This is a list of universities and seminaries where Pope Benedict XVI studied or taught. Studies Saint Michael Seminary in Traunstein College of Freising (Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Freising) (1946-1951) Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (seminarian at the Ducal Georgianum until 1951, doctoral thesis 1953, Habilitation 1958) As a faculty member College of Freising (professor 1958-1959) University of Bonn (professor 1959-1963) University of Münster (professor 1963-1966) Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (professor 1966-1969) University of Regensburg (professor 1969-1977, since 1977 listed as an honorary professor) References Pope Benedict XVI