Mount Angel Abbey

Mount Angel Abbey
Mount Angel Abbey is located in the United States
Mount Angel Abbey
Location in the United States
Mount Angel Abbey is located in Oregon
Mount Angel Abbey
Location in Oregon
Monastery information
OrderBenedictine
EstablishedOctober 30, 1882
Mother houseEngelberg Abbey
DioceseArchdiocese of Portland in Oregon
AbbotThe Right Rev. Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B.
PriorRev. Teresio Caldwell, O.S.B.
ArchbishopThe Most Rev. Alexander Sample
Site
Coordinates45°03′25″N 122°46′30″W / 45.057°N 122.775°W / 45.057; -122.775
Websitewww.mountangelabbey.org

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "2022 Summary of the Congregation" (PDF).