Location
Official nameAbbaye N.-D. du Calvaire
Number48
Address11505 Route 126, Rogersville, Canada
Contact Information
Telephone[1] (506) 775-2331
Community emailcalvary1902@gmail.com
Websitewww.calvaryabbey.com
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseArchidioecesis Monctonensis (Moncton)
OCSO regionCNE Sub-région
OriginsFounded by Bonnecombe in 1902; raised to the status of priory in 1904; raised to the status of abbey in 1960.
History
- 1902: fear of expulsion led the community of N.-D. de Bonnecombe to found N.-D. du Calvaire in 1902 as a potential refuge, but the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith raised it to the status of priory in 1904.
- 1921: having forgotten or not being aware of this act, the General Chapter hesitated to consider it as a real foundation and sent two abbot-visitors. For several years it was considered only as a refuge.
- 1930: the election of a titular prior finally took place.
Father immediateBonnecombe (until 1965) ; Mistassini (until 2022); Delegated Father Immediate: Dom Gerard D’Souza of Genesee
Daughter housesAssomption (since 1962).
Past superiors
- Antoine PIANA — Superior — 01/11/1902 – 14/10/1922
- Hippolythe BRU — Superior — 14/10/1922 – 14/07/1930
- Hippolythe BRU — Titular Prior — 14/07/1930 – 18/09/1937
- Alyre (Richard) RICHARD — Sup. ad nutum — 18/09/1937 –11/10/1938
- Cherubin LENSSEN — Sup. ad nutum — 11/10/1938 – 20/09/1946
- Cherubin LENSSEN — Titular Prior — 20/10/1946 – ?/10/1953
- Alphonse ARSENAULT — Prieur tit. — 15/12/1953 – 15/11/1960
- Alphonse ARSENAULT — Abbot — 15/11/1960 – 11/04/1991
- Adrien BORDAGE — Superior ad nutum — ?/04/1991 – 22/10/1991
- Adrien BORDAGE — Abbot — 22/10/1991 – 20/02/1993
- Maurice GUIMOND — Sup. ad nutum — 20/02/1993 – 27/04/1995
- Maurice GUIMOND — Abbot — 27/04/1995 – 21/11/2002
- Bede STOCKILL— Abbot — 20/11/2002 – 01/03/2018
- Innocent UGUEH — Superior ad nutum — 17/04/2018 – 26/04/2024
TransportationGare : Rogersville
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