Jeremias Schröder
The Reverend Abbot Jeremias Schröder OSB | |
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| Ordination | 1992 |
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| Born | Maximilian Schröder 8 December 1964 |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
| Profession | Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation |
| Motto | respice stellam[1] |
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Jeremias Schröder, OSB (born Maximilian Schröder; 8 December 1964) is a German Benedictine monk who has served as Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation since 2024.[2]
Biography
Schröder was born on 8 December 1964 in Bad Wörishofen. His father was merchant and his mother chemist. He grew up in Bad Wörishofen and Dorschhausen. He graduated from the local gymnasium school in 1984, having had a focus on modern languages.
Thereafter, Schröder joined St. Ottilien Archabbey. After the novitiate he took his vows to join the order in 1985. From 1985 to 1990 he studied philosophy and theology in Rome and from 1990 to 1994 history in Oxford. In 1992, Schröder was ordained to the priesthood. Beginning that year, he was also spiritual assistant to the Benedictine sisters of Stanbrook.[1]
From 1994 to 2000, Schröder was secretary to archabbot Notker Wolf, as well as zelator, keeper of the archives and editor of the magazine Missionsblätter and of the yearbook of St. Ottilien (Jahrbuch St. Ottilien). He was also engaged in the involvements of his order in China.
In October 2000, Schröder was elected as archabbot of the St. Ottilien Archabbey. As archabbot he was also the leader of the Benedictine Congregation of Saint Ottilien. In 2012 the personal union of the two positions was split and he resigned from the leadership of the abbey but remained praeses of the Ottilien Congregation.[1]
Synod of Bishops
Schröder was selected to take part at the Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in 2015 as one of the elected representatives of the International Union of Superiors General. He reported that the Catholic fraternal orders considered before the synod to give half of their ten seats to the female orders that are not eligible to vote. However, the IUSG concluded that it would be not enough for the female orders to get seats of the fraternal orders, so they should instead get their own seats.[3][4]
Abbot Primate
In 2024, Schröder was elected as Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation at Sant'Anselmo Abbey in Rome.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "SCHRÖDER, Jeremias OSB –". Orden-online.de. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ a b "Abbot Schröder elected Abbot Primate of Benedictine Confederation - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ^ "Marx: Spaltung ist nur inszeniert". katholisch.de. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ "Münchner Kirchennachrichten: Meldung". Muenchner-kirchennachrichten.de. Retrieved 2015-10-10.[permanent dead link]
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