Genesee

Adresse

Nom Officiel O L of the Genesee Abbey

64

Pays USA

Ville Piffard, N.Y.

Adresse 3258 River Rd

Code Postal 14533

Contact

Téléphone [1] (585) 243-0660

Hôtellerie E-mail [email protected]

Site www.geneseeabbey.org

Site de Travaux www.monksbread.com

Supérieur(e) Dom Gerard D'Souza, Abbot 2012-2024

Autres Informations

Statut Juridique Abbey

Diocèse Dioecesis Roffensis (Rochester)

Région OCSO USA

Fondée/Restaurée 1951

Origine

Founded by Gethsemani. Raised to status of abbey in October 1953.

Histoire

1951: a small group of monks arrives in March. On 26 May 21 founders take possession of the property.

1953: Blessing of the first abbot on 9 November.

1955: Dom Gerard McGinley, first abbot, arrived  at the General Chapter and fell ill on the first day.  He died in Dijon on 21 September 1955.

Fondations

Novo Mundo (1977); Adoption of Awhum (1978)

Père Immédiat

Gethsemani

Maisons filles

Awhum (delegated to Novo Mundo from 2018 to 2020); Novo Mundo ; Illah ; Spencer (since 2020).

 

 

Laïcs associés

Genesee Lay Contemplatives

Ancien(ne)s Supérieur(e)s

Gerard McGINLEY — Superior — ?/05/1951 – 13/10/1953
Gerard McGINLEY — Abbot — 13/10/1953 – 18/09/1955
Walter HELMSTETTER — Abbot — 08/10/1955 – ?/08/1963
Jerome BURKE — Abbot — 25/04/1964 – 19/10/1971
John Eudes BAMBERGER — Abbot — 12/11/1971 – 14/09/2001

John DENBURGER — Abbot — 2001 – 2012

Travail et Sources de Revenus

1) Bakery – “Monks Bread”, fruitcake and chocolates;

2) Farm: corn, soybeans, sunflower seeds, peas and wheat;

3) Bookshop.

Capacité d'Accueil

Main guesthouse with 16 rooms; two houses for groups and family visits as well as for individual retreats (32 rooms).

Moyens de transport

Station : Rochester, New York.

Monastères

  • Fons Pacis

    Syria

  • Alloz

    Spain

  • Acey

    France