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Welcome to the new AIM website - The InterMonastery Alliance.
✅ The site is available in French 🇫🇷, German 🇩🇪, English 🇬🇧, Spanish 🇪🇸 and Italian 🇮🇹.
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New Abbot at Melk
On 11 September 2025 the community of Melk Abbey (Austria) elected Fr Ludwig Wenzl as their 68th abbot. The election was presided over...
7 days ago1 min read
Re-election of the Abbot of Einsiedeln
The Holy Father has officially confirmed the election by the monastic chapter of Einsiedeln Abbey of the Reverend Fr. Urban Federer ,...
7 days ago1 min read
Election at Guimaras
On 06 August 2025, the community of Guimaras (Diocese of Jaro, Philippines) elected Dom Kevin John Lipasan as abbot for a six-year term....
Aug 61 min read
New abbot at Miraflores
On 26 July 2025, the community of Miraflores (Diocese of Rancagua, Chile) elected Dom Lucas Marckmann Soto as Abbot of the Community for...
Jul 281 min read
New Abbot at Mariastein
The Benedictine monks of Mariastein Abbey have elected Father Ludwig Rudolf Ziegerer OSB as their new abbot. The election, held on 18...
Jun 242 min read
New Abbot at St. Lambrecht Abbey
The community of Saint Lambrecht Abbey in Austria has elected Alfred Eichmann OSB as its new abbot. His 12-year term will begin on 10...
Jun 111 min read
New Abbot at Rochefort
Dom Dom Gilbert Degros, abbot of Rochefort (Diocese of Namur, Belgium) since 2006, reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of...
Jun 21 min read
New abbot at Chau Son Nho Quan
On May 15, the Chau Son Nho Quan community of the Congregation of the Holy Family in Vietnam elected Fr. Dominic Tran Tien Thieu as their...
Jun 21 min read
Election at Cardeña
On May 7, 2025, Dom Roberto de la Iglesia completed his second term of six years as Abbot of Cardeña (Archdiocese of Burgos, Spain). On...
May 91 min read
New Abbot at Guadalupe
Dom Peter McCarthy, abbot of O.L. of Guadalupe (diocese of Portland in Oregon, USA) since 1994, presented his resignation to the Abbot...
Apr 21 min read
Abbatial Blessing of Dom Vedaste
Mokoto became an abbey at the OCSO General Chapter in September 2022. Since the war prevented us from holding an abbey blessing at Mokoto...
Mar 221 min read
The annual workshop of North and Central American superiors
The annual North and Central American Abbots’ Workshop took place at St. Joseph Abbey in Louisiana from 21 to 25 February 2025. The...
Mar 111 min read
New archabbot in Salzburg
On Saturday, 15 February 2025, the monks of Saint Peter’s Archabbey (Austria)gathered to elect a new archabbot. New elections are...
Mar 11 min read
Re-election of the abbot of the Seitenstetten abbey
On Tuesday, 25 February 2025, the community of Seitenstetten Abbey (Austria), chaired by Abbot President Johannes Perkmann, re-elected...
Feb 271 min read
New abbot at En-Calcat
On Friday 7 February 2025, the Benedictine monks of En-Calcat (France) elected Father Maximilien Pietrzak abbot of the community....
Feb 251 min read
Election of the Abbot of Huerta
On 17th February 2025, at the end of his fifth abbatial mandate, Dom Isidoro Anguita Fontecha was re-elected Abbot of the Abbey of Santa...
Feb 171 min read
Archabbot Cirill T. Hortobágyi Leads Ecumenical Delegation
Archabbot Cirill T. Hortobágyi OSB, abbot president of the Hungarian Benedictine Congregation and archabbot of Pannonhalma, recently led...
Dec 30, 20241 min read
New abbot at Maredsous
On Thursday 19 December 2024, the community of Maredsous (Belgium) elected Father François Lear as its 9th abbot. Dom François Lear was...
Dec 20, 20241 min read
New Abbot at Inkamana
On 30 November 2024, the community of Inkamana in South Africa has elected for an unlimited period Fr. Boniface Kamushishi as their...
Dec 4, 20241 min read
New abbot at Phare Abbey
On 28 October 2024, the community of Phase (Diocese of Sapporo, Japan) elected Dom Franciscus Yoshimoto Kunihiko as Abbot for a six-years...
Oct 28, 20241 min read
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