A pontifical university is a Roman 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, license, and doctorate.
Independent institutions or individual faculties at non-pontifical universities may also be given charters by the Holy See to grant pontifical 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, institutes and faculties
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Croatia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
France
Germany
Guatemala
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Kenya
Lebanon
Malta
Mexico
Netherlands
Nigeria
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Spain
Swiss
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
See also
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A pontifical university is a Roman 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, license, and doctorate.
Independent institutions or individual faculties at non-pontifical universities may also be given charters by the Holy See to grant pontifical 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, institutes and faculties
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Croatia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
France
Germany
Guatemala
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Kenya
Lebanon
Malta
Mexico
Netherlands
Nigeria
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Spain
Swiss
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
See also
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