Antonio J. Ledesma | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro | |
Province | Ecclesiastical Province of Cagayan de Oro |
See | Cagayan de Oro |
Installed | 4 March 2006 |
Term ended | 23 June 2020 |
Predecessor | Jesus Tuquib |
Successor | Jose Cabantan |
Orders | |
Ordination | 16 April 1973 |
Consecration | 31 August 1996 by Gian Vincenzo Moreni |
Personal details | |
Born | Antonio Javellana Ledesma March 28, 1943 |
Nationality | Filipino |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Residence | Archbishop's House Cagayan de Oro, Philippines |
Previous post(s) | Vice-President, Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines; Prelate of Ipil; Coadjutor Prelate of Ipil |
Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University (undergraduate) University of the Philippines (M.A.) University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D.) |
Motto | "Opus Solidaritatis Pax" (Peace is the Fruit of Solidarity) |
Coat of arms |
Styles of Antonio J. Ledesma | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. (born March 28, 1943) is a Filipino Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines from 2006 to 2020. [1]
Born on March 28, 1943, in Iloilo City, Philippines. [2] He spent his elementary years at St. Aloysius School and later at the Ateneo de Manila. Since then, he remained with the Ateneo until he finished his degree in history and government, graduating magna cum laude in 1963. [3]
He studied philosophy and theology at the Loyola House of Studies from 1966 to 1968 and from 1970 to 1973, respectively. He attained his master's degree in political science from the University of the Philippines. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States, completing his doctorate in development in 1980. [4]
On May 30, 1963, Ledesma entered the Society of Jesus. He was ordained priest on April 16, 1973. [5]
He served as an assistant parish priest in Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay, from 1980 to 1981. From 1982 to 1996, he worked as a professor and was assigned to various positions in Xavier University. He taught sociology, economics, and religious studies. [6]
Position | Term of Office | Organization |
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Dean | 1984-1994 | College of Agriculture, Xavier University |
Director | 1984-1994 | Southeast Asia Rural Social Leadership Institute |
Director | 1984-1996 | Xavier University College of Agriculture – Manresa Farm Complex |
Executive Vice President | 1984-1996 | Xavier Science Foundation |
Executive Vice President | 1994-1996 | Xavier University |
Dean | 1994-1996 | College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University |
During the same period, he sat as chairman of different societies and non-governmental organizations. [7]
Position | Term of Office | Organization |
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Chairman | 1985-1986 | Philippine Sociology Society |
Chairman | 1985-1990 | Philippine Partnership for the Development Of Human Resources in Rural Areas |
Chairman | 1984-1996 | Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development |
Chairman | 1994 | Philippine Agrarian Reform Foundation for National Development |
Pope John Paul II appointed Ledesma as Coadjutor Prelate of Ipil on June 13, 1996. [8] [9] He succeeded Federico O. Escaler as the Prelate of Ipil on June 28, 1997.
On March 4, 2006, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro. During his term, he has led the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines as Chairman of the Episcopal Commission on Inter-religious Dialogue since 2009. [10] [11] He has convened local religious leaders in inter-religious dialogues on different social issues. [12] In the aftermath of Typhoon Sendong and in the absence of local government leadership, he led the multi-sectoral relief effort to address the needs of calamity victims. [13]
During the 2016 Philippine Presidential Elections, he wrote a pastoral letter calling out presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte for his inaction on the rising number of extrajudicial killings in Davao City where the latter was mayor. [14] One month into the presidency of eventual winner Duterte, Ledesma made a call to stop extrajudicial killings. He said: [15]
We condemn the killings because it is not only against the law, but also to the Constitution and morality. Killing without due process is certainly condemnable… We should all respect dignity of human life.
Ledesma has also supported efforts to resolve Mindanao's protracted struggle with Muslim separatists. He has spoken and advocated for the Bangsamoro Basic Law. [16]
On June 23, 2020, Pope Francis accepted his retirement as Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro and was succeeded by then-Malaybalay Bishop Jose Cabantan.
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