Benedictine Congregation of Austria of the Immaculate Conception (O.S.B.)

Also known as: Österreichische Benediktinerkongregation (Deutsch) / Congrégation bénédictine d’Autriche (français) / Congregazione Benedettina d’Austria (Italiano) / Congregatio Austriaca ab Immaculata Conceptione (latine)

Type: Monastic Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Confederation: Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines)

Depends on: Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

Statistics: 14 houses, 279 members (215 priests) (2017)

Address: Abt. Placidus Muchstrasse, 1, A-3591 Altenburg, Austria

Phone: (02982) 34.51

Website:

History

1625: Established as Benedictine Congregation of Austria (English) / Congregatio Austriaca (latine)
1889: Renamed as Benedictine Congregation of Austria of the Immaculate Conception (English) / Österreichische Benediktinerkongregation (Deutsch) / Congrégation bénédictine d’Autriche (français) / Congregazione Benedettina d’Austria (Italiano) / Congregatio Austriaca ab Immaculata Conceptione (latine) / O.S.B.

Churches

3 churches

Superiors

President:	Abbot Johannes Perkmann, O.S.B. (50) (2017.10.25 – ...)
President:	Abbot Christian Haidinger, O.S.B. (2009.11.18 – 2017.10.25)
President:	Abbot Clemens Lashofer, O.S.B. (1982 – 2009.07.06)
President:	Abbot Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B. (86) (later Bishop) (1978 – 1981.12.15)
President:	Abbot Koloman Holzinger, O.S.B. (1966 – 1978.09.02)
President:	Abbot Maurus Riha, O.S.B. (1958 – 1966)
President:	Abbot Theodor Springer, O.S.B. (1931 – 1958)
President:	Abbot Amand Oppitz, O.S.B. (1921 – 1930)
President:	Abbot Adalbert Dungel, O.S.B. (1889 – 1921)

Living Bishops (1 Bishop)

Bishop Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B. (86), Bishop emeritus of Linz (Austria)

Deceased Bishops (2 Cardinals, 1 Bishop)

2010: Bishop Ricardo José Weberberger, O.S.B., Bishop of Barreiras (Brazil)

2003: Cardinal Hans Hermann Groër, O.S.B., Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Wien (Austria) and Ordinary emeritus of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria)

1889: Cardinal Cölestin Ganglbauer, O.S.B., Cardinal-Priest of S. Eusebio and Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria)

as of 2019.04.20