Our Lady of Calvary Abbey Closes After 122 Years Due to Lack of Monks

The Our Lady of Calvary Abbey, a historic Trappist monastery in Rogersville, New Brunswick, has closed after 122 years of operation due to a shortage of monks. Father Innocent Ugyeh, the monastery’s father superior, said that the church voted to close the abbey because of dwindling membership, with only three monks remaining, one of whom is in a special care home. The Municipality of Nouvelle-Arcadie is interested in purchasing the 647-hectare property and using it as a social enterprise to benefit the local community.

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