Francisco Claver
Francisco F. Claver, S.J. (20 January 1926 – 1 July 2010) was a Filipino Jesuit priest, appointed and consecrated first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malaybalay in the Philippines.[1]
Francisco F. Claver | |
|---|---|
| Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe | |
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| See | Bontoc-Lagawe |
| Installed | 2 November 1995 |
| Term ended | 15 April 2004 |
| Predecessor | Brigido A. Galasgas |
| Successor | Cornelio G. Wigwigan |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 June 1961 |
| Consecration | 22 August 1969 by Carmine Rocco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Funaay Claver 20 January 1929 |
| Died | 1 July 2010 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Malaybalay |
| Motto | Levavi ad oculi montes ("I lift my eyes to the mountains") |
| Coat of arms | |
Early life and education
Bishop Francisco F. Claver "Ikoy" was born in the province of Bontoc, Mountain Province and was one of the most influential people of the Cordilleras who stood by Human Rights and was a foe to the martial law regime.
Claver completed a master's degree in Anthropology in the Ateneo de Manila and finished his doctorate in the University of Colorado.[2]
Priesthood
Ordained to the priesthood on 18 June 1961, he was appointed as the bishop of what is now the Malaybalay Diocese on 18 June 1969 and was consecrated on 22 August 1969. Claver resigned in 1984, but was appointed Apostolic Vicar of the inchoate Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines retiring on 15 April 2004.[3]
Claver's ecclesiology emphasized the importance of a participatory Church that is necessary in carrying out the aggiornamento called for by the Second Vatican Council. He believed that the Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) or the Basic Christian Communities (BCCs) are the primary and particular embodiment and vehicles of participation and Church renewal.[4]
Death
Claver died at age 81 on July 1, 2010.
Notes
- "Bishop Claver: Bukidnon's first bishop passes away". MindaNews. 2010-07-01.
- Claver, Francisco (1986). "The Basic Christian Communities in the Wider Context". East Asian Pastoral Review. 23 (3): 362–368.
- "Bishop Francisco F. Claver, S.J." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- Claver, Francisco (1985). "The Church in Asia: Twenty Years After Vatican II". East Asian Pastoral Institute. 22 (4): 316–323.
