Who decides who is and who is not a Saint?

Answer 1

Canonisation (or the confirmation of saintliness) is a very long process in which the Pope is extremely influential but by no means the only one making the decisions.

This extract shows the whole process and the link below gives the complete wikipedia posting

"The 1983 reform of the Catholic Church's canon law has streamlined the procedure considerably compared to the process carried out previously. The new process was established by Pope John Paul II, in his apostolic constitution of January 25, 1983, Divinus Perfectionis Magister, and by Pietro Cardinal Palazzini, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, in the New Laws for the Causes of Saints, published on February 7, 1983.

The process begins at the diocesan level, with the bishop giving permission to open an investigation of the virtues of the person who is suspected of having been a saint.[1] This investigation may not open until permission is given by the Vatican, and not sooner than five years after the death of the person being investigated.[2] However, the pope has the authority to waive this waiting period, as was done for Mother Teresa by Pope John Paul II [3] as well as for John Paul II himself by his immediate successor, Benedict XVI.[4] When sufficient information has been gathered, the subject of the investigation is called "Servant of God", and the process is transferred to the Roman Curia—the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints—where it is assigned a postulator, whose task is to gather all information about the life of the Servant of God. When enough information has been gathered, the congregation will recommend to the pope that he make a proclamation of the Servant of God's heroic virtue, which entitles him or her to receive the title "Venerable". A Venerable has as of yet no feast day, but prayer cards may be printed to encourage the faithful to pray for a miracle wrought by his or her intercession.

The next step depends on whether the Venerable is a martyr. For a martyr, the pope has only to make a declaration of martyrdom, which then allows beatification, yielding the title "Blessed" and a feast day in the Blessed's home diocese and perhaps some other local calendars. If the Venerable was not a martyr, it must be proven that a miracle has taken place by his or her intercession. Today, these miracles are almost always miraculous cures, as these are the easiest to establish based on the Catholic Church's requirements for a "miracle." (The patient was sick, there was no known cure for the ailment, prayers were directed to the Venerable, the patient was cured, and doctors cannot explain it.)

To pass from Blessed to Saint, one (more) miracle is necessary. A saint's feast day is considered universal, and may be celebrated anywhere within the Catholic church, although it may or may not appear on the general calendar.

In the case of persons that common usage has called saints from "time immemorial" (in practice, since before 1500 or so), the Church may carry out a "confirmation of cultus", which is much simpler. For example, Saint Hermann Joseph had his veneration confirmed by Pope John Paul II."

Answer 2

There is an official canonization process starting at least 5 years after the candidate for
sainthood has died. Local bishops review the candidates life and send their findings to the Vatican. A panel of theologians approve the candidate and the pope declares him/her "venerable" meaning that they are a role model for all Christians.
Another panel of cardinals considers whether there is undeniable evidence of a miracle attributable to the candidate. If the find in favor, the venerable person receives beatification. Another miracle certifiably attributed to the beatified person allows the church to designate them a saint.

Answer 3

A person who is considered for Sainthood, must perform a number of miracles (3 I believe)
Take years to be decided by the office who look this matter in the Vatican. At the end is the Pope who decides.

Answer 4

Vatican chooses Saints around the world
But some Saints are not official which are called Saint by public

Answer 5

The Vatican.Any one who is under consideration to become a saint must go through a lengthy process to determine sainthood.The person must be confirmed to have performed three miracles.

Answer 6

a human that shits, take a piss, sleep, have sex, eats, drinks, etc just like you and me. he came from a vagina and was one of the many sperms that came from his father's. he was young and gets old and will one day... die. does that makes sense to you? religion is man made and people kill and blow themselves because of religion. god is god but man is man. there is no such thing as an elevated man or whetsoever - except for dick chaney. *SAIKE

Answer 7

I think the Pope in Vatican