The Benedictine Confederation
The Benedictine Confederation is the body into which the Benedictine Congregations and monasteries of the Catholic Church are gathered. It was established in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII with his brief Summum Semper.
Membership
The Congregations of monks are the ordinary members of the Benedictine Confederation. A few single monasteries that for particular reasons have remained outside a Congregation have been admitted as extraordinary members.
Monasteries and Institutes of Benedictine Women are associated with the Benedictine Confederation and constitute the Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum (CIB).
Abbot Primate
The Abbot Primate is the head of the Benedictine Confederation. He is elected by the Congress of Abbots.
Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder OSB
born in December 1964;
professed Erzabtei Sankt Ottilien 14 September 1985;
ordained 7 June 1992;
elected sixth archabbot of Erzabtei Sankt Ottilien 5 Oct 2000 and blessed 28 Oct 2000;
elected and confirmed abbot president of Ottilien Congregation 13 Oct 2012;
appointed administrator of Sankt Georgenberg 2021-2025;
re-elected abbot president of Ottilien Congregation 2022-2024;
elected abbot primate and abbot of Sant’Anselmo 14 September 2024
Curia Abbatis Primatis (General Secretariat)
curiaosb@anselmianum.com
Tel: +39 06 5791.267;
Fax: +39 06 5791.374
OSB Events
Curia quick contact list
| TITLE | NAME | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|
| Abbot Primate | Most Rev. Fr. Jeremias Schröder OSB | primas@anselmianum.com +39 06 5791 267 |
| Procurator General | Fr. Brendan Coffey OSB | priore@anselmianum.com +39 06 5791 252 |
| Secretary to the Abbot Primate | Mr. Walter del Gaiso | curiaosb@anselmianum.com +39 06 5791 319 |
| Treasurer | Fr. Geraldo Gonzalez y Lima OSB | tesoriere@anselmianum.com +39 06 5791 336 |
| Archivist | Fr. Edmund Power OSB | +39 06 5791 266 |
