Viale Bruno Buozzi 73,
000197 Rome, ITALY
Tel. (06) 808961
www.opusdei.org

The present prelate of Opus Dei was born in Madrid on 14 June 1932. Ordained priest on 7 August 1955. His election and his appointment by John Paul II as prelate of Opus Dei took place on 20 April 1994. The Pope ordained him as bishop on 6 January 1995, in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Fr. Ignacio Rodriguez Mayz Ave. El. Golf, Edif. Araya
Urb. El Bosque
Caracas, Venezuela
Tel : 011-58-212-731-1781
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Address:

9 Sweet Briar Road,
St. Clair, Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 622-4186
Fax: (868) 622-9317
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Besides the personal apostolate of members and cooperators all over the country, there are formative activities in corporate undertakings in Gran Couva, Port of Spain, St. Augustine and San Fernando.

Fortnightly formative activities in Castries, St. Lucia

Monthly formative activities in Bridgetown, Barbados

Monthly formative activities in Fort-de-France, Martinique

Jamaicans and people living in Kingston have attended retreats in Rosaire Retreat in Delray Beach, Florida

BRIEF HISTORY
The Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (Latin for “Work of God”) is part of the hierarchical structure of the catholic Church.

Its purpose is to contribute to the Church’s evangelising mission, where priests and laity cooperate organically in spreading a deep awareness of the universal call to holiness and the sanctifying value of ordinary work.

Founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá on 2nd October, 1928, it was established as a personal prelature by Pope John Paul II on 28th November, 1982. The Opus Dei Prelature consists of a prelate, his clergy and lay faithful (men and women), who by virtue of a divine vocation freely join the Prelature. The priests are drawn from the Prelature’s lay faithful. The laity remain under the jurisdiction of the diocesan Bishop in all matters that refer to the ordinary care of the faithful. Therefore they continue to belong to the local church or diocese where they live. For more information see http://www.opusdei.org/

*N.B.*: Personal prelatures are ecclesiastical jurisdictions provided for by the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law (canons 294-297) that are created to meet specific pastoral needs with greater flexibility. Every prelature has its own statutes approved by the Holy See.

For books written by Saint Josemaria, please go to your nearest bookshop and/or ask the bookshop dealer to order them from: http://www.escrivaworks.org/doc/buy_book.htm

For books written by St Josemaria on line: http://www.escrivaworks.org/