Priory of Bakonybél

In accordance with the decision of the Chapter of the Pannonhalma Archabbey, the General Chapter of the Hungarian Benedictine Congregation elevated the Monastery of St. Maurice in Bakonybél to the status of a conventual priory on 29 May 2026. With this decision, the Benedictine monastery in Bakonybél has become an independent member of the Hungarian Benedictine Congregation.

On 1 June 2026, the Convent of St. Maurice Monastery elected Father Dr. Izsák Zsolt Baán as its first conventual prior, who was installed in office by Abbot President Cirill T. Hortobágyi.

With the elevation of the priorate in Bakonybél to the status of an independent monastery, the Hungarian Benedictine Congregation now comprises five independent monasteries: the Pannonhalma Archabbey, the Abbey of St. Geraldo (São Paulo), St. Mauritius Monastery (Bakonybél), St. Ányos Benedictine Priory (Tihany), and St. Mór Benedictine Priory (Győr).

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