News from the Benedictine Confederation
- Isabelle DESARNAUD
- Apr 30
- 2 min read
On 9 April, Abbot Szymon Hiżycki of the Abbey of Tyniec (Congregation of the Annuntiation) resigned. Fr Bernard Alter, emeritus abbot of Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem, of the same Congregation, was appointed administrator of Tyniec for 1 year.
In April, the CIB Administrative Council met in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the abbey of Santa Maria.
On 25 March, Abbot President Geoffroy Kemlin of the Solesmes Congregation appointed Fr Alfredo Maroto new prior administrator of the Abbey Santa Cruz in Valle de los Caídos, near Madrid. The predecessor Fr Santiago Cantera Montenegro had completed three terms as administrator of the monastery. The monastery was established in 1958 and has from time to time come under political pressure.
On 21 March, the Monastery of Sao Bento di Fortaleza in Brazil was incorporated into Brazilian Congregation and comes directly under the Abbot President. It had hitherto been a house of diocesan right. D. Marcos Gomes was confirmed as simplex prior of the the monastery which has 11 members.
On 17 March, Abbot President Geoffroy Kemlin of the Solesmes Congregation accepted the resignation of Abbot Adriaan Lenglet of Vaals for reasons of age and health.
On 14 March, the Abbot Primate appointed Fr Patrick Carter OSB, of Clear Creek Abbey of the Solesmes Congregation, General Procurator of the Benedictine Confederation at the Roman Curia.
On 12 March, the community of St Gregory’s of the English Benedictine Congregation, formerly at Downside and for the last three years at Buckfast, announced a move to Belmont where they will start a two-year period of living together with the monks of that community.
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