{"id":26573,"date":"2011-08-09T18:49:20","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T22:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2011\/08\/vincent-bataille-elected-new-a\/"},"modified":"2011-08-09T18:49:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-09T22:49:20","slug":"vincent-bataille-elected-new-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2011\/08\/vincent-bataille-elected-new-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Vincent Bataille elected new abbot president of the Swiss American Congregation of Monks"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\"Vincent<\/a>Abbot Vincent de Paul Bataille, emeritus abbot of
\nMarmion Abbey<\/a>, was elected for six-year term by the capitulars of the 44th General Congregation <\/span>S<\/span>wiss American Congregation<\/a><\/span>on Monday, August 8, 2011. As the new Abbot President he’ll over see certain parts of the monastic life of little more than a dozen monasteries (see a previous blog post<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Abbot Vincent saw to the
\nrenovation of Marmion Abbey, the building of the abbey church, and attracting
\nnew vocations to the abbey, plus several additions to the academy. He earned the MA (Music) University of Notre Dame,
\nMEd from DePaul University,
\nChicago. He taught Math and Language at Marmion Academy, and held the position
\nof Dean of Students at the Academy. <\/span><\/p>\n

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For a period of time he was appointed the Prior
\nof Priory of San José, Guatemala before being elected the 4th Abbot of Marmion Abbey
\nand President of Marmion Academy, Aurora, Illinois, in 1991. Until now he’s been the Vocation
\nDirector for Marmion Abbey, and a member of the Abbot President’s Council,
\nSwiss-American Congregation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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May God grant Abbot Vincent the graces needed for certain and clear leadership.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica, pray for us.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
Blessed Columba Marmion, pray for us.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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