An ecclesiastical university is a special type of higher education school 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 Ecclesiastical 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.).
Ecclesiastical universities and faculties Argentina Facultades de Filosofía y Teología, San Miguel
Australia Catholic Institute of Sydney, Sydney
Brazil Faculdade Jesuíta de Filosofia e Teologia, Belo Horizonte
Cameroon Catholic Institute of Yaoundé, Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé
Canada 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
Chile Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Valparaiso
Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Facultés Catholiques de Kinshasa, Kinshasa
Croatia Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Zagreb, Zagreb
Dominican Republic Seminario Pontificio Santo Tomás de Aquino, Santo Domingo
France
Source: Centre Sèvres - Facultés Théologique et Philosophique des Jésuites, Paris Faculté de Théologie et de Philosophie (Université Catholique de Lyon), Paris Faculté de Théologie (Université Catholique de l'Ouest), Angers Faculté de Théologie (Université Catholique de Lille), Lille Faculté de Théologie Notre-Dame, Paris
Germany Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology, Frankfurt
Hong Kong Holy Spirit Seminary, Wong Chuk Hang
Hungary Faculty of Theology, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest
India Jnana Deepa, Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Pune Pontifical Athenaeum Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore St. Peter's Pontifical Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Bangalore
Indonesia Wedabhakti Pontifical Faculty of Theology, Yogyakarta
Ireland St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Israel École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem, Jerusalem Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, Jerusalem campus Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Jerusalem Studium Theologicum Salesianum, Jerusalem campus
Italy
Source: (Pontifical Universities and Atheneum are listed in the Pontifical Universities article, while here are the Pontifical Institutes and Faculties.) Pontifical Institute "John Paul II" for Marriage and Family Sciences, Rome Pontifical Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Rome Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, Rome Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Rome Pontifical Institute of Ambrosian Sacred Music, Milan Pontifical Faculty of Education "Auxilium," Rome Pontifical Faculty of Theology and Institute of Spirituality "Teresianum," Rome Pontifical Theological Faculty "Marianum," Rome Pontifical Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure "Seraphicum," Rome Pontifical Institute for Biblical Studies "Biblicum," Rome Pontifical Institute for Eastern Studies "Orientale," Rome Pontifical Institute for Patristic Sciences "Augustinianum," Rome Pontifical Institute of Theology of Consecrated Life "Claretianum," Rome Pontifical Institute of Moral Theology "Accademia Alfonsiana," Rome Pontifical Institute for Pastoral Ministry "Redemptor Hominis," Rome Pontifical Institute of Latinitas, Rome Pontifical Institute of Sacred Liturgy, Rome Pontifical Institute of Utriusque Iuris, Rome Pontifical Theological Faculty of Southern Italy, Naples Pontifical Theological Faculty of Sardinia, Cagliari Pontifical Theological Faculty of Sicily «San Giovanni Evangelista», Palermo Theological Faculty of Apulia, Bari Theological Faculty of Central Italy, Florence Theological Faculty of Emilia-Romagna, Bologna Theological Faculty of Northern Italy, Milan, Turin, Genoa Theological Faculty of the Triveneto, Padua Faculty of Canon Law «San Pio X», Venice «Sophia» University Institute, Loppiano Academic Theological Study Bressanone, Bressanone (affiliated with the Faculty of Theology of the University of Innsbruck in Austria)
Lebanon Faculté de Théologie, Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik, Jounieh
Malta Faculty of Theology, Tal-Virtù
Nigeria Catholic Institute of West Africa, Port Harcourt
Philippines Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Poland Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Warsaw, Warsaw Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław, Wrocław Pontifical University of John Paul II, Kraków
Spain Source: Ateneo Universitario Sant Pacià, Barcelona Universidad Eclesiástica San Dámaso, Madrid Faculty of Canon Law (at Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Martir), Valencia Faculty of Theology (at Universidad de Deusto), Bilbao Faculty of Theology (at Universidad Loyola Andalucía), Granada Faculty of Theology "San Esteban," Salamanca Faculty of Theology "San Isidoro de Sevilla," Sevilla Faculty of Theology "San Vicente Ferrer," Valencia Theological Faculty of Northern Spain - Burgos Campus Theological Faculty of Northern Spain - Vitoria Campus
Switzerland
Source: Faculty of Theology (at Université de Fribourg), Fribourg Faculty of Theology (at Università di Lucerna), Lucerne Faculty of Theology (at Università della Svizzera italiana), Lugano Theological School of Chur (German: Theologische Hochschule Chur), Chur
Taiwan
Source: Fu Jen Faculty of Theology of St. Robert Bellarmine, New Taipei City
United Kingdom Mater Ecclesiae College of St Mary's University, Twickenham, formerly the Bellarmine Institute of Heythrop College, University of London
United States
Source: Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (at Boston College), Brighton, MA Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology (at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake), Mundelein, IL Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (at Santa Clara University), Berkeley, CA Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception (at the Dominican House of Studies), Washington, DC St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, MD The Catholic University of America (CUA), Washington, DC
Additionally, numerous other United States institutions have arrangements by which they may grant pontifical degrees, including: Archdiocese of New York's St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, Yonkers, NY – offers the S.T.B. through the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy. Kenrick–Glennon Seminary, Shrewsbury, MO - offers the S.T.B. through the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. Mount Angel Abbey's Seminary, Saint Benedict, OR - offers the S.T.B. through the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome, Italy. Mount St. Mary's University Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD - offers the S.T.B. through the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI - offers both the S.T.B. and S.T.L through the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy Saint Patrick's Seminary and University, Menlo Park, CA - offers the S.T.B. through the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, OH - offers the S.T.B. through the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy.
Ecclesiastical faculties
Africa
Dar Comboni for Arabic Studies of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt Faculty of Theology, Catholic University of West Africa Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaoundé, Cameroon Department of Canon Law Faculty of Theology Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Social Sciences and Management Catholic University of Congo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Faculty of Canon Law Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Theology Catholic University of Madagascar Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Theology Veritas University, Abuja, Nigeria Faculty of Ecclesiastical Theology Faculty of Ecclesiastical Philosophy Faculty of Theology, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya Faculty of Theology of the Jesuits in Africa and Madagascar (FTJAM), Hekima University College, Nairobi, Kenya
America, North
Canada
Faculty of Theology, Dominican University College, Ottawa, Ontario Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario Faculty of Canon Law Faculty of Theology The Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology at St. Augustine's Seminary, Toronto
Latin America and Caribbean-West Indies
Instituto De Estudios Ecclesiasticos Padre Felix Varela, Havana, Cuba
Universidad Pontificia de México School of Canon Law School of Theology School of Philosophy
United States
Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology, Boston College, Massachusetts Catholic University of AmericaSchool of Canon law, CUA School of Canon Law School of Philosophy School of Theology and Religious Studies St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland Pontifical Faculty of Theology, University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, IL Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C. Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, Berkeley, California
America, South
Catholic University of Córdoba, Argentina Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities Faculty of Theology Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina Bolivian Catholic University San Pablo, Bolivia Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Faculty of Theology Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Faculdade de Direito Canônico São Paulo Apóstolo (Faculty of Canon Law Saint Paul the Apostle), São Paulo, Brazil Faculty of Theology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile Ecclesiastical Faculty of Theology – Institute of Religious Studies, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Xavierian Pontifical University), Bogotá D.C., Colombia School of Canon Law School of Theology School of Philosophy School of Theology, Philosophy and Humanities, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medellín, Colombia Faculty of Philosophy and Theology, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador Ecclesiastical Faculty of Sacred Theology, Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción", Asuncion, Paraguay Facultad de Teología Pontificia y Civil de Lima, Lima, Peru Facultad de Teología Redemptoris Mater de El Callao Mater, Callao, Peru Facultad de Teología del Uruguay Mons. Mariano Soler, Montevideo, Uruguay
Asia
East Asia
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Theology Faculty of Theology, Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan Fu Jen Faculty of Theology of St. Robert Bellarmine, Taipei, Taiwan
South Asia
Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore, India Faculty of Philosophy