Personal prelature is a canonical structure of the Catholic Church which comprises a prelate, clergy and laity who undertake specific pastoral activities...

Church in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. Pope Saint John Paul II made it a personal prelature in 1982 by the apostolic constitution Ut sit; that is, the jurisdiction...

its mission, though a personal prelature is not a particular church, as are dioceses and military ordinariates. Personal prelatures are fundamentally secular...

Opus Dei is a personal prelature within the Roman Church that has been the subject of numerous controversies. Throughout its history, Opus Dei has been...

the prelature. with no mention of members of religious institutes. A major difference between a "personal ordinariate" and a "personal prelature" is that...

addition, the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney is a non-territorial jurisdiction, similar to a personal prelature, which is exempt...

cardinals, and other leaders of the Catholic Church as regards the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei. Pope John XXIII lauded Opus Dei and...

vicariates, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, and territorial abbacies. Liturgical rites also exist...

Honorary Prelate (above) Prelature, Personal – see: Personal prelature (above) Prelature, Territorial – see: Territorial prelature (below) Priest Priest...

non-territorial ecclesial jurisdictions such as the personal prelature of Opus Dei, military and personal ordinariates, and apostolic vicariates all include...