Thursday 14 July 2011

Latroun New Abbot Dom Rene Hascoët


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Thursday, 14 July 2011 16:34

July 7, 2011 : Brother Malachy Mallon. Born in 1921 in Lisson, Co. Tyron (Ireland). He entered Mellifont in 1949 and made his solemn profession in 1955. Brother was 90 years old and had been in monastic vows for 59 years when the Lord called him

Election at Latroun

On June 30, 2011, the Community of  Latroun (Israel) elected as Abbot for an undetermined term Dom René Hascoët, who has been the Superior ad nutum since June 15, 2008.  

From:

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New Abbot for the Trappist Abbey of Latrun in Jerusalem
The Abbot of the Mother Abbey of Sept-Fons, Dom Patrick Olive came to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem to announce with great joy the election of Dom Rene Hascoët on June 30th as the 5th Abbot of the Trappist Abbey of Latrun, located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

Born in Britain in 1949, he studied horticulture and worked for several years before entering the Abbey of Timadeuc at the age of 25. He made solemn profession on November 11, 1979. In September 1992, Dom Paul Saouma, the former abbot of Latrun asked him to take care of the cellar of the monastery, which was famous throughout the region. He spent some time as master of novices at the St. Savior monastery in Monastery in Ghazir, Lebanon. He went back to Latrun as Prior in 2003. Following the resignation of Dom Paul Saouma, he was appointed superior of the community on June 15, 2008 until his recent election as Abbot. He will receive blessings from His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriach of Jerusalem in October.

Source : Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, July 1, 2011.



see: 

Dom René Hascoët, nouvel abbé deLatroun | La-Croix.com

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