Catholic Theological Union
| Motto | Preparing effective leaders for the Church, ready to witness to Christ's good news of justice, love, and peace. |
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| Type | Private graduate school of theology |
| Established | 1968 |
| Accreditation | ATS |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Academic affiliations | Association of Chicago Theological Schools (ACTS), DePaul University, Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, McCormick Theological Seminary, University of Chicago Divinity School |
| Endowment | $41.7 million (FY23) |
| President | Sr. Barbara E. Reid, OP |
| Dean | Ferdinand Okorie |
Academic staff | 16 full-time, 20 full-time equivalent |
Administrative staff | 42 |
| Postgraduates | 193, 127 full-time equivalent |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois , U.S. |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | ctu |
Catholic Theological Union (CTU) is a Catholic graduate school of theology in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was formed in Hyde Park as a union of schools from three Catholic religious institutes and has since been sponsored by 23 institutes. It is one of the largest Catholic graduate schools of theology in the English-speaking world, training men and women for both lay and ordained ministry within the Catholic Church.