Location
Official nameO L. of Guadalupe Abbey
Number60
Address9200 NE Abbey Rd, Carlton, OR, United States
Contact Information
Telephone[1] (503) 852-7174
Fax[1] (503) 852-0193
Community emailcommunity@trappistabbey.org
Websitewww.trappistabbey.org
SuperiorDom Scott Dilworth, Abbot 2025
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseArchidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregon (Portland in Oregon)
OCSO regionUSA
OriginsFounded by Spencer (“the Valley”) at Pecos NM in 1948; raised to the status of abbey in 1950; transferred to Oregon in 1955.
History
- 1951, 24 January: blessing of first abbot.
- 1952: Because the community is not able to make a living where it is, the general chapter gives its authorization to transfer to another location
- 1953: A property is purchased in Oregon.
- 1954: The property is prepared and a temporary monastery built.
- 1955, 1 March: The community travels to Oregon by air.
- 1970 New industries: Bindery and Carpentry shop
- 1977 New Guesthouse Units: the Blessing.
- 1981 New industry: Fruitcakes
- 1992 New meditation hall finished: Bethany House
- 1994 New Industry: Wine Warehouse
- 2007, 8 December: Blessing of new church
Father immediateSpencer
Daughter housesRedwoods (since 1969) ; New Melleray (Delegate since 2018); Tarrawarra (since 2022)
Past superiors
- Columban HAWKINS — Superior — ?/12/1947 – 23/11/1950
- Columban HAWKINS — Abbot — 23/11/1950 – 20/07/1969
- Benedict GRIESEMER — Abbot — 04/08/1969 – 09/11/1973
- Bernard McVEIGH — Sup. ad nutum — 20/11/1973 – 04/11/1974
- Bernard McVEIGH — Abbot — 04/11/1974 – 05/01/1994
- Peter McCARTHY — Abbot 10/01/1994 – 09/03/2025
Work/incomeBookbinding, forestry, fruitcakes, wine shop.
Guest facilities5 cottages (double occupancy): four are used for retreatants and 1 for monks’ families. The guests eat in the dining room of the old guesthouse and are served the same food as the monks. Individual retreats are normally for one week. A group retreat is organized once per month.
TransportationAirport : Portland, Oregon.
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