Teresa Kearney (Mother Mary Kevin)
Irish Franciscan missionary sister in Uganda, founder of the Little Sisters of St Francis
Who they were
Mother Kevin Kearney went to Uganda in 1903 and founded hospitals and schools, the Little Sisters of St Francis (1923) and the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Her cause was accepted and she was declared a Servant of God on 6 November 2016, with the diocesan phase run from Lugazi Cathedral.
The cause
Teresa Kearney (Mother Mary Kevin) 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 Teresa Kearney (Mother Mary Kevin).
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.