Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.)

Trappists

Also known as: Orden der Zisterzienser von der strengeren Observanz (Trappisten) (Deutsch) / Orden Cisterciense de la Estrecha Observancia (Trapenses) (español) / Ordre cistercien de la stricte observance (Trappistes) (français) / Ordine dei Cistercensi della Stretta Osservanza (Trappisti) (Italiano) / Zakon Cystersów Ściślejszej Obserwancji (Trapiści) (polski) / Ordem dos Cistercienses Reformados de Estrita Observância (Trapistas) (Português) / 嚴規熙篤隱修會 (正體中文) / 厳律シト一会 (日本語) / Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiæ (latine)

Type: Monastic Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Depends on: Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life

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History

Contact Info

Address: Viale Africa 33, 00144 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.592.41.55

Superiors

Abbot General: Netherlands Abbot Bernardus Peeters, O.C.S.O. (57) Abbot Bernardus Peeters , O.C.S.O. (57) (2022年02月11日 – ...)

Past Superiors

Abbot General: Ireland Abbot Eamon Fitzgerald, O.C.S.O. (2008年09月08日 – 2022年02月11日)
Abbot General: Argentina Abbot Bernardo Luis José Olivera, O.C.S.O. (1990年09月08日 – 2008年09月08日)
Abbot General: England Abbot Ambrose Southey, O.C.S.O. (1974年05月07日 – 1990)
Abbot General: France Abbot Ignace Gillet, O.C.S.O. (1964 – 1974)
Abbot General: France Abbot Gabriel Sortais, O.C.S.O. (1951 – 1963年11月13日)
Abbot General: France Abbot Dominique Nogues, O.C.S.O. (1946 – 1951)
Abbot General: Belgium Abbot Herman-Joseph Smets, O.C.S.O. (1929 – 1943)
Abbot General: Abbot Jean-Baptiste Ollitraut de Kéryvallan, O.C.S.O. (1922 – 1929)
Abbot General: France Bishop Augustin Marre , O.C.S.O. (later Archbishop) (1904 – 1922)
Abbot General: Abbot Sébastien Wyart, O.C.S.O. (1892 – 1904)

Founder

Other Former Members (1)

>2018: Rwanda Fr. Jean de Dieu Hodari , O.C.S.O., General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Rwanda

Living Bishops (1 Archbishop, 4 Bishops)

Canada Bishop Noël Delaquis, O.C.S.O. (91) Bishop Noël Delaquis , O.C.S.O. (91), Titular Bishop of Gravelbourg and Bishop emeritus of Gravelbourg (Canada)

Norway Bishop Erik Varden, O.C.S.O. (51) Bishop Erik Varden , O.C.S.O. (51), Bishop-Prelate of Trondheim (Norway), President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference and Apostolic Administrator of Tromsø (Norway)

Deceased Bishops (2 Archbishops, 5 Bishops)

2025: China Bishop Placidus Pei Rong-gui (裴榮貴), O.C.S.O., Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China) and Coadjutor Bishop of Luoyang 洛陽 (China)

2008: Norway Bishop John Willem Nicolaysen Gran , O.C.S.O., Bishop of Oslo (Norway)

1978: Italy Archbishop Guido Luigi Bentivoglio , O.C.S.O., Archbishop of Catania (Italy)

1927: France Archbishop Augustin Marre , O.C.S.O., Auxiliary Bishop of Reims (France)

1874: USA Bishop James Michael Myles O’Gorman , O.C.S.O., Vicar Apostolic of Nebraska (USA)

1865: USA Bishop Timothy Clement Smyth , O.C.S.O., Bishop of Dubuque (USA)

Saints (2)

1938: Spain Saint Rafael Arnáiz Barón , religious

Blesseds (27)

1996: Algeria Blessed Christian de Chergé , priest and martyr

1996: Algeria Blessed Christophe Lebreton , priest and martyr

1996: Algeria Blessed Bruno (Christian Lemarchand) , priest and martyr

1996: Algeria Blessed Célestin Ringeard , priest and martyr

1996: Algeria Blessed Luc (Paul Dochier) , religious and martyr

1996: Algeria Blessed Michel Fleury , religious and martyr

1996: Algeria Blessed Paul Favre-Miville , religious and martyr

1964: England Blessed Cipriano (Michael Iwene Tansi) , priest

1936: Spain Blessed Eugenio García Pampliega , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Vicente Pastor Garrido , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Pío Heredia Zubía , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Amadeo García Rodríguez , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Valeriano Rodríguez García , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Juan Bautista Ferris Llopis , priest and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Álvaro González López , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Eustaquio García Chicote , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Ángel de la Vega González , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Ezequiel Álvaro de la Fuente , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Eulogio Álvarez López , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Leandro Gómez Gil , religious and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Antonio Delgado González , layperson and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Bienvenido Mata Ubierna , layperson and martyr

1936: Spain Blessed Marcelino Martín Rubio , layperson and martyr

1794: France Blessed Gervais-Protais Brunel , priest and martyr

1794: France Blessed Paul (Paul-Jean Charles) , priest and martyr

1794: France Blessed Élie (Augustin-Joseph Desgardin) , religious and martyr

Algeria Algeria

Australia Australia

Belgium Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil Brazil

Canada Canada

England England

France France

Hong Kong Hong Kong

Indonesia Indonesia

Ireland Ireland

Italy Italy

Japan Japan

Morocco Morocco

New Zealand New Zealand

Philippines Philippines

Portugal Portugal

Scotland Scotland

Spain Spain

Taiwan Taiwan

USA USA

Statistics (2023年12月31日)

Houses: 87

Members: 1,441 (522 priests)

Last updated on 2026年05月04日

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