Events, Elections and Appointments | October-November

Here we share short excerpts of Confederation news.

Photo : The abbots of the Austrian Congregation

23 November 2025

On 19 November, Fr. Laurentius Eschlböck of Schottenstift in Vienna, of the Austrian Congregation, was reappointed as vice-rector of Sant’Anselmo Atheneum, a function he held already earlier.
On 4 November, the General Chapter of the Slav Congregation re-elected Abbot Jeronim Marin of Cocovac in Croatia as Abbot President, for another four-year term. The Chapter coincided with the 80th anniversary of the Congregation, established in 1945.
On 27 October, the Benedictine Congregation of Austria celebrated its 400-year anniversary. The Congregation was started by the abbeys themselves, against fierce resistance from bishops and others. The monasteries – some of the oldest continuously inhabitated ones in the entire order – have learned resilience. Ad multos annos!
On Oct 17, Abbot Marcus Voss of Saint Bernard’s Abbey in Cullman, Alabama (American Cassinese Congregation) resigned. Prior Br. Brendan Seipel has taken over the leadership for the time being.

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