First Abbess at Sujong

On November 24th, 2025 during a solemn Mass, celebrated by the Most Reverend Bishop Lee, the diocesan bishop, and in the presence of Dom Francisco Yoshimoto Kunihiko, Abbot of Phare and Father Immediate, the simple priory of Sujong (Rep. of Korea) was officialy elevated as an abbey, according to the decision of the General Chapter 2025.

Mother Emmanuel Hong was elected the first Abbess of the Community on 26th November 2025 for a term of six years.

Mother Emmanuel was born in 1966 in Jeju (Republic of Korea), entered Sujong in 1994 and made solemn profession in 2001. She was titular prioress of the community from 2020 until now.

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