Xavier Albó Corrons (1934) is a Jesuit priest, linguist, and
anthropologist, with expertise in the indigenous peoples and rural populations
of Bolivia.
He was born in La Garriga, in Catalonia, Spain, and joined
the Society of Jesus in 1951. In 1952, he moved to Bolivia and later became a
naturalized citizen of the country. He was decorated with the Order of the Condor of the Andes, the
highest civilian honor of the Bolivian state, on April 6, 2016.
Albó co-founded the Center for Research and Promotion of
Farmers (Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado, CIPCA) in 1971.
He served as its first director through 1976.
This man has done much good for the welfare of the aboriginal peoples of Bolivia. It looks like the past popes couldn't silence his mission of Liberation Theology. It's rare to see a clergyman do actual effectual work for humanity.
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