Universidad Católica
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Universidad Católica is Spanish for "Catholic university". There are a number of Catholic universities in Spanish-speaking countries that use this term in their names, such as:
- In Argentina:
- Universidad Católica ArgentinaPontifical Catholic University of ArgentinaThe Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina is a university in Argentina with campus in the cities of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Rosario, Paraná, Mendoza and Pergamino. The main campus is located in Puerto Madero, one of the most modern neighborhood of Buenos Aires...
, in Buenos Aires - Universidad Católica de CórdobaUniversidad Católica de CórdobaThe Universidad Católica de Córdoba is a private Jesuit university of Argentina that was founded on June 8 1956....
, in CórdobaCórdoba, ArgentinaCórdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with... - Universidad Católica de Santa Fe, in Santa Fe
- Universidad Católica Argentina
- In Chile:
- Universidad Católica de ChilePontifical Catholic University of ChileThe Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is one of the six Catholic Universities existing in the Chilean university system and one of the two Pontifical Universities in the country, along with the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. It is also one of Chile's oldest universities and...
, in Santiago - Universidad Católica de ValparaísoPontifical Catholic University of ValparaísoThe Pontificial Catholic University of Valparaíso , is a university of approximately 11,000 students located in Valparaíso, Chile....
, in Valparaíso - Universidad Católica del MauleUniversidad Católica del MauleCatholic University of Maule is a university in Chile. It is a derivative university part of the Chilean Traditional Universities.This university was created in 1991, in what was the former Talca campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile....
, in Talca - Universidad Católica del NorteUniversidad Católica del NorteCatólica del Norte University is a university in Chile. It is part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. It is located in Antofagasta, Chile.Católica del Norte University was founded on May 31, 1956.The current rector is Misael Camus Ibacache....
, in Antofagasta - Universidad Católica de TemucoUniversidad Católica de TemucoTemuco Catholic University is a university in Chile. It is a derivative university part of the Chilean Traditional Universities....
, in Temuco - Universidad Católica de la Santísima ConcepciónUniversidad Católica de la Santísima ConcepciónCatholic University of the Holy Conception is a university in Chile. It is part of the Chilean Traditional Universities.The University...
- Universidad Católica de Chile
- In Costa Rica
- Universidad Católica de Costa Rica, in San JoséSan José, Costa RicaSan José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
- Universidad Católica de Costa Rica, in San José
- In Cuba
- Universidad Católica de Santo Tomás de VillanuevaUniversidad Católica de Santo Tomás de VillanuevaUniversidad Católica de Santo Tomás de Villanueva was a private Roman Catholic university founded on August 15, 1946, in Havana, Cuba. It was founded by American Augustinians with assistance from European Augustinians and named after Saint Thomas of Villanova. In 1957, it was declared a pontifical...
, in HavanaHavanaHavana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
- Universidad Católica de Santo Tomás de Villanueva
- In Dominican Republic
- Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y MaestraPontificia Universidad Católica Madre y MaestraThe Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra —or Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University is the first private, Roman Catholic, coeducational, university located in the Dominican Republic. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees through...
, in Santiago de los Caballeros - Universidad Católica de Santo DomingoUniversidad Católica de Santo DomingoUniversidad Católica Santo Domingo ' is a university in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic....
, in Santo DomingoSanto DomingoSanto Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
- Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
- In Ecuador:
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, in QuitoQuitoSan Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, in Quito
- In Honduras
- Universidad Católica de HondurasUniversidad Católica de HondurasThe Universidad Católica de Honduras, officially named "Universidad Católica de Honduras Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz" , or "UNICAH" as it is affectionately called among its students, is a private university in Honduras run by the Catholic Church...
, in Tegucigalpa
- Universidad Católica de Honduras
- In Paraguay:
- Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónUniversidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónThe Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción is a private university of Catholic obedience in Paraguay. It has 8 teaching facility centers.-External links:*...
, in AsunciónAsunciónAsunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
- Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
- In Peru:
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPontifical Catholic University of PeruPontifical Catholic University of Peru is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 by F. Jorge Dintilhac SS.CC. as Peru's first non-profit private institution of higher learning. Academically, PUCP ranks second in Peru, behind the National University of San Marcos.-History:The...
, in Lima - Universidad Católica de Santa MaríaUniversidad Católica de Santa MaríaThe Catholic University of Santa María is a local private University in Arequipa, Peru, and has been in continuous operation since it was founded, on 6 December 1961. It was founded by William Daniel Morris Christy, an American priest from St. Louis, Missouri.The University first came to the...
, in Arequipa - Universidad Católica de San PabloUniversidad Católica de San PabloCatholic University of St. Paul, known locally as Universidad Católica de San Pablo is a private university in Arequipa, Peru. The university is owned by the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae....
, in Arequipa
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
- In Spain
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaUniversidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaThe Catholic University Saint Anthony is a private university located in Murcia, southeastern Spain...
, in Murcia
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
- In Uruguay
- Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio LarrañagaUniversidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio LarrañagaThe Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga is a private university in Uruguay opened in 1985...
, in MontevideoMontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
- Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga