Catholic University of El Salvador

Catholic University of El Salvador
Universidad Católica de El Salvador
Former name
Universidad Católica de Occidente
Motto
Litterae sine moribus vanae
Motto in English
Letters without morals are useless.
Typeprivate
EstablishedApril 13, 1982 (1982-04-13)
FounderMarco René Revelo Contreras
John Paul II
PresidentMiguel Ángel Morán Aquino
Vice-presidentAntonio Martínez Zaldívar
RectorMiguel Ángel Morán Aquino
Dean
  • Master Jaime Osmín Trigueros Chávez as Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Humanities
  • Master Ricardo Ernesto Morales Guerrero as Dean of the Faculty of Business Sciences
  • Maestro Mauricio Ernesto Velásquez Soriano as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
  • Dr. Walter Alexander Aguilar Morán as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Master Juan Alfonso Trigueros Chávez as Dean of the Multidisciplinary Faculty of the Ilobasco Regional Center
Academic staff
438
Students6,970 (2018)
Address
Km 64, Calle Antigua A San Salvador, Santa Ana, Santa Ana, 0210
,
Santa Ana
,
El Salvador
CampusUrban, 72 acres (29 ha)
Colors    wine and gold
Websitecatolica.edu.sv/about-us

The Catholic University of El Salvador (UNICAES) (Spanish: Universidad Católica de El Salvador) is private Catholic university in Santa Ana, El Salvador. Founded on April 13, 1982, by Marco René Revelo Contreras and John Paul II,[1] it is administered by the Diocese of Santa Ana and supervise by the Episcopal Conference of El Salvador (CEDES).[2]The campus is located in the center of the city, its headquarters are located in the city of Santa Ana and has two regional centers, one located in Ilobasco and another currently under construction in Metapán.[3]

History

The university was originally founded with the name Universidad Católica de Occidente (UNICO) by the former bishop of Santa Ana Marco René Revelo Contreras and approved to be a Catholic University by Pope John Paul II though the Congregation for Catholic Education in December 18, 1982 and authorized by the Ministry of Education[1]

The first campus of the university was located in the John XXIII Seminar named after Pope John XXIII,[4] located in the center of Santa Ana and grow out to the outskirts of town in 1955.[1] The original size of the campus was 17 manzana it was later expanded to 42 manzana.[1] In 2002 the university opened the Ilobasco Regional Center (CRI)[5]

Faculties

The Catholic University of El Salvador has four faculties on the central campus of Santa Ana, and a multidisciplinary one at the Ilobasco Regional Center:

Santa Ana Central Campus

  • Faculty of Sciences and Humanities
  • Faculty of Business Sciences
  • Faculty of Engineering and Architecture,
  • Faculty of Health Sciences.

Ilobasco Regional Center

Multidisciplinary Faculty of the CRI.

Reference

  1. ^ a b c d "NUESTRA INSTITUCIÓN – Universidad Católica de El Salvador" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  2. ^ "Universidad Católica de El Salvador | AGRIS". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  3. ^ "Metapán contará con nuevo centro regional UNICAES - Periódico EL Pais" (in Spanish). 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  4. ^ "Official Facebook page". January 11, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "UNICAES CRI". cri.catolica.edu.sv. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
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