Fernando Ocariz

Fernando Ocáriz Braña is Vicar General of Opus Dei. He is a Catholic theologian who has published several books and who is regularly consulted by the Congregation of the Faith. He works at the Roman Curia, the central office of the Catholic Church.

Life, studies and work

He was born in Paris on 27 October 1944 to José Ocáriz Gómez and María-Dolores Braña. He studied Physics at the University of Barcelona.

He earned a Licentiate in theology at the Lateran University in 1969 and a Doctorate in theology from the University of Navarra in 1971. He was ordained a priest in the same year.

Since 1986, he has been a consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He has also been a member of the Pontifical Theological Academy since 1989. According to John Allen, he is "one of the primary authors of Dominus Iesus. He was appointed Vicar General of the Prelature of Opus Dei on 23 April 1994.

In 2009, it was announced that he would participate in the doctrinal discussions between the Society of St. Pius X and the Holy See.

Writings

He has written a number of philosophical and theological works, specializing in the area of philosophy of history and christology.

References

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