Three bis[octakis-(2-thienyl)phthalocyaninato] rare-earth metal(III) phthalocyanine complexes (Pc[Formula: see text]Pr, Pc[Formula: see text]Sm, Pc[Formula: see text]Gd) were synthesized for the first time. The new compounds were characterized by UV-vis, NMR, FT-IR, mass spectroscopies as well as elemental analysis and electrochemistry. Production of singlet oxygen was also estimated by 9,10-dimethylanthracene method.