Endowed Professorships

The Shakespeare Caldwell-Duval Professor of Theology. The founders professorship is supported by gifts donated by or honoring the following benefactors: Shakespeare Caldwell (May 1885), Francis A. Drexel (July 1888), and George L. Duval.
The Andrews-Kelly-Ryan Professor of Biblical Studies. The Andrews-Kelly-Ryan Professorship is supported by gifts donated by or honoring the following benefactors: Dr. Thomas F. Andrew s (March 1901), Margaret Hughes Kelly (November 1889), and James J. and Hannah Cusack Ryan (November 1911).
The Warren-Blanding Professor of Religion and Culture. The Warren-Blanding Professorship was established by the Riley J. and Lillian N. Warren and Beatrice W. Blanding Foundation in January 1973.
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Professor in American Church History. The professorship and endowment was established by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas in August 1975.
The John C. and Gertrude P. Hubbard Professor of Religious Studies. This professorship was established in October 1989 by Gertrude P. Hubbard in memory of her husband, Dr. John C. Hubbard, a former professor at this university, from the Dr. John Charles Hubbard and Gertrude Pardieck Hubbard Endowment.
The Carl J. Peter Professor of Systematic Theology and Ecumenism. The Peter professorship was established in 1995 to honor the memory of the Rev. Carl J. Peter, former dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies (1977-1985). The holder of the chair lectures in those areas of theology to which Father Peter devoted his life of research, service, and teaching.
The Monsignor Walter J. Schmitz, S.S., Professor of Liturgical Studies. The Very Rev. Walter J. Schmitz, S.S., Chair of Liturgical Studies was established in 1995 through a bequest from the estate of Father Schmitz, a former dean of the School of Sacred Theology.
The Katharine Drexel Chair in Religious Studies was established in 1997 to honor the memory of a woman who devoted her efforts to the work of evangelization and charity among the nation's native and African-American populations.
The Carmelite Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary Endowed Chair was established in 2017 by the Carmelite Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary together with an endowed Center of Carmelite Studies
The James H. and Mary F. Moran Endowed Professorship was established in 2020 for the study of Early Church History.
The Bishop Basil Losten Endowed Chair was established in 2018 to support a professorship in Ukrainian Church Studies.
The Grace P. Hobelman Chair in Catholic Moral Theology was established in 2024 in memory of her husband, Carl D. Hobelman. The holder of the chair specialized in moral Theology and ethics.