With the approval of the Magnus Cancellarius, the faculty may award an honorary doctorate in theology (Dr. theol. h. c.) as a special distinction for extraordinary theological achievements.

 

1960SIFFRIN, Petrus OSBDormitio-Abtei in Jerusalem✝ 1963       
1973SÜSTERHENN, AdolfMinister of Justice and Minister of Culture of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate✝ 1974
1973DONCKEL, EmileDr. theol., Professor of Church History at the Seminary in Luxembourg✝ 1979
1973HAUBST, RudolfDr. theol., Prof. für Dogmatics (University Mainz), 
Founder and first director of the Institute for Cusanus Research		✝ 1992
1982HENGEN, JeanDr. theol., former Archbishop of Luxembourg✝ 2005
1990ABASTOFLOR MONTERO, EdmundoArchbishop of La Paz, Bolivia 
1990SCHMITT, EmileDr. theol., Prof. em. for Fundamental moral, 
Centre Autonome d'Enseignement de Pédagogie Religieuse, Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines, University Metz		✝ 2008
1990RONIG, FranzDr. phil. Papal Prelate of Honor, Emeritus Canon, Custodian of the Cathedral Treasury, Diocesan Conservator, 
Honorary professor (Saarland University and Trier University), 
Lecturer in the history of Christian art and ecclesiastical monument preservation at the Faculty of Theology in Trier from 1966 to 2002		✝ 2019
2000HINSKE, NorbertDr. phil., Lic. phil., Prof. em. for Philosophy at the University of Trier 
2000OVERDICK-GULDEN, MariaDr. med., Trier✝ 2019
2000RIDEZ, LouisLic. theol., Lic. phil., Abbé, Lille-Avelin✝ 2020
2010TERRAZAS, Kardinal JulioArchbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia✝ 2015
2022JÄCKEL, MICHAELDr. phil., Sociologist, former President of the University of Trier 
2022KNAPP, ANDREASDr. theol., Little brother of the Gospel, 
Religious writer and spiritual poet, Leipzig		 
2022NEUDECK, CHRISTELCo-founder of „Cap Anamur / Deutsche Notärzte e.V.“, Troisdorf-Spich 
2022PIERICK, SR. MARY PREMA MCsecond successor to Mother Teresa, Zaborów, Polen