Santa Rita
Location
Official Name Santa Rita Abbey
N° 48
Country USA
City Sonoita
Address 14200 Fish Canyon Road
Postcode AZ 85637-6545
Contact Information
Telephone [1] (520) 455-5595
Community Email [email protected]
Website www.SantaRitaAbbey.org
Superior Mother Victoria Murray, Abbess 2012-2024. Superior ad nutum 2024
Other Information
Juridical Status Major Priory
Diocese Dioecesis Tucsonensis (Tucson)
OCSO Region USA
Founded/Restored 1972
Origins
Founded by Wrentham. Erected as a priory 1978.
Father Immediate
Holy Trinity (until 2014); Snowmass (until 2022); Vina
Past Superiors
Cecile JUBINVILLE — Superior — 06/02/1972 – 14/09/1978
Cecile JUBINVILLE — Titular prioress — 14/09/1978 – 30/05/1990
Beverly AITKEN — Titular prioress — 31/05/1990 – 15/04/2000
Miriam POLLARD— Titular prioress —15/04/2000-01/05/2012
Work and Sources of Income
altar bread and retreat house
Guest Facilities
Guesthouse with 6 individual rooms and a small apartment ; chaplain’s house
Transportation
Airport and Station : Tucson.
