Patricia Fox


Patricia Fox is an Australian religious, a member of the Congregation of Our Lady of Sion. She is known for her ejection from the Philippines by president Rodrigo Duterte.[1] Prior to this, she was the National Coordinator of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines.[2]

Patricia Fox
NationalityAustralian
OccupationAustralian religious sister
Known forEjected from the Philippines for political activism

Early life

Fox was raised in the Box Hill area of Melbourne. In 1969, she joined the Sisters of Sion. In the 1980s Fox went to law school, and began helping in legal aid centers.[3]

Vocation
Sister Fox being greeted by supporters from Ateneo de Manila University.
Sister Fox being blessed in a mass at the Loyola School of Theology.

Fox moved to the Philippines in 1990, where she co-founded a congregation of Our Lady of Sion. She lived in the country for twenty-seven years, and served as mother superior of the congregation.[4] Fox was concerned for the well-being of peasants and the urban poor. She has been quoted as saying, "The role of the religious is to be with those who are suffering, oppressed, to be with those who are asserting their rights."[1] She joined the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines in 1991, became the Regional Coordinator for Central Luzon in 1998, then became the National Coordinator from 2000 until her departure from the Philippines.[2]

Political concerns

Fox was detained by the Philippine government on 16 April 2018 for questioning regarding her engagement in political activities. The investigation was initiated after she had joined a fact-finding mission to Mindanao in relation to human rights abuses under martial law. She was denounced by Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.[1] Fox left the country in November 2018.[5] She currently lives in Melbourne, at the convent of Our Lady of Sion.[6]

References
  1. Harvey, Adam (23 April 2018). "The nun vs the President: How Sister Pat got under Duterte's skin". ABC News. Retrieved 20 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Deported from Philippines, Sr. Patricia Fox stays in solidarity over the distance". www.globalsistersreport.org. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. "160+ Australian and New Zealander Women in Theology You Should Know About | Graham Joseph Hill and Jen Barker". The GlobalChurch Project. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. Bowling, Mark (18 April 2018). "'Tireless worker' Australian nun Sr Patricia Fox released but facing possible deportation". The Catholic Leader. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. "Australian nun 'ambivalent' about returning home after being deported from the Philippines". ABC News. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Bowling, Mark (25 September 2020). "The death of a friend spurs Sr Patricia Fox onward in her campaign against oppression in the Philippines". The Catholic Leader. Retrieved 20 February 2021.


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