Genesee
Adresse
Nom Officiel O L of the Genesee Abbey
N° 64
Pays USA
Ville Piffard, N.Y.
Adresse 3258 River Rd
Code Postal 14533
Contact
Téléphone [1] (585) 243-0660
Hôtellerie E-mail [email protected]
Site www.geneseeabbey.org
Site de Travaux www.monksbread.com
Supérieur(e) Dom Gerard D'Souza, Abbot 2012-2030
Autres Informations
Statut Juridique Abbey
Diocèse Dioecesis Roffensis (Rochester)
Région OCSO USA
Fondée/Restaurée 1951
Origine
Founded by Gethsemani. Raised to status of abbey in October 1953.
Histoire
1951: a small group of monks arrives in March. On 26 May 21 founders take possession of the property.
1953: Blessing of the first abbot on 9 November.
1955: Dom Gerard McGinley, first abbot, arrived at the General Chapter and fell ill on the first day. He died in Dijon on 21 September 1955.
Fondations
Novo Mundo (1977); Adoption of Awhum (1978)
Père Immédiat
Gethsemani
Maisons filles
Awhum (delegated to Novo Mundo from 2018 to 2020); Novo Mundo ; Illah ; Spencer (since 2020).
Laïcs associés
Genesee Lay Contemplatives
Ancien(ne)s Supérieur(e)s
Gerard McGINLEY — Superior — ?/05/1951 – 13/10/1953
Gerard McGINLEY — Abbot — 13/10/1953 – 18/09/1955
Walter HELMSTETTER — Abbot — 08/10/1955 – ?/08/1963
Jerome BURKE — Abbot — 25/04/1964 – 19/10/1971
John Eudes BAMBERGER — Abbot — 12/11/1971 – 14/09/2001
John DENBURGER — Abbot — 2001 – 2012
Travail et Sources de Revenus
1) Bakery – “Monks Bread”, fruitcake and chocolates;
2) Farm: corn, soybeans, sunflower seeds, peas and wheat;
3) Bookshop.
Capacité d'Accueil
Main guesthouse with 16 rooms; two houses for groups and family visits as well as for individual retreats (32 rooms).
Moyens de transport
Station : Rochester, New York.
