Francisco F. Claver, S.J. (20 January 1926 – 1 July 2010) was a Filipino

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priest, appointed and consecrated first

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of the

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in the

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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

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in the Ateneo de Manila and finished his doctorate in the University of Colorado.

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

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on 22 August 1969. Claver resigned in 1984, but was appointed Apostolic Vicar of the inchoate

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, Philippines retiring on 15 April 2004. Claver's ecclesiology emphasized the importance of a participatory Church that is necessary in carrying out the ''

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'' called for by the

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. 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.

Death

Claver died at age 81 on July 1, 2010.

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1926 births 2010 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines Ateneo de Manila University alumni 20th-century Filipino Jesuits People from Mountain Province 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines {{Philippines-RC-bishop-stub