Huntsville Trappist Abbey
The Trappist Abbey of Huntsville (Latin Abbatia Beatae Mariae de Sancta Trinitate ) was an American monastery in Huntsville, Weber County , Utah , Diocese of Salt Lake City from 1947 to 2017 .
history
The Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani founded the daughter monastery Our Lady of the Holy Trinity ("Our Lady of the Holy Trinity") in 1947 at an altitude of over 2000 meters in the Rocky Mountains east of Ogden (Utah ), which was elevated to an abbey in 1948 . In 2017 the monastery was closed for lack of vocations.
Superiors, priors and abbots
- Maurice Lans (1947–1955)
- Bellarmine McQuiston (1955-1956)
- Emmanuel Spillane (1956-1982)
- Malachy Flaherty (1983-1995)
- Leander Dosch (1995-2000)
- Alan Hohl (2000-2001)
- Casimir Bernas (2001-2007)
- David Altman (2007-2013)
- Brendan Freeman (2013–)
Web links
- Website of the monastery
- Page of the monastery on the homepage of the Trappists
- Page of the abbey on the homepage of the American Trappists
See also
Coordinates: 41 ° 14 ′ 25.5 " N , 111 ° 42 ′ 39.3" W.