On Saturday, September 15, Abbot Jeremias Schroder, past President of the Saint Ottilien Congregation, was elected Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation. We offer him our prayers and support even as we offer prayers for and gratitude to his outgoing predecessor, Abbot Gregory Polan, of Conception Abbey and our own congregation, as he completes his mandate. Photos of the Abbot's congress where the election was held can be found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/anselmianum/albums/ The new Summary of the Congregation, Liturgical Calendar, Catalog, updated list of former Abbeys of our Congregation, and updated Necrology for 2024 are now available in the documents section of the website and ready for download.
The General Chapter of the Swiss-American Congregation has elected Abbot Justin Brown of Saint Joseph Abbey, Covington, LA, as the new Abbot President. Abbot Justin has served as Abbot of Saint Joseph Abbey since 2001 and recently announced his retirement from that role. The Congregation offers him its prayers and fraternal support, even as it offers gratitude and best wishes to his predecessor, Abbot Vincent Bataille, as he completes his term.
The new revision of the Constitution and Statutes is now available for download on the documents page of this website.
The General Chapter of the Swiss-American Benedictine Congregation will be held this year at Benet Lake Priory from July 29 to August 2, 2021. The travel dates are included. The council of the congregation met by ZOOM on Monday, April 19, 2021 to finalize the agenda for the General Chapter.
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