Gregorian University Foundation: Prominent Alumni

St. Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Gregorian University

The Gregorian University Consortium has a notable record of accomplishment in providing leaders for the Church:

72 saints and blessed
17 popes (8 of the last 11) were alumni or former faculty
More than 900 of the approximately 4,400 living bishops
Approximately one-third of the current College of Cardinals

Some prominent 20th Century alumni/former faculty include:

Pope Benedict XVI
Pope John Paul I
Pope Paul VI
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XI
Tomás Cardinal Spidlík, Professor Emeritus, Ponitifical Oriental Institute
Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York
William Cardinal Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore
Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia
Avery Cardinal Dulles, Fordham University
Josef Cardinal Tomko, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People
Most Reverend Oscar Lipscomb, Archbishop of Mobile
William Cardinal Levada, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Justin Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of St. Louis
Agostino Cardinal Cacciavillan
Most Reverend Anthony Pilla, Bishop of Cleveland
Most Reverend Hector Y. Doueihi, Bishop of the Maronite Diocese of St. Maron
Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame
Bartholomew I, Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople
Dr. Jack Miles, 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for his book, God: A Biography,
a study of the Old Testament

"In these centers of learning, professors and students gather from all parts of the world to serve the Church through their study and research . . . spreading the light of Christ's truth to every corner of the globe."

POPE JOHN PAUL II

" . . . the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Vatican's premier training ground for priests and others entering religious life . . . "

THE NEW YORK TIMES
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