Pontifical College
A Pontifical College ( Latin : Pontificium collegium , it . : Pontificio collegio ) is an academic institution of study for priests of the Roman Catholic Church, founded or initiated by a Pope . The educational institutions are supervised by the Roman Curia ( Congregation for Catholic Education ) and are mostly located in Rome or the Vatican . In addition to the educational establishment, a seminary and accommodation are attached to some colleges .
Founding thought
The establishment of institutions for the training and further education of priests goes back to the “ Decree on the Sacrament of Priestly Ordination ” ( Council of Trento ), according to which there should be at least one seminary in every diocese . This requirement could not be realized in all dioceses of the Catholic Church.
Foundations
Pope Gregory XIII (1572–1585) therefore promoted the existing seminars in Rome, including the venerable colleges:
- Almum Collegium Capranicense (founded by Cardinal Domenico Capranica in 1457 );
- Collegium Romanum (founded in 1551 by Ignatius von Loyola );
- Pontificium Collegium Germanicum (founded by Pope Julius III in 1552 ), which was founded in 1580 by Gregory XIII. was expanded to include the Pontificium Collegium Hungaricum ;
- Seminario Romano for the Diocese of Rome .
In addition, Gregory XIII called. new colleges in life, these were:
- 1576 the Pontifical Greek College of St. Athanasius (founded by Giulio Antonio Santorio );
- 1579 the Pontifical English College
- and in 1584 the Pontifical Maronite College , which was founded in 1891 by Pope Leo XIII. was confirmed as the Pontifical College .
- For the philosophical and theological training of alumni from different countries he determined the existing Seminaro Romano, which is known today as the Pontifical Gregorian University .
Pope Urban VIII founded the Pontificium Collegium Urbano de Propaganda Fide in 1627 with its own philosophical-theological college for priests from the missionary countries, this gave rise to today's Pontifical Urban University and in 1628 the Pontifical Irish College was founded.
19th century
In the 19th century the establishment of new colleges and seminaries was continued, so in 1844 under Pope Gregory XVI. the Belgian Pontifical College .
During his pontificate , Pope Pius IX founded 1852 the Pontifical Beda College ; 1853 the Pontifical French Seminary , which in 1909 by Pope Leo XIII. was appointed to the “Pontifical Seminary” ; 1858 the Pontifical Latin American College ; 1859 the Papal German College of St. Mary of Anima ; 1859 the Pontifical North America College ; 1863 the Croatian Pontifical College of Saint Jerome , whose appointment as the "Pontifical College" in 1901 by Pope Leo XIII. was renewed; 1866 the Polish Pontifical College ; 1876 the Pontifical German College in Campo Santo , which in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. was appointed “Pontifical College” .
Pope Leo XIII. approved the Armenian Pontifical College in 1883 ; 1884 the Pontifical College of St. Nepomuk ; 1887 the Canadian Pontifical College ; In 1887 he promulgated the Papal Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo for the Benedictine order ; 1892 the Pontifical Spanish College of St. Joseph ; also in 1892 he approved the only Pontifical College outside Rome, it was the Pontifical College Josephinum in the USA ; 1897 the Pontifical Ukrainian College of St. Josaphat and 1901 the Pontifical Portuguese College .
20th century
In the 20th century it followed in 1919 under Pope Benedict XV. the establishment of the Pontifical Ethiopian College . Under Pope Pius XI. The Pontifical Russian College was opened in 1929 and the Pontifical Brazilian College of Pius was founded in 1934 . And finally in 1961 under Pope John XXIII. the Pontifical Philippine College .
21st century
Pope John Paul II opened the Korean Pontifical College in 2001 and the St. Ephrem Papal College opened in 2003 .
literature
- Carl Andresen / Georg Denzler , Dictionary of Church History - Colleges and Seminars (p. 333/334), Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag , Munich, May 1982, ISBN 3-423-03245-6
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Almo collegio Capranica [1]
- ^ Pontificio Collegio Greco [2]
- ^ Letter on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the English-Welsh College in Rome [3]
- ↑ Pontificio Collegio Maronita [4] ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Belgian Pauselijk College Belgian Pauselijk College
- ^ Pontificium Collegium Beda [5]
- ^ Pontificio Collegio Polacco [6]
- ^ Pontificio Colegio Español de San José [7]
- ↑ Pontificio Collegio ucraino Pontificio Collegio ucraino
- ^ Pontifício Colégio Português [8]
- ↑ College Etiopico [9] and [10]
- ^ Pontificio Collegio Russo (Russicum) [11]
- ^ Pontifício Colégio Pio Brasileiro [12]
- ^ Pontificio Collegio Filippino [13]
- ↑ Opening address to the "Korean College" [14]
- ↑ Pontifical College of St. Ephram [15]
