Pontifical university
A pontifical university is a Catholic University established by and directly under the authority of the Holy See. It is licensed to grant academic degrees in sacred faculties, the most important of which are Sacred Theology, Canon Law, Sacred Scripture and Philosophy. Pontifical universities follow a European system of degrees in the sacred faculties, granting the baccalaureate, the licentiate, and the doctorate.
Independent institutions or individual faculties at non-pontifical universities may also be given charters by the Holy See to grant ecclesiastical degrees, usually in one or two specific fields. These are referred to as a "pontifical faculty" or "pontifical institute" to distinguish it from an entire "pontifical university."
These ecclesiastical degrees are prerequisites to certain offices in the Roman Catholic Church, especially considering that bishop candidates are selected mainly from priests who are doctors of sacred theology (S.T.D.) or canon law (J.C.D.) and that ecclesiastical judges and attorneys must at least be licentiates of canon law (J.C.L.).
List of pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties
<Principal source: 'Pontifical Universities', Annuario Pontificio>
- Catholic Institute of Sydney, Sydney
- Facultés Catholiques de Kinshasa, Kinshasa
- Pontifical Athenaeum of Philosophy and Religion, Pune
- Pontifical Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Alwaye, Kerala
- Pontifical Oriental Institute of Religious Studies, Kottayam
- St. Peter's Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Bangalore
- Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Pontifical Atenaeum of Philosophy and Theology, Bangalore
- Vidyajyoti Faculty of Theology, Dehli
- Satya Nilayam Institute of Philosophy and Culture, Chennai
- Faculty of Theology of Ranchi, Ranchi
- Wedabhakti Pontifical Faculty of Theology, Yogyakarta
- Patristic Institute Augustinianum, Roma
- Marianum (Pontifical Institute for the study of Mariology), Roma
- Pontifical Biblical Institute, Roma
- Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Roma
- Pontifical Oriental Institute, Roma
- Pontifical University of St. Anthony, Roma
- Pontifical University of St. Bonaventure, Roma
- Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Roma
- Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Roma
- Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, Roma
- Pontifical Urbaniana University, Roma
- Pontifical Gregorian University, Roma
- Pontifical Lateran University, Roma
- Salesian Pontifical University, Roma
- Pontifical Theological Faculty Teresianum, Roma
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano & Roma
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Roma – While not a university per se, the Institute's several sessions throughout the world offer the licentiate and doctorate of sacred theology in the concentration of marriage and family. The Roman session is located at the Pontifical Lateran University.
- Pontificio Ateneo Sant Anselmo, Roma
- Pontificio Facoltà Teologica della Sardegna, Cagliari
- Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Milano
- Faculty of Theology, Tal-Virtù
- Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt
- Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (at Boston College), Brighton, MA
- The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception (at the Dominican House of Studies), Washington, DC
- Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (at Santa Clara University), Berkeley, CA
- The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute (at the University of Dayton), Dayton, OH
- Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, OH
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family (at The Catholic University of America), Washington, DC
- St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, Yonkers, NY – the seminary for the Archdiocese of New York grants bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) degrees under its charter as a satellite of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy.
- St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, MD
- St. Michael's Institute, Spokane, WA
- Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology (at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake), Mundelein, IL
Edited by Nash Alonto
References
Matthew Bunson, ed (2010). Catholic Almanac 2010. Our Sunday Visitor. pp. 546–550.
See also