Order of Saint Benedict
The Subiaco Cassinese Congregation OSB
Order of Saint Benedict
The Subiaco Cassinese Congregation OSB
The Subiaco Cassinese Congregation OSB is a religious institute of pontifical right, belonging to the Monastic Order of Saint Benedict, which joins together 64 monasteries, abbey and priories spread through 24 countries of the world.
The Congregation has three aims: to promote and safeguard a communal form of monastic life; to be the organ of vigilance with regard to the monasteries; and to maintain constant relations with the Holy See.
The Congregation is organised in 7 provinces and 1 pro-province.
Provinces: Italian, English, Flemish-Dutch, Hispanic, French, African-Malgache and Vietnamese.
Pro–province: Philippines.
The Congregation has 45 associated monasteries of women.
Monasteries and houses
Monks
Countries of the world
Structures
At the head of the Congregation is the Abbot President, assisted in his functions by the Council of Visitors and the Council of the Assistants.
The Council of Visitors is composed of a Visitor for every Province/Pro-Province, elected by the Provincial Chapter. The Council of the Assistants constitutes the central nucleus of the General Curia and is therefore the central operative arm of the Congregation. It is made up of the Procurator General and the other Assistants. The seat of the General Curia is situated in Rome, in Via di Sant’Ambrogio, 3.
Existing positions | 2024
Existing positions
2024
Abbot president
p. abate Ignasi M. Fossas
Procuratore
p. ab. Etienne Ricaud, Abbaye de Fleury (FRANCE)
Assistants
p. Andrea Serafino Dester, Abbazia di Novalesa (ITALIA)
p. Gregorio Carrizal Dolores, Abbey Christ in the Desert (USA)
p. Alfio Giuseppe Catalano, Abbazia di Praglia (ITALIA)
Council of Visitors at Novalesa Abbey (May 2026). In the photo, Abbot Siccuan is represented by Abbot Austin Cadiz pro hac vice.
The Abbots Visitor
Italian Province
p. Giordano Rota, abbot of Pontida
English Province
p. Cuthbert Brogan, abbot of Farnborough
Flemish-Dutch Province
Position currently held by the Abbot President
French Province
p. Luc Cornuau, abbot of La Pierre qui Vire
Hispanic Province
p. Manel Gasch, abbot of Montserrat
African-Malgache Province
p. Theodore Coco, abbot of Dzogbegan
Philippine Pro-Province
p. Savio Siccuan, abbot of Malaybalay
Vietnamese Province
p. André Kim, monk of Thien Binh