Pontifical university

A Pontifical University is a Roman Catholic university, which was erected by the Holy See and is under their direct supervision. In the Roman Curia, the Congregation is responsible for Catholic Education. Especially in Rome, many religious communities have established their own universities.

The Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and the Pontifical and Royal University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Manila are considered the two major pontifical universities of the world.

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

Chile

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

Dominican Republic

  • Pontifical Catholic University "Mater et Magistra "
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Santo Domingo

Ecuador

  • Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador

Italy

  • Pontifical University Antonianum
  • Pontifical Gregorian University
  • Pontifical Lateran University,
  • Pontifical Salesian University
  • Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
  • Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • Pontifical Urban University

Colombia

  • Pontifical University Xaveriana
  • Pontifical University Bolivariana

Mexico

  • Pontifical Catholic University of Mexico

Philippines

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

Poland

  • Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow

Puerto Rico

  • Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Spain

  • Pontifical University of Salamanca
  • Pontifical University of Comillas

Former Pontifical universities

Peru

  • Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (1942-2012)
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