Francisco Claver

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Funaay and the surname or paternal family name is Claver.
The Most Reverend

Francisco F. Claver

S.J., D.D.
Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe
SeeBontoc-Lagawe
Installed2 November 1995
Term ended15 April 2004
PredecessorBrigido A. Galasgas
SuccessorCornelio G. Wigwigan
Previous post(s)Bishop of Malaybalay
Orders
Ordination18 June 1961
Consecration22 August 1969
by Carmine Rocco
Personal details
Born
Francisco Funaay Claver

(1929-01-20)January 20, 1929
Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippine Islands
DiedJuly 1, 2010(2010-07-01) (aged 81)
BuriedJesuit Cemetery, Sacred Heart Novitiate, Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines
DenominationRoman Catholicism
EducationLoyola School of Theology, Woodstock College, University of Colorado
MottoLevavi ad oculi montes ("I lift my eyes to the mountains")
Coat of armsFrancisco F. Claver's coat of arms

Francisco Funaay Claver, S.J. (20 January 1926 – 1 July 2010) was a Filipino Jesuit, cultural anthropologist and human rights activist. As a Roman Catholic prelate, he is renowned for his writings on ecclesiology and social justice, and his efforts to institutionalize Vatican II reforms in the Philippine Catholic Church.[1] As a human rights activist, Claver was one of the most persistent critics of the Marcos dictatorship among Philippine Catholic Church leaders.[2] Claver was at the forefront of civil society groups that opposed the Marcos regime's World Bank-funded Chico River Dam project, which would have caused the displacement of Indigenous peoples living in the area.[3] He was also responsible for drafting the 1986 Philippine bishops' statement, which was considered a key moment in the People Power Revolution that overthrew the Marcos dictatorship.[4] Claver is considered one of the "intellectual minds" in the ranks of the bishops of the Catholic Church in Asia.

  1. ^ Review, Catholic (2012-01-19). "Maryland-ordained Philippines bishop who triggered People Power Revolution dies at 81". Archdiocese of Baltimore. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  2. ^ Shoesmith, Dennis (1979). "CHURCH AND MARTIAL LAW IN THE PHILIPPINES: The Continuing Debate". Southeast Asian Affairs. 1979: 246–vi. doi:10.1355/SEAA79S. ISSN 0377-5437. JSTOR 27908361.
  3. ^ Göransson, Markus Balázs (December 2022). "Peace pacts and contentious politics: The Chico River Dam struggle in the Philippines, 1974–82". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 53 (4): 641–663. doi:10.1017/S0022463422000777. ISSN 0022-4634.
  4. ^ News, G. M. A. (2010-07-07). "Bishops pay last respects to Francisco Claver". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2023-09-23. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)