Ava Trappist Abbey
The Trappist Abbey Ava (Latin Abbatia Beatae Mariae de Assumptione ; English Assumption Abbey ) has been an American monastery in Ava, Douglas County (Missouri) , Diocese Springfield-Cape Girardeau , since 1951 .
history
Monks of New Melleray Abbey founded Assumption Abbey in 1951 in Ava, Missouri , 75 miles southeast of Springfield, Missouri (elevated to abbey in 1956).
(Founding participation)
- 1972: Guimaras Trappist Abbey (Philippines)
Superiors and abbots
- Canice Kenneally (1951-1954)
- Matthew Reidy (1954-1957)
- Bruno Payant (1957-1965)
- David (Berchmans) Wechter (1965-1967)
- Joseph (Theophane) Bauwens (1967–1968)
- Ignace Weber (1968–1969)
- Gabriel Wehner (1969–1970)
- David Blackburn (1970-1971)
- Robert Matter (1971–1986)
- Flavian Burns (1966–1988)
- Cyprian Harrison (1988-1994)
- James Conner (1994-2000)
- Basil pennington (2000)
- Mark Scott (2000-2008)
- Cyprian Harrison (2008-2012)
- Alberic Maisog (2012–)
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See also
Coordinates: 36 ° 50 ′ 25.2 ″ N , 92 ° 28 ′ 1.6 ″ W.