The Catholic University of America

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The Catholic University of America ( engl. The Catholic University of America, Short Form: CUA ) in Washington, DC in the USA, is a private university. It was founded in 1887. It is the only institution of higher education in the United States, which was founded by the Catholic Bishops' Conference.

  • 4.1 University Management
  • 5.1 lecturers
  • 5.2 graduates
  • 5.3 honorary doctorates from the CUA

Preamble to the CUA

" Founded as a national university of the Catholic Church in the United States of America and funded by the bishops of the country and built with the approval of the Holy See, this university considered as a Catholic and American institution for the study, faithful to the duties of the Holy Catholic Church. Will introduce you to the promotion of dialogue between religions and beliefs, therefore, the Catholic University of America regarded as keepers of the faith and of research in the service of the Church for the good of the nation and the world. "

History

This Catholic University is the second university set up under Catholic prerequisite. In contrast to the older Catholic Georgetown University, founded and run by Jesuits, the CUA is a national foundation by the bishops of the United States.

Emergence and establishment

The request of the American bishops to establish a Catholic university in America, reflected the then development in the United States of America. The increasing number of the Catholic population due to the immigration from Europe led to the Catholic Church to an increasing influence. Still, this confederation in 1830 was as a mission area in the predominantly Protestant nation. By the year 1860 there were already over 3 million Catholics, this then led in 1877 to the first consideration, to found a Catholic university. The American Assembly of Bishops decided in 1884, after it. Founding the approval of Pope Leo XIII had received to build the Catholic University of America. With his encyclical " Magni nobis gaudi " of 7 March 1889, the Pope gave the opening instead. The American bishops had decided to build the university in close proximity to the capital, Washington, in order to emphasize the national character.

Expansion and extension of the CUA

In just a very short time, the CUA had reached a high level of education, this meant that other Catholic organizations and religious brotherhoods of the University joined and encouraged to an expansion. Your reputation, but also its own initiative, it is thanks to them that they exercised as a founding member of the " connection of American Universities " significant impact.

Extensive construction work led to a substantial increase in the university system, most notably at the construction of the " Mullen Library " (1928) and the construction of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception from 1920 to 1961.

Admissions for women

In the south, the University was built in the Trinity College by the "Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur " and opened to students, and later opened the " Benedictine " a teacher academy for women. Both educational institutions led to a major national success and soon teachers were trained here for the primary and secondary schools from across the states. In the twenties, these colleges were transferred to the area of the university and eventually opened the CUA 1928 formally graduate education for women.

The Catholic Center CUA

Between 1900 and 1950, more than 50 Catholic institutions and organizations were established and set up around the campus, soon got the terrain around Brookland called "Little Rome ", and developed into an independent district. 1901 built " Dominican House of Studies ," and the Franciscans ( OFM) built their monastery in 1905, which was nationally known for its beautiful gardens and its architecture; but also the "Conference of the Bishops of the United States " was their headquarters here, the construction of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, which began in 1920 and was completed after a pause in 1959, became a national pilgrimage of the United States.

Organization

Currently, there is a CUA from 11 faculties, a School of Music ( since 1965 ), an Archdiocesan College and the National Catholic Academy.

University Management

The university administration consists of a president, a university director, a director of academic subjects, a director for non-academic subjects and the deans of the faculties or universities.

Famous people

Lecturers

  • Carl Amery, German writer
  • Clyde L. Cowan, physicists
  • Peter R. Hofstätter, German social psychologist
  • Oleg Danilovich Kalugin, a former general of the KGB
  • Fulton John Sheen, Roman Catholic bishop
  • John Slattery, film and theater actor

Graduates

Government and politics

  • Forrest H. Anderson 1938, 1968-1973 Governor of Montana
  • Robert Patrick Casey Jr., 1988, Democratic Party politicians
  • Tom Harkin in 1972, Democratic Party politicians
  • Jack Miller, politician of the Republican Party
  • Martin O'Malley, 1985, Maryland Governor
  • Rick Renzi 2002 politician of the Republican Party

Arts and Culture

Science

  • Thomas Berry, a Catholic theologian and cultural historian
  • Michael Griffin, physicist and rocket expert
  • Hugh Everett in 1953, physicists
  • Theodore Hesburgh in 1945, a Roman Catholic priest and president of the University of Notre Dame 1952-1987
  • Julius Arthur Nieuwland, 1904, a chemist and a Catholic priest
  • Dorothea Elizabeth Orem, honorary doctorates from other universities and developer of the nursing service.
  • Joseph Weber in 1951, physicists

Catholic Church

  • John Bura 1965, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
  • Raymond Leo Burke, Archbishop Curia of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Daniel DiNardo, Cardinal and Archbishop of Galveston - Houston
  • Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York
  • Francis George in 1966, Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago and acting chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
  • Ljubomyr Husar, Major Archbishop Cardinal and the Greek Catholic Church of Ukraine
  • James Aloysius Hickey 1946, Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
  • Roger Michael Mahony 1964, Cardinal and Archbishop of Los Angeles
  • Theodore Edgar McCarrick in 1963, Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
  • Sean Patrick O'Malley 1978, Cardinal and Archbishop of Boston
  • George Hugh Niederauer 1960, Archbishop of San Francisco
  • Justin Francis Rigali in 1961, Cardinal and Archbishop of Philadelphia
  • Stephen Soroka, archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of Philadelphia
  • Donald Wuerl in 1963, Archbishop of Washington
  • Thomas Jerome Welsh, former Bishop of Arlington and Allentown

Honorary doctorates from the CUA

  • Jossyf Slipyj, Ukrainian Catholic theologian, Major Archbishop of Lviv ( L' viv ), Metropolitan of HalyÚ and Bishop of Kamjanec.
Confraternity Order of Saint Benedict Dean (education) Oleg Kalugin Jack Miller (politician) George Herman (playwright) Jason Miller (playwright) Michael D. Griffin Hugh Everett III Dorothea Orem Timothy M. Dolan Lubomyr Husar Stefan Soroka Josyf Slipyj American University Corcoran College of Art and Design National Defense University
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