Abbot Jeremias Schröder Elected as Next Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation

Abbot Jeremias Schröder, abbot president of the Congregation of St. Ottilien Archabbey in Eresing, Germany, was elected as the next abbot primate of the Benedictine Confederation on September 14, 2024, at the Synod of Abbot Presidents in Rome, Italy. He will serve an eight-year term.

The Benedictine Confederation was founded in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII and is made up of Benedictine Congregations and monasteries of the Catholic Church.