I am familiar with most of Father Damien's professional life, having
read the book by Gavan Daws on the work and life of Father Damiens in
Molokai.
My question now is :"when was he made a Saint"

The St. Patrick's Church is the oldest parish in the Federal City of
Washington, D.C. Founded in 1794 to minister to the needs of the
stonemasons building the White House and the U.S. Capitol.
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/
 
On their website it states that Father Damien was canonized by Pope
John Paul II on June 3, 1995.

"Joseph de Veuster (RM) (also known as Father Damien) 
Born January 3, 1840 at Tremeloo, Belgium; died April 15, 1889;
declared venerable by Pope Pius VI in 1977; canonized by Pope John
Paul II on June 3, 1995."
 
St. Patrick's Church 
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0415.htm


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BEATIFICATION OF DAMIEN DE VEUSTER 
Pope John Paul II
Given June 4, 1995 in Brussels, Belgium

You may read the complete text here:
http://www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/JP950604.htm

Taken from:
L'Osservatore Romano
Weekly Edition in English - 7 June 1995
L'Osservatore Romano is the newspaper of the Holy See.


Search criteria:
Father Damian +Saint
Joseph de Veuster +Damian


I hope you find this helpful!  If anything is unclear with my answer,
please ask for clarification.


Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 29 Dec 2003 11:19 PST

"Father Damien was beatified in June of 1995 under the title of
Blessed Father Damien?Servant of Humanity."
ETWNews
http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/DAMIEN.htm

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 29 Dec 2003 11:22 PST

From an article published in February 1998:

Father Damien was beatified (declared blessed) by Pope John Paul II on
June 4, 1995, at a ceremony in Belgium. Beatification is a preliminary
step leading to canonization, or formal proclamation as a saint.

South Coast Today
http://www.s-t.com/daily/02-98/02-14-98/a07tr044.htm

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The following was published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday,
April 12, 2003:
 
 ?Damien would be proclaimed a saint if the tribunal finds the claim
legitimate and the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints and
the pope approve. Damien, who died of leprosy at Kalaupapa in 1879,
was beatified in 1995, the final step before sainthood.?

Athens Banner-Herald
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/041203/fea_20030412004.shtml

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 29 Dec 2003 18:41 PST

The following article might interest you:

Claim of medical miracle puts Damien closer to sainthood
By Matt Sedensky - Associated Press
Thursday, February 27, 2003 
Star Bulletin
http://starbulletin.com/2003/02/27/news/story8.html

It appears that Father Damien has been canonized yet, despite the
references that say so. These citations are confusing beatification
with canonization.

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 29 Dec 2003 19:02 PST

Sorry for the typo.

It should say:
It appears that Father Damien has NOT been canonized yet,


My good friend and fellow researcher pinkfreud-ga pointed out another
good article dated April 4, 2003 about the possibility of Father
Damien's canonization:
http://starbulletin.com/2003/04/17/news/story14.html

I Thank bobbie7-ga for his answer which completely covered my questions