Former Personal Prelature of

Opus Dei

Italy Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Personal Prelature Personal Prelature

Name: Opus Dei (latine) / 聖十字架及主業監督團 (正體中文) / Sanctæ Crucis et Operis Dei (Latin)

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Guardian Angels (October 2)

History

Past Ordinaries

Prelates of Opus Dei (Roman Rite)

Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz Braña, Opus Dei (80)Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz Braña, Opus Dei (80)
(2017.01.23 – 2022.07.14)

Prelate of Opus Dei
Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary
Prelate emeritus of Opus Dei (Italy)

Born:1944.10.27 (Paris, France)
Ordained Priest:1971.08.15

Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) (1971.08.15 – 2022.07.14)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1990.02.21 – 2003.01.03)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2003.01.03 – 2022.07.14)

Auxiliary Vicar of Opus Dei (Italy) (2014.12.12 – 2017.01.23)

Prelate of Opus Dei (Italy) (2017.01.23 – 2022.07.14)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (2017.01.23 – ...)

Prelate of Opus Dei (2022.07.14 – ...)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (2022.07.14 – ...)

Bishop Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, Opus Dei
(1994.04.20 – 2016.12.12)

Deo omnis gloria

Born:1932.06.14 (Madrid, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1955.08.07
Consecrated Bishop:1995.01.06
Died:2016.12.12 (Roma, Italy † 84)

Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) (1955.08.07 – 1994.04.20)

Vicar General of Opus Dei (Italy) (1982.11.28 – 1994.04.20)

Titular Bishop of Cilibia (1994.04.20 – 2016.12.12)

Prelate of Opus Dei (Italy) (1994.04.20 – 2016.12.12)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (1994.04.20 – 2016.12.12)

Blessed Bishop Álvaro del Portillo y Álvaro, Opus Dei
(1982.11.28 – 1994.03.23)

Regnare Christum volumus

Born:1914.03.11 (Madrid, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1944.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:1991.01.06
Died:1994.03.23 (Roma, Italy † 80)
Beatified:2014.09.27 (Madrid, Spain)

Prelate of Opus Dei (Italy) (1982.11.28 – 1994.03.23)

Titular Bishop of Vita (1990.12.07 – 1994.03.23)

Bishop and religious of Secular Institute of Opus Dei.

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Last updated on 2025.01.06

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