Pontifical university

A pontifical university is an ecclesiastical university established or approved directly by the Holy See, composed of three main ecclesiastical faculties (Theology, Philosophy and Canon Law) and at least one other faculty. These academic institutes deal specifically with Christian revelation and related disciplines, and the Church's mission of spreading the Gospel, as proclaimed in the apostolic constitution Sapientia christiana.[1] As of 2018, they are governed by the apostolic constitution Veritatis gaudium issued by Pope Francis on 8 December 2017.

Quality and ranking

Pontifical universities follow a European system of study hour calculation, granting the baccalaureate, the licentiate, and the ecclesiastical doctorate. 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 canon lawyers must have at least the Licentiate of Canon Law (J.C.L.).

Pontifical colleges and universities are generally nondenominational, in that they accept anyone regardless of academic merit, religion or denominational affiliation, race or ethnicity, nationality, or civil status, provided the admission or enrollment requirements and legal documents are submitted, and the campus regulations are obeyed. However, some faculties or degrees and disciplines may be for Catholics only, and non-Catholics, whether Christian or not, may be exempted from participating in otherwise required campus activities, particularly those of a religious nature.

In 2003 the Holy See took part in the Bologna Process, a series of meetings and agreements between European states designed to foster comparable quality standards in higher education, and in the "Bologna Follow-up Group". Pope Benedict XVI established the Agency for the Evaluation and Promotion of Quality in Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties (AVEPRO), an attempt to promote and develop a culture of quality within the ecclesiastical institutions and enable them to aim in developing internationally valid quality criteria.[2]

Compared to secular universities, which are academic institutions for the study and teaching of a broad range of disciplines, ecclesiastical or pontifical universities are "usually composed of three principal ecclesiastical faculties, theology, philosophy, and canon law, and at least one other faculty. A pontifical university specifically addresses Christian revelation and disciplines correlative to the evangelical mission of the Church as set out in the apostolic constitution Sapientia christiana".[3][2]

List of pontifical universities

Argentina

Austria:

Belgium

Brazil

  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Campinas
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Goiânia
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, São Paulo
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro[4]
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

France

Germany

Guatemala

Ireland

Italy

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lebanon

Mexico

  • Pontifical University of Mexico, Mexico City

Panama

Paraguay

  • Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Asuncion

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Spain

United Kingdom

United States

Additionally, numerous other United States institutions have arrangements by which they may grant pontifical degrees, including:

Uruguay

  • Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga, Montevideo

Former pontifical universities

Pontifical faculties

Ecclesiastical faculties

Pontifical colleges

A number of national Roman Colleges designated as Pontifical Colleges serve primarily as residence halls for seminarians sent by the bishops of a particular country to study there, such as the Belgian Pontifical College. It may also provide housing for priests pursuing advanced degrees. Students may take classes at the Gregorian, the Angelicum or other universities in Rome. In addition, other members of the clergy may reside there when in Rome.

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See also

References

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