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Joseph Dutton
American layman who served the leprosy settlement at Kalaupapa for forty-four years
Servant of GodFull write-upUnited States
Born
27 April 1843
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Died
26 March 1931
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A Civil War veteran and convert who joined Saint Damien at Molokai and stayed forty-four years.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Joseph Dutton Guild, based at the diocese of Honolulu, promotes the canonization process of the Servant of God Joseph Dutton; the diocesan inquiry opened on 10 May 2022.
The cause
Joseph Dutton is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Joseph Dutton.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.