Santa Rita

Mother Victoria Murray, titular prioress of Santa Rita Abbey (diocese of Tucson, USA) from 2012 to 2024 and superior ad nutum since 2024, offered her resignation as superior ad nutum to the Father Immediate, Dom Paul Mark Schwann, abbot of Vina.

Dom Paul Mark accepted the resignation which became effective on April 9th, 2026. On the same date he appointed Sr. Pamela Fletcher as superior ad nutum of the community.

Mother Pamela was born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, USA in1964. She entered the monastery in 1987 and made her solemn profession in 1995. At the time of the election, she was the 2nd superior and the cellarer of the monastery.

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