After more than thirty-one years of devoted service in the abbatial office, Dom Isidoro Anguita Fontecha presented his resignation to the Abbot General. With the consent of his Council, the Abbot General accepted the resignation, which took effect on 21 March 2026.
On 20 May 2026, the community of Santa María de Huerta (Diocese of Osma-Soria, Spain) elected Fr. Francisco Rivera Jiménez as abbot for a term of six years.
Dom Francisco was born in Granada, Spain, in 1979. He entered the Monastery of Huerta in 2007 and made his solemn profession in 2013. At the time of his election, he was serving the community as Prior.
