Location
Nom officielO L of the Genesee Abbey
Numéro64
Adresse3258 River Rd, Piffard, N.Y., United States
Informations de contact
Téléphone[1] (585) 243-0660
Email hôtellerieretreathouse@geneseeabbey.org
Site webwww.geneseeabbey.org
SupérieurDom Gerard D’Souza, Abbot 2012-2030
Autres informations
Statut juridiqueAbbey
DiocèseDioecesis Roffensis (Rochester)
Région OCSOUSA
OriginesFounded by Gethsemani. Raised to status of abbey in October 1953.
Histoire
- 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.
Père immédiatGethsemani
Maisons fillesAwhum (delegated to Novo Mundo from 2018 to 2020); Novo Mundo ; Illah ; Spencer (since 2020).
Associés laïcsGenesee Lay Contemplatives
Supérieurs préc.
- 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
Travail/revenus
- Bakery – “Monks Bread”, fruitcake and chocolates;
- Farm: corn, soybeans, sunflower seeds, peas and wheat;
- Bookshop.
Install. hôtesMain guesthouse with 16 rooms; two houses for groups and family visits as well as for individual retreats (32 rooms).
TransportStation : Rochester, New York.
FondationsNovo Mundo (1977); Adoption of Awhum (1978)
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