There have been a number of saints named Francis but none of them have been popes.
First off, there are a number of saints named Francis. You need to be specific. Secondly, only the pope can canonize a saint. Saint Francis was not a pope.
In 2014 the current pope is Pope Francis.
Francis was canonized on April 19, 1665, by Pope Alexander VII.
Francis of Assisi was canonized on July 16, 1228, by Pope Gregory IX.
He chose to take the name of St. Francis of Assisi.
If you are referring to St. Francis of Assisi he was canonized on July 16, 1228, by Pope Gregory IX.
Pope John XXIII was canonized on April 27, 2014, by Pope Francis.
Francis was canonized on July 16, 1228, by Pope Gregory IX.After his death, and entrance into Heaven. St. Francis of Assisi was canonized on July 16 1228 by Pope Gregory IX
St. Francis of Assisi was canonized as a saint by Pope Gregory IX in 1228, two years after his death.
12 March 1622 by Pope Gregory XV
Francis was canonized on July 16, 1228, by Pope Gregory IX.
He asked for prayers from those assembled in Saint Peter's Square.