The Benedictine Congregation of St. Ottilien has a new Abbot President
22/01/2025
P. Javier Aparicio Suárez, OSB
During an extraordinary General Chapter in Waegwan, South Korea, on Jan. 18, 2025, the Congregation of St. Ottilien elected a new Abbot President: Fr. Javier Aparicio Suárez OSB, a monk of St. Ottilien and until now the Congregation's Missions Procurator. Abbot Javier is 55 years old and from Spain.
The Archbishop of Kwangju conferred the abbatial blessing on him on January 19.
The election became necessary after Fr. Jeremias Schröder was elected Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation last September 14.