Butende
Adresse
Nom Officiel Abbey O.L. of Praise
N° 41
Pays Uganda
Ville Masaka
Adresse P.O. Box 660 - Butende
Contact
Téléphone [256] 0481432099
Email Communauté [email protected]
Supérieur(e) Mother Jane Mary Cherotich, Abbess 2021-2027
Autres Informations
Statut Juridique Abbey
Diocèse Dioecesis Masakuensis (Masaka)
Région OCSO RAFMA
Fondée/Restaurée 1964
Origine
Founded by Berkel (Arnhem); Erected as an abbey August 1971.
Histoire
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.
Père Immédiat
Tilburg (until 1971); Victoria
Ancien(ne)s Supérieur(e)s
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
Agatha NYIRAMUGISHA — Abbess — 14/10/2008 – 2014
Augustine KANYESIGY — Abbess — 28/01/2015 – 28/01/2021
Travail et Sources de Revenus
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.
Capacité d'Accueil
30 rooms, annex 4 rooms + a small living room.
