Pontifical Lateran University

Pontifical Lateran University
TypePublic, Catholic, Pontifical
Established1773 (1773)
RectorArchbishop-elect Alfonso V. Amarante, C.SS.R.
Location,
Italy, but partially extraterritorial of the Holy See

41°53′11″N 12°30′18″E / 41.8864°N 12.5050°E / 41.8864; 12.5050
Grand ChancellorCardinal Angelo De Donatis
Websitewww.pul.va/en/
Pontifical Lateran University is located in Rome
Pontifical Lateran University
Location on a map of Rome

The Pontifical Lateran University (Italian: Pontificia Università Lateranense; Latin: Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis), also known as Lateranum, is a pontifical university based in Rome. The university also hosts the central session of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. The university is known as "The Pope's University". Its Grand Chancellor is the Vicar General to the Holy Father for the Diocese of Rome. As of 2014 the Pontifical Lateran university had students from more than a hundred countries. It is also sometimes also known as the Pontifical University of Apollinaire.


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