Born in Barcelona, his life has been spent between Barcelona and Rome. He was ordained in 1964 and earned a PhD in Theology from Pontificia Università Gregoriana in Roma. Salvador Pié has developed a profound academic task as professor of Fundamental Theology and Ecclesiology at the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Co-founder and general consiliary of MUEC, he was president of the Religious Services of the Barcelona Olympic Games, member of the Scientific Committee of the Congress on the Second Vatican Council (1995-2000) and expert appointed by the Pope of the Synod of Bishops on "The Word of God in the life and mission of the Church" (2008). He has been president of the Blanquerna Foundation from 1981 until 2022 and founding member of the Ramon Llull University (1989), of which he has been secretary until 2022. Since 2013 he has been rector of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. Among his numerous publications are: Diccionario de Teología fundamental (2010), Eclesiología (2015), La Teología fundamental (2017) and Teología fundamental (2017).

On May 10, 2011 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Ramon Llull University.

In November 2022 he joined the Honorary Committee of the Ramon Llull University.