No, not yet. He has been beatified, however. He is scheduled to be canonized in September of 2015.
Father Serra was a Roman Catholic priest.
Father Junipero Serra was a Roman Catholic priest.Okay, that's not absolutely definitive, but it should give you a strong clue that he didn't.
Yes Junipero serra won few awards for his help and missions for the catholic faith.
If you are referring to the church founded by Father Junipero Serra in 1782, it was a Catholic mission, with its intended goal to bring the native people in California (then called Indians) to Catholicism. That particular church is no longer involved with active missionary work, but it still is used by Catholic parishioners today.
Father Junipero Serra was a Roman Catholic priest.Okay, that's not absolutely definitive, but it should give you a strong clue that he didn't.
The California Mission Chain was started in 1769 by Father Junipero Serra at the direction King Charles III of Spain.
father junipero serra had two brothers! and two siters
Catholic clergymen are called priests, and are addressed as "Father."
Blessed Junipero Serra is the father of California missions.
In America, the first missions were built by Catholic priests trying to reach the natives to Christ.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe motives of the Catholic Church are those of Jesus Christ, her founder: the love of God the Father.
To be considered Catholic by the Church, you must be baptized in the Catholic Church, or else properly baptized in another church and formally received into the Catholic Church by a priest. Being born to Catholic parents isn't enough. You can be the Pope's nephew, but if you haven't been baptized, you are not Catholic.