USEK Pontifical School of Theology

The Pontifical School of Theology was founded in 1974 under the mandate of the Lebanese Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops, and ratified by Rome in 1982.

To date, it remains the only Pontifical school of theology in the Middle East.

Under the mandate of the Lebanese Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops, ratified by Rome, the Pontifical School of Theology gives its students, most of whom are preparing for ministry, a university theological education that trains them in the critical and analytical method of theology, in constructive dialogue with other disciplines, especially philosophy and the humanities. Faithful to its vocation to be oriental and catholic, it sheds light on oriental theology in its dogmatic, liturgical and spiritual components without neglecting occidental theological thought, and teaches theology in an ecumenical spirit, serving the revival of the pastoral ministry in the Church.

To preserve and promote Eastern theological traditions while embracing Western theology and liturgy, and encouraging dialogue across Christian traditions.