Butende
Dirección
Nombre Oficial Abbey O.L. of Praise
N° 41
País Uganda
Ciudad Masaka
Dirección P.O. Box 660 - Butende
Contacto
Teléfono [256] 0481432099
Email Comunidad [email protected]
Superiore/a Mother Jane Mary Cherotich, Abbess 2021-2027
Otras Informaciones
Estatuto Jurídico Abbey
Diócesis Dioecesis Masakuensis (Masaka)
Región OCSO RAFMA
(Re)fundado 1964
Orígenes
Founded by Berkel. Erected as an abbey August 1971.
Historia
In 1964, 13 nuns were sent by Berkel to begin the foundation of Butende, and because the name Butende means “praise” the new monastery took the name Our Lady of Praise. The founders lodged at first at the parish house, then in 1966 moved into the monastery which had taken much effort to construct and began to organize a way to earn their living: a farm and cultivation of crops. They also had a small dispensary for emergency care, since the nearest hospital was 16 km away.
Vocations came, and the Sacred Congregation for Religious authorized canonical erection as an abbey by bull July 10, 1971.
Padre Inmediato
Victoria
Antiguos(as) Superiores(as)
Ida WITKAM, Superior (1964 – 1969)
Nicolette DE GROOT, Superior (1969 – 1971), Abbess ( 26/08/1971 – 1995)
Kisito NAKIYINGI, Abbess (26/08/1995 – 26/08/2001)
Agatha NYIRAMUGISHA BAZIAKA Sup.ad nutum (11/12/2001 — 21/05/2003)
Scholastica MUSIIMENTA, Sup. ad nutum (21/05/2003 — 16/08/2004)
Thérèse KIPLAGAT CHEPTOO, Abbess (16/08/2004 — 31/08/2008)
Augustine KANYESIGY, Abbess (2015-2021)
Trabajo y Fuentes de Ingresos
Farm with 40 milk cows. Piggery of 15 sows and boars, Banana plantation, Sewing e.g. cassocks and clerical shirts, a new piece of land for our food supply, Aloe Vera cream.
Hospedaje
30 rooms, annex 4 rooms + a small living room.
