Pontifical University

A papal university is a Roman Catholic university established by and under the direct supervision of the Holy See . In the Roman Curia , the Congregation is responsible for Catholic Education . In Rome in particular , many religious orders have founded their own universities.

Only those Catholic or papal universities are listed in the list that are explicitly mentioned in the papal yearbook ( Annuario Pontificio ), i. H. are established and recognized under papal law. A list of all Catholic universities can be found under Catholic University .

Argentina

• Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina ("Santa Maria de los Buenos Aires UCA")

Brazil

• Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas
• Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás
• Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
• Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
• Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
• Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
• Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Belgium

• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ( KU Leuven )
• Université catholique de Louvain ( UCL )

Chile

• Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
• Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso

Dominican Republic

• Pontifical Catholic University "Mater et Magistra"

Ecuador

• Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador

France

• Institut Catholique de Paris (Institut Catholique d'Études Supérieures (ICES))
• Catholic University of Lille
• Catholic University of Lyon
• Université Catholique de l'Ouest , Angers
• Catholic Institute of Toulouse

Guatemala

• Rafael Landívar University

Ireland

• St Patrick's College (Maynooth)

Italy

• Pontifical University of Antonianum
• Pontifical Gregorian University
• Pontifical Lateran University
• Pontifical University of the Salesians
• Pontifical University of Santa Croce
• Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
• Pontifical Urban University

Canada

• Saint Paul University
• Sherbrooke University

Kenya

• Catholic University of East Africa

Colombia

• Pontifical University of Xaveriana
• Pontifical University of Bolivariana

Cuba

• Catholic University of Santo Thomas (currently not active)

Lebanon

• Université Saint-Joseph

Mexico

• Universidad Pontificia de México , Tlalpan , Mexico City

Panama

• Universidad S. Maria La Antigua

Paraguay

• Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción , Asunción

Peru

• Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Philippines

• Papal and Royal University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Manila

Poland

• Catholic University of Lublin John Paul II
• Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow

Portugal

• Catholic University of Portugal in Lisbon, Porto, Braga and Beira

Puerto Rico

• Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Spain

• Pontifical University of Salamanca
• Pontifical University of Comillas

Hungary

• Péter Pázmány Catholic University

Uruguay

• Catholic University of Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

United States

• Niagara University
• Catholic University of America
• Georgetown University

Venezuela

• Andrés Bello Catholic University
• Universidad Catolica de Tachira

Web links and literature

• Vatican Radio: “What Catholic Universities Achieve”, November 18, 2009
• Annuario Pontificio 2014, pp. 1749–1757

Individual evidence