Kopua
Adresse
Nom Officiel Southern Star Abbey
N° 69
Pays New Zealand
Ville Hawke's Bay
Adresse 533 Kopua Rd - RD 2 Takapau
Code Postal 4287
Contact
Téléphone [64] (6) 855-8239
Email Communauté [email protected]
Hôtellerie E-mail [email protected]
Supérieur(e) Dom Niko Verkley, Superior ad nutum 2016
Autres Informations
Statut Juridique Abbey
Diocèse Dioecesis Palmerstonaquiloniana (Palmerston North)
Région OCSO ORIENS
Fondée/Restaurée 1954
Origine
Founded by Mt Melleray. Erected as abbey April 1960.
Histoire
1954 Authorized by the General Chapter of 1953 to begin the foundation, the six founders leave Mt Melleray on 1 May 1954. They arrive in New Zealand in June to begin the regular life.
On 6 November the novitiate is opened.
2000 – The community commences a program of discernment about its future. Eventually a Vision for the Future is articulated.
2003 – Rosalie Prescott – patron of the monastery – dies at the age of 103.
2004 – The community celebrates the Golden Jubilee of its foundation.
2008 – The new Guest House is opened in June.
Père Immédiat
Mount Melleray / Delegate of the Father Immediate to Tarrawarra from 2016 to 2017 ; Tarrawarra since 2018
Laïcs associés
Associates of Southern Star Abbey
Ancien(ne)s Supérieur(e)s
Basil HAYES — Superior — 9/06/1954 – 08/04/1960
Joachim MURPHY — Abbot — 08/04/1960 – 30/09/1986
Basil HAYES (2) — Abbot — 20/10/1986 – 20/06/1989
John Kelly — Sup.ad nutum 15/02/1990 – 19/03/1992
John Kelly — Abbot — 19/03/1992 05/03/1998
Brian Keogh —Abbot — 05/03/1998–19/03/2015
John Pettite — Sup.ad nutum — 2015-2016
Travail et Sources de Revenus
Dairy Farm
Capacité d'Accueil
For 12 persons One hermitage
Moyens de transport
Airport : Napier.
