Sylvestrine Congregation of the Benedictine Order (O.S.B. Silv.)

Sylvestrines

Also known as: Congregazione Benedettina Silvestrina (Italiano) / Kongregacja Ε›w. Sylwestra z Montefano (polski) / Congregatio Silvestrina Ordinis Sancti Benedicti (latine)

Type: Monastic Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)

Confederation: Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict (Benedictines)

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

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History

Contact Info

Address: Monastero Santo Stefano Protomartire, Via S. Stefano del Cacco, 26, 00186 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.679.38.60

Superiors

Abbot General: Sri Lanka Abbot Shamindra Jayawardena, O.S.B. Silv. (54) Abbot Shamindra Jayawardena , O.S.B. Silv. (54) (2025εΉ΄05月28ζ—₯ – ...)

Past Superiors

Abbot General: India Abbot Antony Chacko Puthenpurackal, O.S.B. Silv. (2019εΉ΄05月28ζ—₯ – 2025εΉ΄05月28ζ—₯)
Abbot General: Australia Abbot Michael George Kelly, O.S.B. Silv. (2007.09 – 2019εΉ΄05月28ζ—₯)
Abbot General: USA Abbot Leo Cornelli, O.S.B. Silv. (1959εΉ΄10月18ζ—₯ – 1966εΉ΄01月05ζ—₯)

Founder

Founder: Italy Saint Abbot Silvestro Guzzolini , O.S.B. Silv. (1231)

Other Former Members (1)

>2002: Italy Fr. Ugo Paoli , O.S.B. Silv., Vice-Prefect of Vatican Secret Archives

Living Bishops (1 Bishop)

Deceased Bishops (8 Bishops)

1982: Sri Lanka Bishop Leo Nanayakkara , O.S.B. Silv., Bishop of Badulla (Sri Lanka)

1977: Sri Lanka Bishop Bernardo Regno , O.S.B. Silv., Bishop of Kandy (Sri Lanka)

1935: Sri Lanka Bishop Bede Beekmeyer , O.S.B. Silv., Bishop of Kandy (Sri Lanka)

1911: Sri Lanka Bishop Clemente Pagnani , O.S.B. Silv., Bishop of Kandy (Sri Lanka)

1879: Sri Lanka Bishop Hilarion Silani , O.S.B. Silv., Vicar Apostolic of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

1860: Sri Lanka Bishop Giuseppe Maria Bravi , O.S.B. Silv., Vicar Apostolic of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

1701: Italy Bishop Lorenzo Kreutter de Corvinis , O.S.B. Silv., Bishop of Vieste (Italy)

1649: Italy Bishop Giovanni Domenico Morula , O.S.B. Silv., Bishop of Polignano (Italy)

Saints (1)

1267: Italy Saint Silvestro Guzzolini , abbot

Blesseds (2)

1290: Italy Blessed Giovanni del Bastone , priest

1270: Italy Blessed Ugo degli Atti , religious

Australia Australia

India India

Italy Italy

USA USA

Statistics (2023εΉ΄12月31ζ—₯)

Houses: 29

Members: 205 (140 priests)

Last updated on 2026εΉ΄05月04ζ—₯

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