Conception Abbey
Conception Abbey in 2006 | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Order of St. Benedict |
| Established | 8 December 1873 |
| Mother house | Engelberg Abbey |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph |
| Controlled churches | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Frs. Frowin Conrad and Meinrad Widmer |
| Abbot | Right Rev. Benedict Neenan, O.S.B. |
| Prior | Brother Anselm Broom, O.S.B. |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | abbey |
| Site | |
| Location | Conception, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 40°14′23″N 94°40′53″W / 40.2398°N 94.6815°W |
| Website | conceptionabbey |
Conception Abbey is a monastery of the Swiss-American Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation, located in Conception, Missouri. Founded by the Swiss Engelberg Abbey in 1873, it was raised to a conventual priory in 1876 and elevated to an abbey in 1881. In 2021 the community numbered 58 monks. They administer Conception Seminary College, the Printery House, and the Abbey Guest Center. Monks also serve in the Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph and elsewhere.