Dom
Damien Thompson, Abbot of Gethsemani (USA)
since 2000, having reached the age of retirement
mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented his resignation to the Abbot General. With
the consent of his Council, the Abbot General has accepted the
resignation which became effective on March 30, 2008.
On
April 29, 2008, the monks of the abbey of Gethsemani elected as their abbot, for a six year term,
Father
Elias Dietz
Dom
Elias was born in
1959 and he entered Gethsemani in 1988.
He professed solemn vows in 1993 and was
ordained priest in 2003. At the time of the
election, he was the secretary of the Abbot General.