Conyers
Location
Official Name Monastery of the Holy Spirit
N° 57
Country USA
City Conyers
Address 2625 Hwy 212 SW
Postcode GA 30094-4044
Contact Information
Telephone [1] (770) 483-8705
Community Email [email protected]
Guesthouse Email [email protected]
Website www.trappist.net
Business Website www.abbeystore.org
Superior Dom Augustine Myslinski, 2016-2022
Other Information
Juridical Status Abbey
Diocese Archidioecesis Atlantensis (Atlanta)
OCSO Region USA
Founded/Restored 1944
Origins
Foundedby Gethsemani in 1944: raised to the status of abbey in 1946. The name was officially changed from Our Lady of the Holy Ghost to Our Lady of the Holy Spirit.
History
1968, 8 December: The new monastery is blessed and officially occupied.
Foundations
Los Andes (1987)
Father Immediate
Gethsemani
Daughter Houses
Los Andes ; Humocaro.
Lay Associates
1) Lay Cistercians of Holy Spirit Monastery;
2) Lay Contemplative Associates (LCA);
3) Nuestra Senora de la Divina Providencia;
4) Lay-Cistercians of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of South Florida
Past Superiors
James FOX — Superior — 21/03/1944 – 18/10/1946
James FOX — Abbot — 18/10/1946 – 20/08/1948 (v.18)
Robert McGANN — Abbot — 18/01/1949 – 03/10/1957
Augustine MOORE — Abbot — 22/10/1957 – 16/08/1983
Armand VEILLEUX — Sup. ad nutum — 25/09/1983 – 14/08/1984
Armand VEILLEUX — Abbot — 14/08/1984 – 12/07/1990 (v.43)
Bernard JOHNSON — Abbot — 12/07/1990 – 15/07/2000 (v.71)
Basil PENNINGTON — Abbot — 2001 — 12/05/2002
Anthony DELISI — Sup. ad nutum — 08/06/2002 – 21/05/2003
Francis Michael Stiteler, Sup.ad nutum 2003, Abbot 2004-2016
Work and Sources of Income
Religious book shop, bonsai and other plants, bakery, stained glass windows.
Guest Facilities
Retreats are normally made from Monday to Friday or from Friday to Sunday.
Transportation
Bus/Rail/Air Terminals : Atlanta, Georgia.
