Monastère Bénédictin Sainte-Marie

Monastère Bénédictin Sainte-Marie, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, is a Benedictine monastery of the Subiaco Congregation. Established in 1960, by the year 2000 the monastery was home to eight monks. The community is under the leadership of Prior Administrator Fr Jean Décoville.

Monastère Bénédictin Sainte-Marie

Monastery information
Other names	Bouaké Priory
Order	Subiaco Congregation, Order of Saint Benedict
Established	1960
Dedicated to	St Mary
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bouaké
People
Founder(s)	Monks of Toumliline
Prior	Jean Décoville
Site
Location	Bouaké, Vallée du Bandama, Côte d'Ivoire

History

On December 7, 1959, three monks from the Benedictine monastery of Toumliline, Morocco, arrived in Côte d'Ivoire. By April 12 of the following year, Monastère Bénédictin Sainte-Marie had been canonically established. The monastery was raised to the status of a simple priory on February 7, 1975.

The monks of Bouaké have supported themselves by raising chickens and producing yoghurt. The monastery maintains high visibility in Bouaké by providing facilities for retreatants.[1]

Personnel

As of 2000, the community at Bouaké included eight monks, three of whom were ordained priests. The monks of Monastère Bénédictin Sainte-Marie are under the leadership of Prior Administrator Fr Jean Décoville.[2]

See also

• Order of Saint Benedict
• Subiaco Congregation
• Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire

References

1. Kominiak, OSB, P. Benedict; et al. (2000). Loci Ubi Deus Quaeritur. St Ottilien: EOS Verlag. p. 6. ISBN 3-8306-7007-9.
2. Inscriptiones, Index Statisticus et Nomina Superiorum Monasteriorum Ordinis Sancti Benedicti. St Ottilien: EOS Verlag. 1999. p. 5.