▁Can on ▁Law ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁Catholic ▁canon ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁schools ▁at ▁The ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁America , ▁located ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁ecc les iast ical ▁schools ▁at ▁the ▁university , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁and ▁Relig ious ▁Studies ▁and ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Philosoph y . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁campus ▁in ▁the ▁Brook land ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁N ortheast ▁D . C . ▁and ▁is ▁hous ed ▁in ▁C ald well ▁Hall . ▁It ▁offers ▁the ▁Lic enti ate ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law ▁and ▁the ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law ▁ecc les iast ical ▁degrees , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁civil ▁and ▁joint ▁ecc les iast ical - c ivil ▁degree ▁programs . ▁ ▁History ▁Catholic ▁University ▁was ▁emp ower ed ▁to ▁grant ▁ecc les iast ical ▁degrees ▁in ▁canon ▁law ▁by ▁the ▁apost ol ic ▁letter ▁of ▁Leo ▁XIII ▁Mag ni ▁no bis ▁ga ud ii ▁of ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁issued ▁canon ▁law ▁degrees ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁when ▁a ▁separate ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁canon ▁law ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Holy ▁See . ▁Catholic ▁University ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁U . S . ▁university ▁with ▁an ▁ecc les iast ical ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁canon ▁law . ▁ ▁D eg ree ▁programs ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁gradu ate