Marmion Abbey

Benedictine monastery in Aurora, Illinois

Church in the United States

41°48′55″N 88°17′50″W / 41.81528°N 88.29722°W / 41.81528; -88.29722CountryUnited StatesDenominationBenedictine

Marmion Abbey is a Benedictine community of the Swiss-American Congregation in Aurora, Illinois. It was founded in 1933 from St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana.^{[citation needed]}

The principal apostolate of the monks has been Marmion Academy, though a variety of work has been undertaken by them throughout the Fox Valley area and beyond, particularly their mission priory in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, where they operate a minor seminary.^{[citation needed]}

The fifth abbot, John Brahill, retired in 2023. His successor, Joel Rippinger, was elected on August 19 of that year.^[1]

External links

Marmion Abbey

References

^ Hausmann, Kathleen (28 August 2023). "Marmion Abbey monks choose new abbot". Daily Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford

Bishops

Ordinaries: Peter Muldoon; Edward Francis Hoban; John Joseph Boylan; Raymond Peter Hillinger; Donald Martin Carroll (*); Loras Thomas Lane; Arthur Joseph O'Neill; Thomas G. Doran; David John Malloy

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Saint Peter

Parishes: St. Mary's Church, Gilberts; St. Michael's Church, Galena

Abbey: Marmion Abbey

Education

High schools: Aquin Catholic Schools (Junior-Senior High Campus), Freeport; Aurora Central Catholic High School, Aurora; Boylan Catholic High School, Rockford; Marian Central Catholic High School, Woodstock; Marmion Academy, Aurora; Newman Central Catholic High School, Sterling; Rosary High School, Aurora; St. Edward Central Catholic High School, Elgin