Pontifical Latin American College "Pius"
| Pontificio Colegio Pío Latino Americano | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1858 |
| place | Rome |
| country | Italy |
| Rector | Gilberto Freire SJ |
| Website | [1] |
The Pontifical Latin American College "Pius" ( Spanish : Pontificio Colegio Pío Latino Americano ) is a papal college in Rome .
history
On November 21, 1858, the "Latin American Seminary" for the formation of priests for Latin America was founded by the Chilean priest José Ignacio Víctor Eyzaguirre, based at the Basilica of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome. 1867 was the rector Francisco Vannutelli SJ , by Pope Pius IX. granted permission to rename the seminary to Pius Latin American Seminar . On March 12, 1871 Pope Pius IX. appoint a graduate of the seminary José María Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón as bishop.
With a decree of the Curia of March 19, 1905, the college was granted papal recognition as a university. In 1905 the management of the college was transferred to the Society of Jesus .
By 1978, 3,187 students were studying at the university, of which 18 were cardinals, 87 archbishops and 194 bishops.
Rectors
- 1858: José Ignacio Víctor Eyzaguirre
- 1858–1859: José Fondá
- 1859–1863: Juan Marcucci
- 1863–1869: Francisco Vannutelli
- 1869–1880: Agustín Santinelli
- 1880–1884: Tomás Ghetti
- 1884-1888: Vicente Cocumelli
- 1888-1891: Nicolás Angelini
- 1891–1898: Felipe Sotovia
- 1898–1901: Enrique Radaeli
- 1901–1907: Luis Capello
- 1907–1911: Augusto Anzuini
- 1911-1915: Luis Yabar Arteta
- 1915-1918: Pascual Masella
- 1918-1924: Juan Bigazzi
- 1924–1928: Nicolás Mónaco
- 1928–1932: Gabriel Huarte
- 1932–1937: Ángel Lino Tomé
- 1937-1940: Manuel Porta
- 1940-1945: Darío Ferioli
- 1945–1947: Ángel Lino Tomé
- 1947–1951: Ángel González
- 1951–1955: Luis Mendoza Guízar
- 1955–1957: Pablo Muñoz Vega
- 1957–1960: Pablo López de Lara
- 1960–1962: Arturo Dibar
- 1962-1965: Ricardo Chisholm
- 1965-1971: Eduardo Briceño
- 1971–1977: José Cruz Ayestarán
- 1977-1983: Ricardo Lapuente
- 1983–1985: Juan Fornelli
- 1985–1987: Manuel Torres Colunga
- 1987-1994: Fernando Londoño
- 1994-2000: Luis Palomera
- 2000–2005: Andrés Swinenn
- 2005–2011: José Adolfo González Prados
- 2011–2017 Jaime Castellón Covarrubias
- since 2017 Gilberto Freire Yánez
literature
- Luis Medina Ascensio: Historia del Colegio Pío Latino Americano, Roma, 1858–1978 . Editorial Jus, Ciudad de México 1979.
Web links
Coordinates: 41 ° 53 '24.6 " N , 12 ° 26' 4.5" E