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  Location in the United States  Location in Oregon | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | October 30, 1882 |
| Mother house | Engelberg Abbey |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon |
| Abbot | The Right Rev. Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B. |
| Prior | Rev. Teresio Caldwell, O.S.B. |
| Archbishop | The Most Rev. Alexander Sample |
| Site | |
| Coordinates | 45°03′25″N 122°46′30″W / 45.057°N 122.775°W |
| Website | www |
Mount Angel Abbey is a Catholic monastery of Benedictine monks located in Saint Benedict, Oregon, northeast of Salem, it was established 142 years ago in 1882 from Engelberg Abbey, in Switzerland. The abbey, located on the top of Mount Angel, a 485-foot-high butte (148 m),[1] has its own post office separate from the city of Mt. Angel. As of 2021, the abbey is home to approximately 51 monks.[2]
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 836. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "2022 Summary of the Congregation" (PDF).