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Between 1999 and 2002, Umbers studied at the University of Navarre, Spain, where he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree. On 14 February 2002 he was ordained a deacon [6] and was subsequently ordained a priest by Bishop Javier Echevarría, a prelate of Opus Dei, on 1 September 2002 at the Marian shrine of Torreciudad, Spain. [7]
Ocáriz was appointed Vicar General of the Prelature of Opus Dei on 23 April 1994. In 2014, he was named Auxiliary Vicar of Opus Dei. [4] He became the provisional head of Opus Dei upon the death of the prelate of Opus Dei, Javier Echevarria, in December 2016. He was elected prelate of Opus Dei on 23 January 2017, and on the same day Pope ...
Joseph Muzquiz (boen José Luis Múzquiz y de Miguel; 1912-1983) was a Spanish Catholic priest who was an early member of Opus Dei. He worked to establish the movement around the world. The cause for his canonization was opened by the Archdiocese of Boston in 2011. [1]
Opus Dei is formally known as the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei. Since its establishment, numerous faithful have earned a reputation for holiness and eventually canonized or beatified. The first to reach the glories of the altar was Escrivá, who was canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II .
Former Opus Dei members critical of Escrivá's character who say that they were refused a hearing during the beatification and canonization processes include Miguel Fisac (a well-known Spanish architect who was one of the earliest members of Opus Dei and remained an associate of Escrivá for nearly twenty years), [27] [107] Vladimir Felzmann (a ...
Opus Dei (Latin for 'Work of God') is an institution of the Catholic Church that was founded in Spain in 1928 by Josemaría Escrivá. Its stated mission is to help its lay and clerical members seek holiness in their everyday occupations and societies. Opus Dei is officially recognized within the Catholic Church, although its status has evolved.
With the death of del Portillo on 23 March 1994, a period of mourning followed. Rodríguez was elected by Opus Dei's General Council as the second prelate of Opus Dei. [1] [2] [7] He was subsequently confirmed by the Holy See on 20 April 1994, [1] and was then appointed Titular Bishop of Cilibia by Pope John Paul II on 21 November 1994.
The names of Opus Dei directors and priests are available in official Catholic journals and Opus Dei's official bulletin, Romana. Opus Dei maintains lists of cooperators , who are not considered by Opus Dei to be members, and who do not even have to be Roman Catholics, but who agree to assist with the work of Opus Dei in any of various ways.