Ubicación
Nombre oficialO L of the Genesee Abbey
Número64
Dirección3258 River Rd, Piffard, N.Y., United States
Información de contacto
Teléfono[1] (585) 243-0660
Email hospederíaretreathouse@geneseeabbey.org
Sitio webwww.geneseeabbey.org
SuperiorDom Gerard D’Souza, Abbot 2012-2030
Otra información
Estatus jurídicoAbbey
DiócesisDioecesis Roffensis (Rochester)
Región OCSOUSA
OrígenesFounded by Gethsemani. Raised to status of abbey in October 1953.
Historia
- 1951: a small group of monks arrives in March. On 26 May 21 founders take possession of the property.
- 1953: Blessing of the first abbot on 9 November.
- 1955: Dom Gerard McGinley, first abbot, arrived at the General Chapter and fell ill on the first day. He died in Dijon on 21 September 1955.
Padre inmediatoGethsemani
Casas hijasAwhum (delegated to Novo Mundo from 2018 to 2020); Novo Mundo ; Illah ; Spencer (since 2020).
Asociados laicosGenesee Lay Contemplatives
Sups. anteriores
- Gerard McGINLEY — Superior — ?/05/1951 – 13/10/1953
- Gerard McGINLEY — Abbot — 13/10/1953 – 18/09/1955
- Walter HELMSTETTER — Abbot — 08/10/1955 – ?/08/1963
- Jerome BURKE — Abbot — 25/04/1964 – 19/10/1971
- John Eudes BAMBERGER — Abbot — 12/11/1971 – 14/09/2001
- John DENBURGER — Abbot — 2001 – 2012
Trabajo/ingreso
- Bakery – “Monks Bread”, fruitcake and chocolates;
- Farm: corn, soybeans, sunflower seeds, peas and wheat;
- Bookshop.
Inst. huéspedesMain guesthouse with 16 rooms; two houses for groups and family visits as well as for individual retreats (32 rooms).
TransporteStation : Rochester, New York.
FundacionesNovo Mundo (1977); Adoption of Awhum (1978)
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