Location
Official nameSouthern Star Abbey
Number69
Address533 Kopua Road, RD2 Takapau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Contact Information
Telephone[64] (6) 855-8239
Guesthouse emailkopuabookings@gmail.com
Websitekopuamonastery.org.nz/
SuperiorDom Niko Verkley, Superior ad nutum 2016
Other Information
Juridical statusAbbey
DioceseDioecesis Palmerstonaquiloniana (Palmerston North)
OCSO regionORIENS
OriginsFounded by Mt Melleray. Erected as abbey April 1960.
History
- 1954 Authorized by the General Chapter of 1953 to begin the foundation, the six founders leave Mt Melleray on 1 May 1954. They arrive in New Zealand in June to begin the regular life.
- On 6 November the novitiate is opened.
- 1967 – Thomas George Prescott – patron of the monastery – dies at the age 66.
- 2003 – Rosalie Prescott – patron of the monastery – dies at the age of 103.
- 2004 – The community celebrates the Golden Jubilee of its foundation.
Father immediateMount Melleray / Delegate of the Father Immediate to Tarrawarra from 2016 to 2017 ; Tarrawarra since 2018
Lay associatesAssociates of Southern Star Abbey
Work/incomeDairy Farm
Guest facilitiesFor 12 persons One hermitage
TransportationAirport : Napier.
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