Gregory Polan
Gregory J. Polan OSB (born January 2, 1950 in Berwyn , Illinois , United States ) is an American religious and since 2016 Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation .
Life
Gregory Polan is the son of Martha and Edward Polan. He joined in 1970 the Congregation of Benedictines in the Abbey Conception in Conception in the State of Missouri in the 1873 by the Swiss Engelberg monastery was founded. He made his profession on August 28, 1971 and his perpetual vows on August 31, 1974 . After his theological and philosophical training, he was ordained a priest in 1977 . He studied music at Loyola University Chicago and the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. In 1984 he was with a thesis on the Holy Scripture at the Pontifical Saint Paul University in Ottawa for Doctor of theology doctorate. He then worked in the administrative area of his monastery in Conception.
On November 6, 1996 he was elected ninth abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Conception. He was also the rector of Conception Seminary College and taught Greek and Hebrew. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Swiss-American Benedictine Congregation .
On September 10, 2016, the approximately 250 Benedictine abbots and superiors gathered for the Abbots' Congress in Rome elected him as the tenth Abbot Primate and thus as the highest representative of the approximately 22,000 Benedictines worldwide for an initial term of eight years. He heads the primate abbey of Sant'Anselmo on the Aventine in Rome. At the same time he is Grand Chancellor of the papal college of the Benedictines, the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo in Rome. Gregory Polan is the successor to the German Notker Wolf and the fourth American in the office of Abbot Primate.
As a scientist, he became familiar with the subjects of Bible translation. Most recently he worked on the New American Bible , in particular on the Revised Grail Psalter . Polan is a talented musician; and has composed numerous songs.
Fonts
- In the Ways of Justice and Righteousness Toward Salvation: A Rhetorical Analysis of Isaiah 56-59 , Saint Paul University 1984
- The Revised Grail Psalms: A Liturgical Psalter , Gia Publications 2013
- The Psalms: Songs of Faith and Praise; the Revised Grail Psalter , Paulist Press 2014
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Abbot Gregory Polan, OSB Elected Abbot Primate of Benedictine Confederation ( Memento from September 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), website of the Abbey Conception, accessed on September 11, 2016 (English)
- ↑ a b Un Américain à la tête des bénédictins on la-croix.com , accessed on September 11, 2016 (French)
- ↑ a b c Gregory Polan new Abbot Primate of the Benedictines ( Memento from September 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) KNA, accessed on September 11, 2016
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel Rooney |
Abbot of Conception (USA) 1996-2016 |
Benedict Neenan |
| Notker Wolf |
Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation since 2016 |
... |
| Notker Wolf |
Abbot of Sant'Anselmo Abbey since 2016 |
... |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Polan, Gregory |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Polan, Gregory J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American religious, abbot primate of the Benedictines |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd January 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berwyn , Illinois , USA |