The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Wednesday confirmed the passing of Fr. Catalino Arevalo, SJ,&nbsp;dubbed the &ldquo;Father of Asian Theology,&rdquo;&nbsp;at the age of 97.&nbsp;
In a statement posted on Facebook, CBCP president and Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said Arevalo, who served as spiritual adviser of the late former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino, died at 1:45 AM on Wednesday, January 18.&nbsp;
"Our dear mentor and friend, Fr Catalino Arevalo, SJ, whom we fondly called &lsquo;Fr Revs,&rsquo; has passed on,&rdquo; Bishop David said.&nbsp;
&ldquo;May this great teacher to whom we owe our love for theological learning and the spiritual discipline of discernment rest in the peace of God&rsquo;s embrace,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;
He would have been 98 years old in three months, the CBCP president added.
Arevalo has been close to the Aquino family. In January 2019, he lead a Mass during the 86th birth anniversary of former President Cory Aquino at the Manila Memorial Park in Sucat, Para&ntilde;aque City.&nbsp;
Father Arevalo was named the &ldquo;Father of Asian Theology&rdquo; by the Ateneo de Manila University at a convocation commemorating the feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1998.&nbsp;
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Ex-Prez Cory Aquino's spiritual adviser Fr. Catalino Arevalo passes away