The prelate of Opus Dei is appointed by the Pope, after following the procedure for determining the person provided for in the statutes of the prelature; these provide for the involvement of the faithful of the Prelature in electing the most suitable priest.
Upon whom does the prelate of Opus Dei depend? Who appoints him?
The prelate of Opus Dei and the prelature itself depend on the Holy See: on the Roman Pontiff and the Congregation for the Clergy.
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