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{{short description|None}}This is a list of prominent Opus Dei members. It is intended to include people whose membership in Opus Dei is documented in published sources, and therefore a matter of public record.The names of Opus Dei directors and priests are available in official Catholic journals and Opus Dei's official bulletin, Romana.Opus Dei maintains lists of cooperators, who are not considered by Opus Dei to be members, and who do not even have to be Roman Catholics, but who agree to assist with the work of Opus Dei in any of various ways. Such cooperators are not included in this list.This article should by no means be considered an exhaustive list of past and present members and sympathisers of Opus Dei involved in political, religious, cultural, academic or literary life.

Opus Dei policy on publicizing membership

{{more citations needed|section|date=May 2014}}Opus Dei treats membership status of its lay members in a confidential manner, having a stated policy of neither confirming nor denying the membership of Opus Dei until the member in question has publicly acknowledged his or her membership.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}Opus Dei supporter William O'Connor wrote that a person's spiritual life is a private matter, and that the practice of not divulging membership lists is common to many organizations such as trade unions, hospitals, schools and clubs.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20120719234319weblink">weblink 19 July 2012, O'Connor, William, Opus Dei: An Open Book, dead, He stated that it is part of the secular nature of vocation to Opus Dei that its members do not represent the religious organization which provide them with spiritual instruction, in the same way that professionals do not externally represent their alma maters. According to several journalists who wrote independently on Opus Dei{{who|date=May 2014}} accusations of secrecy come from a clericalist mentality which equates Opus Dei members with monks and priests, the traditional symbols of holiness who are externally identifiable as such.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}Detractors{{who|date=May 2014}} argue that, given Opus Dei's strong defence of traditional Catholic positions in social and moral matters, especially in regards to anti-abortion and marriage, membership of the organisation is indeed relevant to exercising functions in the public domain. In addition, Opus Dei states that it is a non-political organisation and does not direct or try to influence its members in any way in the fulfillment of their professional duties, whether in the public or private sphere, except where such activities impinge on their duties as Catholics.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}For the most part, Opus Dei members belong to the low and middle class in terms of income, social status and education.Messori, Vittorio (1997). Opus Dei, Leadership and Vision in Today's Catholic Church. Regnery Publishing. Among its members are barbers, bricklayers, mechanics, and fruit sellers. Most supernumeraries are living ordinary middle-class lives.BOOK, John Allen, Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church,weblink registration, 2005, Doubleday Religion, 9780385514491,

Government and Civil Service

(File:RuthKellyMP.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Rt. Hon. Ruth Kelly MP(UK))
  • Ruth Kelly, The Former British Transport Secretary, Labour Party (traditionally center-left) in the United Kingdom. John L. Allen Jr. states that she is a (wikt:supernumerary|supernumerary) member in his book Opus Dei.
  • Paola Binetti, Senator in Italy. A numerary member. Binetti belonged to the christian-social party La Margherita (“The Daisy”), the Democratic Party and now the Union of the Centre.Daniel Mansueto: Labels Don't Apply: An Interview with Paola Binetti {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927010516weblink |date=2007-09-27 }}, Godspy Magazine, July 26, 2006
  • Mario Maiolo, Vice-president of the province of Cosenza. He belonged to the Italian Peoples' Party, La Margherita and later the Democratic Party. He is a supernumerary.
  • Antonio Fontán (died 2010), President of the Senate of Spain in 1977-1979. A journalist who advocated free elections and trade unions, and was persecuted by Franco. He helped draft Spain's new democratic constitution after Franco.Casas Rabasa, Santiago weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110607051444weblink">"Conversación en Madrid con Antonio Fontán" Anuario de Historia de la Iglesia Vol. 15 (2006) p. 333-365 ISSN 1133-0104
  • Alberto Ullastres Calvo (died 2001), Minister of Trade (1957–1965). He is one of the members of Opus Dei who were appointed by Franco as ministers (Spain under Franco). He pushed forward the so-called Plan of Stabilization which brought about Spain's transition from economic autarchy to liberalization and internationalization of the national economy.Biografías y Vidas: Alberto Ullastres Calvo (span.), 2004
  • Mario Fernández Baeza, Interior Minister of Chile. Belongs to the left-leaning Christian Democratic Party.WEB,weblink Redirección, www.biobiochile.cl,
  • Adolfo Suárez, President of Government in the democracy in Spain from 1978 to 1982, was a (wikt:supernumerary|supernumerary) member of Opus Dei.WEB,weblink elmundo.es. Encuentro digital con Luis Herrero, www.elmundo.es,
  • Gregorio López Bravo (died 1985), Minister for Industry (1963–1969, Spain under Franco),Intervencionismo estatal durante el franquismo tardío {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608070308weblink |date=2011-06-08 }}. Mikel Buesa y Luis E. Pires, s/f. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos I (pdf) Minister of Foreign Affairs (1969–1973). A supernumerary
  • {{ill|Vicente Mortes Alfonso|es|Vicente Mortes}} (died 1991), Minister for Housing (1969–1973, Spain under Franco).WEB,weblink Gobiernos Dictadura Franco, Portal Fuenterrebollo, Santiago de la, Fuente, www.fuenterrebollo.com, A supernumerary
  • Juan José Espinosa San Martín, Minister for Finance (1965–1969, Spain under Franco).Santiago Mata: El Opus Dei, Josemaría Escrivá y Franco {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309204801weblink |date=2008-03-09 }}, October 4, 2005
  • Faustino García-Moncó Fernández, Minister for Trade (1965–1969, Spain under Franco).
  • Fernando Herrero Tejedor (died 1975), Secretary General of the Movimiento (Franco's political party) (1975).
  • José María Albareda (died 1966), Secretary General and head of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas). He was close friend of Escrivá and one of the first numerary members of Opus Dei. He was also a close friend of José Ibáñez Martín, falangist and Minister for Education for Franco from 1939 to 1951, who is widely credited with sponsoring the great expansion of Opus Dei into Spanish third-level education during that period. Both take much of the credit for developing the political concept of "Nacional-Catolicismo".
  • Jesus Estanislao, Secretary of Economic Planning and subsequently Finance Secretary of the Philippines under Corazon Aquino (1989–1992), who toppled the dictatorial government of Ferdinand Marcos. A numerary member of Opus Dei, who started Opus Dei in the Philippines.Ma. Ceres P. Doyo: Opus Dei in RP: It began with 3 Harvard boys, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 18, 2006, p A1
  • Joaquín Lavín, politician in Chile, twice defeated in his bid for the presidency of Chile. He is a member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) party and former mayor of Santiago and Las Condes municipalities of capital Santiago. He was also Minister of Education and Social Development (2010-2013)Vernon Silver and Michael Smith: Opus Dei, Vilified in `Da Vinci Code,' Runs Global MBA Schools, Bloomberg.com, April 26, 2006
  • Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and Russia.NEWS,weblink transcripts.cnn.com, An In-Depth Look At Opus Dei: A Conservative Catholic Group, May 18, 2001, His treason has been described as "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in US history." A supernumerary, he reportedly left Opus Dei after his arrest.
  • Rory O'Hanlon (died 2002), Professor of Criminal and Constitutional Law at University College Dublin and High Court Judge in Ireland (1981–1995). He was dismissed by the Irish Government from Presidency of the Law Reform Commission in 1992, after commenting that if membership of the EU forced the introduction of abortion to Ireland, the country should withdraw from the Union. He later sued the Government and won substantial damages.Annemarie Bruinsma Hanlon: Justice Rory O'Hanlon, Hanlon people & Businesses, (undated) He was a supernumerary member of Opus Dei.Sunday Tribune 19 March 2006 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122064710weblink |date=22 November 2007 }}
  • Jorge Rossi Chavarría (died 2006), Vice-President of Costa Rica from 1971-1974. He co-founded the National Liberation Party (PLN), a social democrat party. He was a supernumerary of Opus Dei.WEB,weblink Opus Dei. Romana Bulletin - Faithful of Opus Dei and members of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross who died in the first half of the year 2006 (In Pace), en.romana.org,
  • Federico Trillo-Figueroa y Martínez-Conde, Spanish politician of the Partido Popular, ex-chairman of the Spanish Chamber of Representatives, former minister of Defence and current ambassador for Spain in the United Kingdom.WEB,weblink Datos personales de, toda su historia y su biografia - Todos los Personajes famosos desde ABC.es, www.abc.es,
  • Jorge Fernández Díaz, Spanish politician of the Partido Popular, former minister of the Interior. El País, 4 March 2013
  • Patrick Ngugi Njoroge, PhD, Kenyan economist, banker and the governor of the Central Bank of Kenya.NEWS, 2015-07-07, Patrick Njoroge: Kenyan bank boss who doesn't want luxury house, en-GB, BBC News,weblink 2021-05-09,
  • Guillermo Lasso, President of Ecuador and supernumerary of Opus Dei.WEB, Enero, 22 De, 2009 - 00h00, 2009-01-22, Iglesia y Nebot respaldan postulación de Lasso,weblink 2021-05-09, El Universo, es,

Writing and journalism

File:Antonio Fontan press freedom hero.JPG|thumb|110px|right|Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist who fought for press freedom. He later became the first Senate President of Spain's democracy.]]
  • Joaquín Navarro-Valls (born November 16, 1936, Cartagena, Spain), physician and journalist who later served as the Director of the Vatican Press Office, taking the post in 1984. A numerary member.BBC 21 December 2001
  • Robert Duncan, journalist.Allen says he is a member in his book, Opus Dei. An ombudsman for foreign press in Spain; vice-president of OPCI Ibero-American press association; vice-president of APSCE, association for energy and telecommunications; past executive board member for Spain's oldest and largest foreign press body, the Club Internaciónal de Prensa; editor for Spero News and EnerPub.WEB,weblink Spero News, 2007-05-14, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070221233240weblink">weblink 2007-02-21,
  • Rafael Calvo Serer (1916-1988), editor and founder of Diario Madrid who was hounded into exile for his criticism of Franco, who closed the publication. Although Messori states that Calvo, by working underground, helped to bring democracy to Spain,BOOK, Messori, Vittorio, Opus Dei, Leadership and Vision in Today's Catholic Church, Regnery Publishing, 1997, 0-89526-450-1, registration,weblink According to some, he did not oppose Francoism, but Franco himself about Franco's succession (see Preston 623-3, 663 and 671).
  • Antonio Fontán (1923-2010), journalist who advocated free elections and trade unions in Spain under Franco. Later served as President of the Senate and helped draft Spain's new democratic constitution.
  • Francisco Fernández Carvajal, wrote In Conversation with God, which has sold over two million copies in several languages, including Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovakian and Polish. It consists of over 450 meditations, one or more for every day of the year, as well as three meditations for each Sunday, corresponding to the three-year cycle in the Catholic lectionary.weblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930163305weblink|date=September 30, 2008}}
  • Pilar Urbano, Spanish journalist whose interviewing technique has become a model for other journalists. A numerary.Giles Tremlett The Guardian October 5, 2002
  • (:it:Cesare Cavalleri|Cesare Cavalleri), Italian literary critic and publisher. He received the Premio internazionale Medaglia d'oro per la Cultura cattolica (International Golden Medal Award for Catholic Culture).WEB,weblink Vignetta anti-Islam su Studi cattolici Ma l'Opus Dei prende le distanze - Politica - Repubblica.it, www.repubblica.it,
  • (:it:Alberto Michelini|Alberto Michelini), Italian film director, journalist and politician. A supernumerary member.John Allen in National Catholic Report January 30, 2004 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006111724weblink |date=October 6, 2008 }}
  • Michael Adams (died 2009), Irish publisher, was a numerary member and the Managing Director of Four Courts Press, Ireland's largest academic publishing house.Kieron Wood: Founder of controversial religious group to be canonised {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080109041018weblink |date=January 9, 2008 }}, ThePost.ie, September 29, 2002 Adams was the author of a book Censorship: The Irish Experience, which was critical of the operation of the former Irish system of literary censorship.
  • Paul Dumol, Filipino playwright, famous for Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio. He is also the Chairman of the Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy.Larry Henares, Saints and Sinners
  • Alexandre Havard, writer.

Academia

File:María Elósegui Itxaso 2016 (cropped).jpeg|right|thumb|150px|María Elósegui was appointed in January 2018 a judge at the European Court of Human RightsEuropean Court of Human Rights

Social work and medicine

Business

Sports, fashion, and entertainment

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Clergy

For other members of the clergy, please see (Opus Dei: Priestly Society of the Holy Cross)

References

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External links

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