Charlene Marie Richard
American child of the diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, known as "the Little Cajun Saint"
Who they were
Bishop J. She died of leukaemia at twelve, offering up her suffering, and her grave has since drawn many thousands of pilgrims.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Douglas Deshotel opened her cause of beatification and canonization in the Diocese of Lafayette in January 2020, naming her a Servant of God; the diocesan inquiry closed in January 2024.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.