The 21 monks of Admont Benedictine Abbey
Below you will find all the information about our monks at Admont Abbey.
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
FATHER PRIOR MAXIMILIAN SCHIEFERMÜLLER O.S.B.
Mag. phil., Mag. et Dr. theol. / Prior of Admont Abbey; Abbey Archivist and Librarian; Research Director of the Admont Abbey Museum; Parish Priest of Frauenberg; Vicar of Ardning; Head of the Admont Pastoral Area; Chairman of the Monastic Commission of the Austrian Benedictine Congregation; Assistant to the Administrator of St Paul’s Abbey
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
FATHER BERNHARD MENZEL O.S.B.
FATHER ANDREAS SCHEUCHENPFLUG O.S.B.
Pastor
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
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
PATER MAGNUS KLASEN O.S.B.
Temporary chaplain in Trieben, St Lorenzen and Hohentauern, assistance in the Middle Enns Valley pastoral area
FATHER JOHANNES AICHINGER O.S.B.
Mag. theol., Mag. et Dr. iur. / Pastor of Johnsbach and Weng / Teacher at the Abbey Grammar School
FATHER MICHAEL-CHRISTIAN ROBITSCHKO O.S.B.
Mag. theol. / pastor of Trieben, St. Lorenzen i.P. and Hohentauern; cultural representative
FATHER WOLFGANG FISCHER-FELGITSCH O.S.B.
Mag. theol. / Assistant Vicar in the Liesingtal Parish Association; died on 31 October 2026
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
FATHER ULRICH DIEL O.S.B.
Mag. theol. / Pastor of St. Gallen, Altenmarkt and Unterlaussa
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
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.
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
PATER MATTHÄUS CASSIAN KONIECZNY O.S.B.
MA, BA / Chaplain in the Admont pastoral area; clergy minister; spiritual director of the nuns
BROTHER MARKUS KRAEMER O.S.B.
Ceremoniär; graduate student at the Pontifical University of Heiligenkreuz
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 comprises 21 monks, who, under the guidance of Abbot Gerhard Hafner O.S.B. stand.
In doing so, they gather several times a day for choral prayer and Holy Mass – in the service of God and for the concerns of the people of our time.
Admont Abbey was founded in 1074 following a donation from the st. Hemma of Gurk, realised by Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg. The first monks arrived at that time 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 vibrant diversity, spiritual depth and cultural influence – a vibrant hub of the region, both then and now.
