Serving the Church to serve the world
The mission statement of the Ecclesiastical Schools of the University of Navarra is to to serve the Church and society. Its impact reaches around the world. Seminarians trained in its classrooms exercise their ministry in dioceses on five continents. 30 alumni are now bishops. The research in the field of Canon Law, Theology and Philosophy is materialized in publications of reference letter for many seminaries around the world and thousands of faithful.
REPUTATION
In the QS Ranking (2023) the University of Navarra is ranked #31 among the best universities in the world in the area of 'Theology and programs of study on religion'.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
The Ecclesiastical Schools provides an environment of study and academic demand. The academic performance rate per student (percentage ratio between the issue of credits passed in a course and the issue total number of credits enrolled) is close to 100%.
BISHOPS
More than 30 alumni are today bishops scattered throughout the world. Carrying out their pastoral work in countries such as the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Equatorial Guinea or Kazakhstan.
Serve the Church as She wants to be served
St. Josemaría Escrivá
Letter No. 8
ORIGIN AND CONDITION
Our students
39
NORTH AMERICA
43
CENTRAL AMERICA
66
SOUTH AMERICA
84
AFRICA
48
EUROPA
41
ASIA
1
OCEANIA
"It is an opportune moment to promote with thoughtful and prophetic determination, at all levels, a relaunching of the ecclesiastical programs of study in the context of the new stage of the Church's mission statement , characterized by the witness of the joy that flows from meeting with Jesus and from advertisement of his Gospel."
Pope Francis
Veritatis gaudium, 1
TRAINING GLOBAL
A unique environment
training academic and interdisciplinary
Fraternal atmosphere
Spiritual accompaniment
University experience
THANK YOU
In the first person
LUNGELO HALALISANI SIKHAKHANE
South Africa. Seminarian
5th year of Theology
"God calls us men of every race, language, people and nation to be His people. The Bidasoa International seminar is a witness of what the Lord wants and it is lived in a very clear way".
XIAOLONG WANG (FELIPE)
China. Seminarian
3rd year of Theology.
"In the School and in the seminar we are given the best training for the great mission statement that we have before us: the evangelization of China. It is an enormous challenge , but I am convinced that the Holy Spirit will give us the strength."
JUAN ARMANDO MÉNDEZ
Mexico. Priest
licentiate degree at Canon Law
"Now that this stage is over, it is time to return to my diocese, where I will find myself with my first assignment, which will be entrusted to me by my bishop. I am looking forward to passing on all that I have received, prayed for and learned from each of the people I have lived with over the years.
NATALIA DEDINSKY
United States
3rd Theology
"I see in my fellow class seminarians the future of the Church. It is very shocking to see that some of them are going back to countries where the Church is persecuted. This experience calls me to live my faith in a more authentic way."
MR. JUAN LUIS LORDA
Spain. Full Professor
Professor of Theology
"We are before the challenge to transmit the faith and the Christian life and to respond to the demands of the problems of each era. It is necessary to present the Christian faith in a vibrant way. And we are in a good moment to do it".
BLANCA VÁZQUEZ
Spain. Benefactor
"If we want to be subjects of change in the world we live in, we have to invest in Education. Well-formed priests is a bequest that will last forever. They are in the midst of the world and they will spread the word and the message of light and hope of Christianity to all corners of the world".
The seminarians and priests, in addition to the solid training they receive in the Ecclesiastical Schools , live in the seminar International Bidasoa and in priestly residences. There they receive vocational accompaniment and cultivate their priestly soul.
They are sent by the bishops of more than 40 countries around the world to acquire an academic, human and spiritual training for their future pastoral work when they return to their dioceses of origin.
All of them receive an important economic financial aid to do so. In addition to the enrollment, it covers their accommodation and full pension, as well as health coverage.
Direct donation
Any amount is a great financial aid to support the work of service to the Church and the world that is carried out in the Ecclesiastical Schools .
These are the ways to collaborate with the Schools Ecclesiastical:
RECURRING DONATION
By means of a bank direct debit of the amount and recurrence to be determined by the donor through the following form.
BIZUM
Donations can be made through 
by sending a donation to 33428 and indicating "Becas Sacerdotes Scholarships" in the concept.
scholarship direct
The direct scholarship covers 100% of the average annual cost of the programs of study of a student of the Ecclesiastical Schools , which amounts to €18,000.
It covers your accommodation and full board, in addition to health coverage.
Endowment
An endowment is a fund of assets that serves to stably finance part of the university's activities. Its goal is to allocate an annual amount to the ordinary budget for the fulfillment of the University's own purposes. In this way, the donations received have a lasting impact and are a stable support to finance the activity over time.
It is managed internally by the investment team of the Fundación Universitaria de Navarra. The Foundation has investment regulations and expense where certain investment limits are regulated, mainly aimed at limiting risk.
PERPETUAL SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOLS ECCLESIASTICS
It is established through a donation to the endowment of the University, which reinvests a portion of the interest of the initial sum in the fund itself to ensure sustainability, while applying another percentage to finance the scholarships of a seminarian or a priest who is receiving his training at the Schools Ecclesiastical.
MINIMUM DONATION
To constitute a scholarship Perpetual, the donor, be it a private individual, a foundation or business, makes a contribution of 500,000 euros to the scholarship fund. With this amount it is possible to finance in perpetuity the programs of study of high school program of a seminarian or the licentiate degree of a priest. It also covers their accommodation, full board, and health coverage.
ACCRUAL CALCULATION
Contributions are payable in installments over a period of 5-7 years, starting with a minimum annual amount of €30,000.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The University recognizes the generosity of donors through physical items, such as commemorative plaques on the School of Ecclesiastical Studies. In addition, the priests and seminarians who will receive the financial aid pledge to include their benefactors in their prayers.