Opus Dei

The church of St Joseph’s, Longsight (south Manchester), was packed on Saturday 17 December for a Mass for the repose of the soul of the man known in life affectionately as “the Father”, Bishop Javier Echevarría, who was the head of Opus Dei for over two decades, from his appointment by Pope St John Paul II in 1994, to his death on 12 December 2016. Delegates will meet to elect a new Prelate later this month.

The following Requiem Masses will be celebrated in London for the repose of the soul of Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei.

Bishop Javier Echevarría now lies in the crypt of Our Lady of Peace, the Prelatic Church of Opus Dei, alongside Blessed Alvaro del Portillo and Dora del Hoyo. With a brief video summary of the ceremony.

The auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei speaks about Bishop Javier Echevarría's last hours in the hospital, and points to some of the key features in his life.

This website will offer live transmission of a funeral Mass for Bishop Javier Echevarria, which will be celebrated on Thursday December 15th at 7 pm in Rome (6 pm GMT) at Saint Eugene's Basilica.

Biographical information about Bishop Javier Echevarria, the second successor of St. Josemaria Escriva as head of Opus Dei, from 1994-2016.

An interview published on Radio Vaticano (in Italian) by Alessandro Gissotti with Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei.

Bishop Javier Echevarria, the Prelate of Opus Dei, passed away at 9:20 p.m. Rome time, on December 12th, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The mortal remains of Bishop Javier Echevarría were brought this morning to Our Lady of Peace, the Prelatic church of Opus Dei. A memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, December 15th, at 7 pm, in Saint Eugene's basilica.

The Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarría, is in the Campus Bio-Medico hospital in Rome with a minor lung infection.