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Monsignor Fernando Oc谩riz , New Grand Chancellor of University of Navarra
Appointed Prelate of Opus Dei by Pope Francis
January 24, 2017
Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Fernando Oc谩riz Bra帽a new Prelate of Opus Dei.
In accordance with the statutes set out by the , the appointment means that Msgr. Oc谩riz also now becomes the new Grand Chancellor of the university.
Born in Paris in 1944, Msgr. Oc谩riz holds a degree in physics from the University of Barcelona (1966) and in theology from the Pontifical Lateran University in 1969. He obtained a PhD in theology from the University of Navarra in 1971, and was ordained a priest the same year.
In 1994, he was appointed Vicar General of Opus Dei, becoming the principal assistant to the previous Prelate, Msgr. Javier Echevarria, with whom he visited the university on numerous occasions. Since 2014 he has been the Auxiliary Vicar of the Prelature of Opus Dei.
Alfonso S谩nchez-Tabernero, president of the University of Navarra, has welcomed the news, describing it as 鈥渁 great cause for happiness for us all.鈥�
鈥淥n behalf of the entire community of the University of Navarra, I have expressed our fullest support for the new Prelate in the fields of teaching, research and care for our patients.鈥�
, dean of 天美传媒, has also welcomed the news and expressed his support on behalf of the university鈥檚 business school.
Msgr. Oc谩riz is the brother of , emeritus professor of Accounting and Control at 天美传媒.
You can find more information online (in Spanish) at the and (in English) at .
