 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (November 2011) |
 Conception Abbey in 2006 | |
  Location within Missouri  Conception Abbey (the United States) | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Order of St. Benedict |
| Established | 8 December 1873 |
| Mother house | Engelberg Abbey |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph |
| Controlled churches | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Frs. Frowin Conrad and Meinrad Widmer |
| Abbot | Right Rev. Benedict Neenan, O.S.B. |
| Prior | Brother Anselm Broom, O.S.B. |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | abbey |
| Site | |
| Location | Conception, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 40°14′23″N 94°40′53″W / 40.2398°N 94.6815°W |
| Website | conceptionabbey |
Conception Abbey, site of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception,[1] is a monastery of the Swiss-American Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The monastery, founded by the Swiss Engelberg Abbey in 1873 in northwest Missouri's Nodaway County, was raised to a conventual priory in 1876 and elevated to an abbey in 1881. In 2021 the community numbered fifty-eight monks who celebrate the Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours daily and who staff and administer Conception Seminary College, The Printery House, and the Abbey Guest Center.[2] Monks also serve as parish priests and hospital chaplains in the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph and other dioceses. There is also a large postal facility attached to The Printery House, operated by lay employees, which includes package shipping and delivery facilities.
Conception Abbey is located in Conception, Missouri, just outside Conception Junction.
- ^ "Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Conception, Missouri, USA". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ "2021 Summary of the Congregation" (PDF).