Glenstal Abbey

Glenstal Abbey
Mainistir Ghleann Stáil
Monastery information
OrderBenedictine
Established1927
Mother houseMaredsous Abbey
Dedicated toSaint Joseph & Saint Columba
DioceseCashel and Emly
AbbotThe Right Rev. Dom Columba McCann OSB
PriorDom Lino Moreira OSB
Architecture
StatusActive
StyleNorman Revivalist
Site
LocationMurroe, County Limerick
CountryIreland
Coordinates52°39′42″N 8°23′17″W / 52.66167°N 8.38806°W / 52.66167; -8.38806
Public accessYes
Websitehttps://www.glenstal.com/abbey

Glenstal Abbey is a Catholic Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of the Annunciation located in Murroe, County Limerick, Ireland. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph and Saint Columba. As of 2018, the abbot of the monastery was Brendan Coffey.[1] In July 2024, Columba McCann was elected to succeed him and serve as the seventh abbot of the community.[2]

  1. ^ "Glenstal Abbey elects new abbot - Catholicireland.net". 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ "News: Father Columba McCann elected Abbot of Glenstal". Glenstal Abbey. July 2024.