Monastery & monks

The 22 monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Admont

Below you will find all the information about our monks

ABBOT GERHARD HAFNER O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / 68th Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Admont; parish priest of Admont; rector of the abbey church; administrator of St Paul's Abbey in the Lavant Valley

abt.gerhard@stiftadmont.at +43 (0) 3613/2312-250

FATHER PRIOR MAXIMILIAN SCHIEFERMÜLLER O.S.B.

Mag. phil., Mag. et Dr. theol. / Prior des Stiftes Admont; Stiftsarchivar und -bibliothekar; Wissenschaflicher Leiter Museum Stift Admont; Pfarrer von Frauenberg & Hall; Vikar von Ardning; Seelsorgeraumleiter von Admont; Vorsitzender der Monastischen Kommission der österr. Benediktinerkongregation; Assistent des Administrators Stift St. Paul

archiv@stiftadmont.at +43 (0) 3613/2312-602

FATHER SUBPRIOR THOMAS STELLWAG-CARION O.S.B.

Master of Theology / Subprior of Admont Abbey; Director of the Abbey Grammar School; Novice Master; Spiritual Councillor of the Order of St George of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine

thomas@stiftadmont.at +43 (0) 664/603 53 712

FATHER GEBHARD GRÜNFELDER O.S.B.

Mag. theol.

gebhard@stiftadmont.at

FATHER BERNHARD MENZEL O.S.B.

FATHER ANDREAS SCHEUCHENPFLUG O.S.B.

Pastor

FATHER GABRIEL REITERER O.S.B.

Mag. theol.

gabriel@stiftadmont.at

FATHER SIEGMUND PESCHL O.S.B.

Mag. theol.

FATHER ENGELBERT HOFER O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Parish priest of Landl, Gams, Palfau and Wildalpen; pastoral area manager of the Eisenwurzen pastoral area

pater.engelbert@kraftcom.at

FATHER EGON HOMANN O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Parish priest of Kalwang, Kammern, Mautern, Traboch and Wald am Schoberpass; pastoral area manager of the St. Michael pastoral area; manager of the House of Encounter in Graz

p.egon@hausderbegegnung.or.at +43 (0) 664/342 87 05

PATER MAGNUS KLASEN O.S.B.

Temporary chaplain in Trieben, St Lorenzen and Hohentauern, assistance in the Middle Enns Valley pastoral area

magnus@stiftadmont.at

FATHER JOHANNES AICHINGER O.S.B.

Mag. theol., Mag. et Dr. iur. / Pastor of Johnsbach and Weng / Teacher at the Abbey Grammar School

AICJ@gymnasium-admont.at

FATHER MICHAEL-CHRISTIAN ROBITSCHKO O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / pastor of Trieben, St. Lorenzen i.P. and Hohentauern; cultural representative

michael@stiftadmont.at

FATHER WOLFGANG FISCHER-FELGITSCH O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / team pastor in the Liesingtal parish association

wolfgang@stiftadmont.at

FATHER CLEMENS GRILL O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Provost and parish priest in Bruck an der Mur / Head of the pastoral area of Bruck/Mur

clemens.grill@graz-seckau.at

FATHER ULRICH DIEL O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Pastor of St. Gallen, Altenmarkt and Unterlaussa

ulrich@stiftadmont.at

PATER JOSEF BEER O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / Custos of Paramentics; Vicar of Hall; Chaplain in the parishes of Frauenberg/Ardning, Weng, Johnsbach and in the Eisenwurzen pastoral area; Visiting Master

josef@stiftadmont.at

FATHER VINZENZ SCHAGER O.S.B.

Mag. theol. / parish priest in St. Martin/Grimming, Öblarn, Kleinsölk and Gröbming; vicar in the other parishes of the Upper Ennstal pastoral area; teacher of religion at the VS St. Martin/Gr.

vinzenz@stiftadmont.at

PATER PETRUS DREYHAUPT O.S.B.

Mag. et Dr. theol. / Chaplain in Kalwang, Kammern, Mautern, Traboch and Wald/Schoberpass; teacher at the Abbey Grammar School

petrus@stiftadmont.at

PATER MATTHÄUS CASSIAN KONIECZNY O.S.B.

MA, BA / Chaplain in the Admont pastoral area; clergy minister; spiritual director of the nuns

mck@stiftadmont.at +43 (0) 3613/2312-254

BROTHER MARKUS KRAEMER O.S.B.

Ceremoniär; graduate student at the Pontifical University of Heiligenkreuz

markus@stiftadmont.at

FRATER BENEDIKT NEMETH O.S.B

Student at the University of Salzburg

benedikt@stiftadmont.at

Ora et labora et lege - pray and work and read.

The Benedictine Abbey of Admont - spiritual and cultural centre of Upper Styria

952 years of living the Benedictine tradition - Admont Abbey

The monks of Admont Benedictine Abbey have been living and working according to the Rule of St Benedict for over 950 years: "Ora et labora - Pray and work." Today, the community has 22 monks who live under the leadership of Abbot Gerhard Hafner O.S.B. stand.

They gather several times a day for choral prayer and Holy Mass - in the service of God and for the intentions of the people of our time.

The monastery was founded in 1074 on a foundation by the st. Hemma of Gurk, realised by Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg. The first monks came from St Peter's Abbey in Salzburg - and laid the foundation stone for the oldest continuously existing monastery in Styria.

Today, Admont Abbey is a place of living diversity, spiritual depth and cultural radiance - then as now a lively centre of the region.

The history of Admont Abbey