Eamon Fitzgerald
Eamon Fitzgerald OCSO (* 1945 in Dublin ) is an Irish Roman Catholic religious and since 2008 Abbot General of the Cistercians of Stricter Observance .
Life
Eamon Fitzgerald joined the religious order of the Cistercians of Stricter Observance - Trappists - in Mount Melleray Abbey, founded in 1833 near Cappoquin , County Waterford , Ireland in 1966 . For many years he was the rector of the order in Abakaliki , Nigeria . In 1989 he returned to Mount Melleray and was elected abbot . Since 2002 he has also been a moderator in the General Chapter .
On September 8, 2008 he was elected by the General Chapter of the Cistercians of the Stricter Observance (Trappists) in Assisi as the new Abbot General , and thus also Archabbot of Cîteaux , based in Rome . He is the first Irishman to serve as Abbot General.
Web links
- "Mount Melleray Abbot first Irishman to head Cistercians" , Independent, September 9, 2008
- Website of the Cistercian Order of Stricter Observance
- Eamon Fitzgerald in the Biographia Cisterciensis
- Entry to Eamon Fitzgerald on Orden online
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Bernardo Olivera |
Abbot General of the Cistercians of Stricter Observance since 2008 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fitzgerald, Eamon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fitzgerald, Eamon OCSO |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish clergyman, Abbot General of the Trappists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin , Ireland |