Pontifical North American College

Pontifical North American College
Latin: Pontificium Collegium Civitatum Foederatarum Americae Septemtrionalis
(lit.: 'Pontifical College of the United States of America')[citation needed]
MottoFirmum est cor meum
Motto in English
"Steadfast is my heart"
TypeRoman Catholic seminary; continuing formation institute, clerical residence
Established8 December 1859 (165 years ago)
RectorThomas W. Powers
Location
Rome, Italy (on property subject in part to Holy See extraterritorial jurisdiction)

41°53′51″N 12°27′33″E / 41.89750°N 12.45917°E / 41.89750; 12.45917
CampusJaniculum Hill (Seminary and Casa O'Toole Continuing Formation Institute)
Central Rome (Casa Santa Maria Graduate Studies Residence and Office for Pilgrims)
ColorsUnofficially, red and blue
NicknameNorth American Martyrs
Sporting affiliations
Clericus Cup
Websitewww.pnac.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Pontifical North American College (NAC) is a Roman Catholic educational institution in Rome, Italy, that prepares seminarians to become priests in the United States and elsewhere. The NAC also provides a residence for priests who are pursuing graduate work at other pontifical universities in Rome. The NAC also has a continuing education program for veteran priests.

The NAC is the responsibility of the Holy See's Congregation for the Clergy,[1] which delegates its operation to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), acting through the NAC's episcopal board of governors.

Founded by Pope Pius IX in 1859 to increase the number of American priests, most of the NAC seminarians come from the United States.