Catalino G. Arévalo, S.J.

Catalino G. Arévalo, S.J., widely recognized as the Dean of Filipino Theologians, is Professor Emeritus of Loyola School of Theology. He was a beloved teacher and mentor to generations of students and seminarians of San Jose Seminary and Loyola School of Theology. On August 16, 2009, the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences presented an Award of Recognition to Fr. Arévalo for “several of his pivotal and perduring contributions to assist the Asian Bishops, specifically: in serving as theological peritus to the FABC from its beginnings in 1970 until 1995; in crafting the visionary and programmatic final document of the First FABC Plenary Assembly in 1974, Evangelization in Modern Day Asia; in convening and founding the FABC Theological Advisory Commission in 1985; in promoting indigenous Asian theology, for which he is properly recognized as the ‘Father of Asian Theology.’”