Fernando Ocáriz Braña


Fernando Ocáriz Braña
Prelate of Opus Dei
Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz
ChurchCatholic
SeeOpus Dei
Appointed23 January 2017
Installed27 January 2017
PredecessorJavier Echevarría Rodríguez
Previous post(s)
  • Vicar General of Opus Dei (1994–2014)
  • Auxiliary Vicar of Opus Dei (2014–17)
Orders
Ordination15 August 1971
by Marcelo González Martín
Personal details
Born
Fernando Ocáriz Braña

(1944-10-27) 27 October 1944
Alma mater

Fernando Ocáriz Braña (born 27 October 1944) is a priest of the Catholic Church who has been the prelate of Opus Dei since 2017. Ocáriz is the fourth person to head Opus Dei since its founding in 1928. He is widely published in philosophy and has been a consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 1986.