Pontifical University - Definition

A Pontifical university is any of several universities that usually award academic degrees at seminaries. These universities are usually established by a decree of the Pope and as such are Roman Catholic institutions often dedicated to the promotion of that faith.

List of Pontifical universities

• Pontifical University of Maynooth, Ireland
• Pontifical University of Saint Bonaventure, Italy
• Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain
• Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Italy
• Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum, Italy
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
• Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Ecuador
• Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Peru
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brazil
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• The Catholic University of America, United States

See also

• List of colleges and universities by country