An ecclesiastical university is a type of university recognised by the Canon law of the Catholic Church. It is one of two types of universities recognised, the other type being the Catholic university. Every single ecclesiastical university is a pontifical university, while only a few Catholic universities are pontifical.
Some independent institutions, schools or university faculties, even at non-pontifical universities, can be ecclesiastical institutes, ecclesiastical schools or ecclesiastical faculties and may also be given charters by the Holy See to grant ecclesiastical degrees, usually in one or two specific fields.
Ecclesiastical universities are licensed to grant ecclesiastical degrees in:
Theology, including biblical studies and Church history
Philosophy
Canon Law
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.).
Facultades de Filosofía y Teología, San Miguel
Catholic Institute of Sydney, Sydney
Faculdade Jesuíta de Filosofia e Teologia, Belo Horizonte
Catholic Institute of Yaoundé, Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé
Faculté de Théologie et de Sciences Religieuses, Université Laval, Québec
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto. It uniquely among all ecclesiastical faculties grants the licentiate in Medieval Studies (L.M.S., a post-doctorate earned degree), and the doctorate (M.S.D.) which is awarded on the basis of a career. It is an independent research institute at the University of Toronto.
Regis College, University of Toronto, Toronto
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago.
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Valparaiso.
Holy Spirit Seminary, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
Facultés Catholiques de Kinshasa, Kinshasa
Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Zagreb, Zagreb
Seminario Pontificio Santo Tomás de Aquino, Santo Domingo
Institut Catholique de Paris, Paris
Centre Sèvres, Paris
Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt
Faculty of Theology, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest
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
Ireland
Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin.
École Biblique et Archéologique Française, Jerusalem
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 Theological Faculty Teresianum, Roma
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Roma
Pontificio Ateneo Sant Anselmo, Roma
Pontificio Facoltà Teologica della Sardegna, Cagliari
Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Milano
Faculté de Théologie, Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik, Jounieh
Faculty of Theology, Tal-Virtù
Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, Manila, founded in 1611 - with three Ecclesiastical Faculties of Theology, Philosophy and Canon Law; and the Incorporated Institute of Consecrated Life, Asia, all of which are conferring ecclesiastical degrees in three cycles (Bachelor, Licentiate, Doctorate).
The Ecclesiastical and Royal Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Manila, founded in 1620 by the Order of Preachers.
Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City ; A Faculty of Theology.
Poland
Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Warsaw, Warsaw
Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław, Wrocław
Ecclesiastical University of San Dámaso, Madrid
Theological Faculty of Catalonia, Barcelona
Switzerland
Facoltà di Teologia di Lugano, Lugano
Theologische Fakultät, University of Lucerne, Luzern
Theologische Hochschule Chur, Chur
Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (at Boston College), Brighton, MA
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
The School of Philosophy (at the Catholic University of America), Washington, DC
The School of Theology and Religious Studies (at the Catholic University of America), Washington, DC
Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI - offers both the S.T.B. and S.T.L through its aggregation with Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy
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
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