-
| 12. || [[Isidore of Seville|Isidore of Seville*]] || || {{dts|560}} || {{dts|636}} || {{dts|1722}} || [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville|Archbishop of Seville]]
|-
| 13. || [[Peter Chrysologus|Peter Chrysologus*]] || || {{dts|406}} || {{dts|450}} || {{dts|1729}} || [[Bishop of Ravenna]]
|-
| 14. || [[Pope Leo I|Leo the Great*]]<ref name="leo">[https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/11/10/st--leo-the-great--pope-and-doctor-of-the-church.html St. Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the church] vaticannews.va.</ref> || ''Doctor unitatis Ecclesiae''<br />(Doctor of the Church's Unity) || {{dts|400}} || {{dts|461}} || {{dts|1754}} || [[Pope]]
|-
| 15. || [[Peter Damian]] || || {{dts|1007}} || {{dts|1072}} || {{dts|1828}} || Cardinal [[Bishop of Ostia]], monk, [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
|-
| 16. || [[Bernard of Clairvaux]] || ''[[Doctor Mellifluus|Doctor mellifluus]]''<br />(Mellifluous Doctor) || {{dts|1090}} || {{dts|1153}} || {{dts|1830}} || Priest, [[Cistercians|O.Cist.]]
|-
| 17. || [[Hilary of Poitiers|Hilary of Poitiers*]] || ''Doctor divinitatem Christi''<br />(Doctor of the Divinity of Christ)
|| {{dts|300}} || {{dts|367}} || {{dts|1851}} || [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Poitiers|Bishop of Poitiers]]
|-
| 18. || [[Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori|Alphonsus Liguori]] || ''Doctor zelantissimus''<br />(Most Zealous Doctor) || {{dts|1696}} || {{dts|1787}} || {{dts|1871}} || [[Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti|Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti]], [[Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer|C.Ss.R. (Founder)]]
|-
| 19. || [[Francis de Sales]] || ''Doctor caritatis''<br /> (Doctor of Charity) || {{dts|1567}} || {{dts|1622}} || {{dts|1877}} || [[Bishop]] of [[Geneva]], [[Congregation of the Oratory|C.O.]]
|-
| 20. || [[Cyril of Alexandria|Cyril of Alexandria*]] || ''Doctor Incarnationis''<br />(Doctor of the [[Incarnation (Christianity)|Incarnation]]) || {{dts|376}} || {{dts|444}} || {{dts|1883}} || [[Patriarch of Alexandria|Archbishop of Alexandria]]
|-
| 21. || [[Cyril of Jerusalem|Cyril of Jerusalem*]] || || {{dts|315}} || {{dts|386}} || {{dts|1883}} || [[Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem|Archbishop of Jerusalem]]
|-
| 22. || [[John of Damascus|John Damascene*]] || || {{dts|676}} || {{dts|749}} || {{dts|1890}} || Priest, [[monk]]
|-
| 23. || [[Bede|Bede the Venerable*]] || ''Anglorum doctor'' <br /> (Doctor of the English)<ref>William of Malmesbury, ''Gesta pontificum Anglorum'' 1.29 {{cite book |last1=Hamilton |first1=N.E.S.A. |title=Willelmi Malmesbiriensis Monachi De Gestis Pontificum Anglorum libri quinque |date=1870 |publisher=Longman |location=London |page=44 |language=la}}</ref> || {{dts|672}} || {{dts|735}} || {{dts|1899}} || Priest, [[monk]], [[Order of Saint Benedict|O.S.B.]]
|-
| 24.|| [[Ephrem the Syrian|Ephrem*]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV on St. Ephrem the Syrian|url=https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xv/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xv_enc_05101920_principi-apostolorum-petro.html|date=October 5, 1920|access-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref> || || {{dts|306}} || {{dts|373}} || {{dts|1920}} || Deacon
|-
| 25. || [[Peter Canisius]] || || {{dts|1521}} || {{dts|1597}} || {{dts|1925}} || Priest, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]
|-
| 26. || [[John of the Cross]] || ''Doctor mysticus'' <br /> (Mystical Doctor) || {{dts|1542}} || {{dts|1591}} || {{dts|1926}} || Priest, [[mysticism|mystic]], [[Discalced Carmelites|O.C.D.]] (Reformer)
|-
| 27. || [[Robert Bellarmine]] || || {{dts|1542}} || {{dts|1621}} || {{dts|1931}} || [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Capua|Archbishop of Capua]], Theologian, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]
|-
| 28. || [[Albertus Magnus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2014/entries/albert-great/|title=Albert the Great (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)|date=March 20, 2006|access-date=March 16, 2016|last1=Führer|first1=Markus}}</ref>|| ''Doctor universalis'' <br /> (Universal Doctor) || {{dts|1193}} || {{dts|1280}} || {{dts|1931}} || [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg|Bishop of Regensburg]], Theologian, [[Dominican Order|O.P.]]
|-
| 29. || [[Anthony of Padua|Anthony of Lisbon and Padua]] || ''Doctor evangelicus'' <br /> (Evangelical Doctor) || {{dts|1195}} || {{dts|1231}} || {{dts|1946}} || Priest, [[Franciscan|O.F.M.]]
|-
| 30. || [[Lawrence of Brindisi]] || ''Doctor apostolicus'' <br /> (Apostolic Doctor) || {{dts|1559}} || {{dts|1619}} || {{dts|1959}} ||  Priest, Diplomat, [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|O.F.M. Cap.]]
|-
| 31. || [[Teresa of Ávila]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Proclamation of Saint Teresa of Avila Doctor of the Church|url=https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/it/homilies/1970/documents/hf_p-vi_hom_19700927.html|date=September 27, 1970|access-date=March 15, 2016}}</ref> ||''Doctor orationis'' <br /> (Doctor of Prayer) || {{dts|1515}} || {{dts|1582}} || {{dts|1970}} || [[mysticism|Mystic]], [[Discalced Carmelites|O.C.D.]] (Reformer)
|-
| 32. || [[Catherine of Siena]] || || {{dts|1347}} || {{dts|1380}} || {{dts|1970}} || [[mysticism|Mystic]], [[Dominican Order|O.P.]] (Third Order Dominican)
|-
| 33. || [[Thérèse of Lisieux]] ||  || {{dts|1873}} || {{dts|1897}} || {{dts|1997}} || [[Discalced Carmelites|O.C.D.]] (Nun)
|-
| 34. || [[John of Ávila]] || || {{dts|1500}} || {{dts|1569}} || {{dts|2012}} || Priest, [[mysticism|Mystic]]
|-
| 35. || [[Hildegard of Bingen]] || || {{dts|1098}} || {{dts|1179}} || {{dts|2012}} || [[Visionary]], theologian, composer, polymath, [[Benedictine Order|O.S.B.]] (Abbess)
|-
| 36. || [[Gregory of Narek]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/02/23/pope_francis_declares_armenian_saint_doctor_of_the_church/1125062|title=Pope Francis declares Armenian saint Doctor of the Church|last=McCarthy|first=Emer|publisher=Vatican Radio|access-date=February 23, 2015}}</ref> || || {{dts|951}} || {{dts|1003}} || {{dts|2015}} || Monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian
|-
|37.
|[[Irenaeus|Irenaeus of Lyon*]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=CNA|title=Pope Francis to declare St. Irenaeus a Doctor of the Church|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249215/pope-francis-to-declare-st-irenaeus-a-doctor-of-the-church-with-title-doctor-of-unity|access-date=2021-10-07|website=Catholic News Agency|language=en}}</ref>
|''Doctor unitatis'' (Doctor of Unity)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Francis |first1=Pope |title=Decree of the Holy Father for the conferral of the title of Doctor of the Church on Saint Irenaeus of Lyon |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2022/01/21/220121b.html |publisher=The Vatican Press Agency |access-date=21 January 2022 |date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
|130
|202
|2022
|Bishop, theologian, Martyr
|-
|}