Pierre-Lucien Claverie | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Oran | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Oran |
| See | Oran |
| Appointed | 25 May 1981 |
| Term ended | 1 August 1996 |
| Predecessor | Henri Antoine Marie Teissier |
| Successor | Alphonse Georger |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 July 1965 by Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage |
| Consecration | 2 October 1981 by Léon-Étienne Duval |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierre-Lucien Claverie 8 May 1938 |
| Died | 1 August 1996 (aged 58) Oran, Algeria |
| Alma mater | |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 1 August |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 8 December 2018 Notre-Dame de Santa Cruz, Oran, Algeria by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu |
Pierre-Lucien Claverie OP (8 May 1938 – 1 August 1996) was a French Catholic prelate who was a professed member from the Order of Preachers and served as the Bishop of Oran from 1981 until his murder in 1996 by Islamic extremists.[1]
He was committed to ecumenism and dialogue with the Islamic faith and dreamed of a peaceful co-existence with Muslims in an independent Algeria.[2][3] He likewise was noted for his studies on Islamic culture and his mastering of classical Arabic which he even taught to those Muslims who understood the common popular language rather than its classical origins. Claverie was also a prolific writer on dialogue which he made the core focus of his episcopal life.[4]
Claverie's cause for canonization opened on 31 March 2007 as part of a larger group cause of other religious killed during the course of the Algerian Civil War. Pope Francis confirmed the group's beatification in 2018 and it was celebrated in Oran on 8 December 2018.
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