Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré (O. Praem.)

Norbertines, Premonstratensians

Also known as: Prämonstratenser (Deutsch) / Premonstratense (español) / Chanoines réguliers de Prémontré (français) / Canonici Regolari Premostratensi (Italiano) / Kanonicy Regularni Zakonu Premonstratensów (polski) / Cónegos regulares Premonstratenses (Português) / Candidus et Canonicus Ordo Præmonstratensis (latine)

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Type: Order of Canons Regular of Pontifical Right (for Men)

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

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History

Contact Info

Address: Viale Giotto 27, 00153 Roma, Italy

Phone: 06.571.76.61

Superiors

Abbot General:BelgiumAbbot Jos Wouters, O. Praem. (64)Abbot Jos Wouters, O. Praem. (64) (2018.07.24 – ...)

Past Superiors

Abbot General:GermanyAbbot Thomas Anton Handgrätinger, O. Praem. (2003.09.30 – 2018.07.24)
Abbot General:BelgiumAbbot Hermenegild Jozef Noyens, O. Praem. (1996 – 2003)
Abbot General:NetherlandsAbbot Marcel van de Ven, O. Praem. (1982 – 1996)
Abbot General:FranceBishop Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. (1962.09.19 – 1982.07.18)
Abbot General:BelgiumAbbot Hubertus Norbertus, O. Praem. (1937 – 1962)
Abbot General:BelgiumAbbot Gummarus Crets, O. Praem. (1922 – 1937)
Abbot General:AustriaAbbot Norbert Schachinger, O. Praem. (1906 – 1922)
Abbot General:CzechiaAbbot Sigismund Stary, O. Praem. (1883 – 1905)
Abbot General:CzechiaAbbot Hieronymus von Zeidler, O. Praem. (1869 – 1870)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean-Baptiste L’Ecuy, O. Praem. (1780 – 1790)
Abbot General:Abbot Guillaume Manoury, O. Praem. (1769 – 1780)
Abbot General:Abbot Antoine Parchappe de Vinay, O. Praem. (1758 – 1769)
Abbot General:Abbot Bruno Bécourt, O. Praem. (1741 – 1757)
Abbot General:Abbot Augustin de Rocquevert, O. Praem. (1740 – 1741)
Abbot General:Abbot Claude-Honoré-Luc de Muin, O. Praem. (1702 – 1740)
Abbot General:Abbot Philippe Celers, O. Praem. (1702 – 1702)
Abbot General:Abbot Michel de Colbert-Terron, O. Praem. (1667 – 1702)
Abbot General:Abbot Augustin Le Scellier, O. Praem. (1645 – 1666)
Abbot General:Abbot Simon Raguet, O. Praem. (1643 – 1644)
Abbot General:Abbot Pierre Desban, O. Praem. (1635 – 1636)
Abbot General:Abbot Pierre Gosset, O. Praem. (1613 – 1635)
Abbot General:Abbot François de Longpré, O. Praem. (1596 – 1613)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean Des Pruets, O. Praem. (1573 – 1596)
Abbot General:Abbot Michel Coupson, O. Praem. (1533 – 1533)
Abbot General:Abbot Virgile de Limoges, O. Praem. (1531 – 1533)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean Bachimont, O. Praem. (1512 – 1531)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean Evrard, O. Praem. (1512 – 1512)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean de L’Ecluse, O. Praem. (1497 – 1512)
Abbot General:Abbot Hubert de Monthermé, O. Praem. (1470 – 1497)
Abbot General:Abbot Simon de La Terrière, O. Praem. (1458 – 1470)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean Aguet, O. Praem. (1449 – 1458)
Abbot General:Abbot Pierre Rodier, O. Praem. (1443 – 1449)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean de La Fère, O. Praem. (1436 – 1443)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean de Marle, O. Praem. (1423 – 1436)
Abbot General:Abbot Pierre d’Hermi, O. Praem. (1409 – 1423)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean, O. Praem. (1391 – 1409)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean de Marle, O. Praem. (1381 – 1391)
Abbot General:Abbot Pierre de Froidsaints, O. Praem. (1368 – 1381)
Abbot General:Abbot Stéphane, O. Praem. (1368 – 1368)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean de Roigny, O. Praem. (1352 – 1367)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean Le Petit de Saint-Quentin, O. Praem. (1339 – 1352)
Abbot General:Abbot Jean de Châtillon, O. Praem. (1333 – 1339)
Abbot General:Abbot Adam de Wassignies, O. Praem. (1327 – 1333)
Abbot General:Abbot Adam de Crécy, O. Praem. (1304 – 1327)
Abbot General:Abbot Guillaume de Louvignies, O. Praem. (1288 – 1304)
Abbot General:Abbot Robert, O. Praem. (1287 – 1288)
Abbot General:Abbot Guy, O. Praem. (1282 – 1287)
Abbot General:Abbot Gilles van Biervliet, O. Praem. (1278 – 1281)
Abbot General:Abbot Guerric, O. Praem. (1269 – 1278)
Abbot General:Abbot Johann de Rocquigny, O. Praem. (1247 – 1269)
Abbot General:Abbot Conon, O. Praem. (1242 – 1247)
Abbot General:Abbot Nicolas Hailgrin, O. Praem. (1242 – 1242)
Abbot General:Abbot Hugo d’Hirson, O. Praem. (1238 – 1242)
Abbot General:Abbot Wilhelm d’Angles, O. Praem. (1233 – 1238)
Abbot General:Abbot Conrad Suève, O. Praem. (1220 – 1233)
Abbot General:Abbot Gervais d’Angles, O. Praem. (1209 – 1220)
Abbot General:Abbot Robert, O. Praem. (1206 – 1209)
Abbot General:Abbot Wilhelm von Saint-Omer, O. Praem. (1204 – 1206)
Abbot General:Abbot Vermond, O. Praem. (1203 – 1204)
Abbot General:Abbot Baudouin, O. Praem. (1201 – 1203)
Abbot General:Abbot Pierre de Saint-Médard, O. Praem. (1195 – 1201)
Abbot General:Abbot Walter, O. Praem. (1191 – 1195)
Abbot General:Abbot Robert, O. Praem. (1189 – 1191)
Abbot General:Abbot Hugo, O. Praem. (1174 – 1189)
Abbot General:Abbot Odon, O. Praem. (1171 – 1174)
Abbot General:Abbot Johann von Brienne, O. Praem. (1171 – 1171)
Abbot General:Abbot Philipp von Reims, O. Praem. (1161 – 1171)
Abbot General:FranceBlessed Abbot Hugues de Fosses, O. Praem. (1128 – 1161)
Commendatory Abbot:FranceCardinal Armand-Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (1636 – 1642.12.04)
Commendatory Abbot:FranceCardinal Ippolito d’Este (Hillpolyte d’Este-Ferrare) (1562 – 1572.12.02)
Commendatory Abbot:CroatiaPatriarch Francesco de Pisauro (1533 – 1562)

Founder

Founder:GermanyFr. Norbert von Xanten (later Archbishop, Saint) (1120)

Other Former Members (5)

>2024: Falkland IslandsAbbot Hugh David Renwich Turnbull Allan, O. Praem., Ecclesiastical Superior of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)

>2023: FranceFr. Bernard Ardura, O. Praem., President of Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

>1965: Fr. Arnoldo van Lantschoot, O. Praem., Vice-Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library

1948: Congo-KinshasaFr. Jacques Jacobs, O. Praem., Prefect Apostolic of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa)

1933: Congo-KinshasaFr. Léon Dérikx, O. Praem., Prefect Apostolic of Uélé Occidentale (Congo-Kinshasa)

Living Bishops (1 Archbishop, 1 Bishop)

BelgiumArchbishop Frans Daneels, O. Praem. (83)Archbishop Frans Daneels, O. Praem. (83), Titular Archbishop of Bita and Secretary emeritus of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura

CanadaBishop Michel Proulx, O. Praem. (61)Bishop Michel Proulx, O. Praem. (61), Bishop of Bathurst (Canada)

Deceased Bishops (1 Cardinal, 5 Archbishops, 78 Bishops)

2022: BrazilBishop Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem., Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil)

2022: CzechiaBishop František Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem., Bishop of Ostrava–Opava (Czechia)

2018: BrazilArchbishop Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem., Metropolitan Archbishop of Pouso Alegre (Brazil)

2016: IndiaBishop Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem., Bishop of Jabalpur (India)

2015: BrazilArchbishop Geraldo Majela de Castro, O. Praem., Metropolitan Archbishop of Montes Claros (Brazil)

1990: Congo-KinshasaBishop Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem., Bishop of Lolo (Congo-Kinshasa)

1986: HungaryBishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem., Bishop of Szombathely (Hungary)

1985: HungaryBishop Sándor Klempa, O. Praem., Titular Bishop of Baza

1985: FranceBishop Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem., Abbot General of Order of the Canons Regular of Prémontré (Norbertines, Premonstratensians)

1977: IndiaBishop Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem., Bishop of Jabalpur (India)

1969: Congo-KinshasaBishop Charles Alphonse Armand Vanuytven, O. Praem., Vicar Apostolic of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa)

1960: Congo-KinshasaBishop Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem., Bishop of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa)

1958: DenmarkBishop Josef Ludovico Brems, O. Praem., Vicar Apostolic of Denmark (Denmark)

1941: BelgiumBishop Thomas Louis Heylen, O. Praem., Bishop of Namur (Belgium)

1880: SpainBishop Bernardo Conde Corral, O. Praem., Bishop of Zamora (Spain)

1844: SpainBishop Julián Alonso, O. Praem., Bishop of Lérida (Spain)

1843: SpainBishop Pedro Alcántara Jiménez, O. Praem., Vicar Apostolic of Montevideo (Uruguay) and Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain)

1843: GermanyBishop Wilhelm Arnold Günther, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

1842: GermanyBishop Karl Adalbert von Beyer, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Köln (Germany)

1835: SpainBishop Vicente Román Linares, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla (Spain)

1822: SpainBishop Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, O. Praem., Bishop of Ávila (Spain)

1795: FranceBishop Nicolas de La Pinte de Livry, O. Praem., Titular Bishop of Callinicum

1780: PeruBishop Manuel de Abad e Illanar, O. Praem., Bishop of Arequipa (Peru)

1739: ColombiaArchbishop Juan de Galabis, O. Praem., Metropolitan Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (Colombia)

1739: SpainBishop José Esteban Noriega, O. Praem., Bishop of Solsona (Spain)

1739: IsraelBishop Carolus Ludovicus Hugo, O. Praem., Coadjutor Bishop of Ptolemais

1724: HondurasBishop Juan Pérez Carpintero, O. Praem., Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras)

1716: NicaraguaBishop Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi, O. Praem., Bishop of León (Nicaragua)

1653: CzechiaBishop Crispin Fuk von Hradiste, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Praha (Czechia)

1640: PanamaBishop Cristóbal Martínez de Salas, O. Praem., Bishop of Panamá (Panama)

1615: ItalyBishop Jerónimo Bernardo de Quirós, O. Praem., Bishop of Pozzuoli (Italy)

1575: FranceBishop Nicolas Psaume, O. Praem., Bishop of Verdun (France)

1536: IrelandBishop John Maxey, O. Praem., Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

1534: EnglandBishop Christopher Lord, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Canterbury (England)

>1523: Isle of ManBishop John Howden, O. Praem., Bishop of Man (Isle of Man)

>1523: Bishop Elia de Boccha, O. Praem., Titular Bishop of Hippo Regius (Algeria)

1522: GermanyBishop Hieronymus Schulz, O. Praem., Bishop of Havelberg (Germany)

>1512: AlbaniaBishop Benedetto Kornis, O. Praem., Bishop of Drivasto

1483: GermanyBishop Hubert Yffz, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (Germany)

>1478: CzechiaBishop Jan Bavor, O. Praem., Bishop of Litomyšl

1471: GermanyBishop Jodok Seitz, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

1459: GermanyBishop Stephan Bodecker, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1450: GermanyBishop Wilhelm Mader, O. Praem., Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany)

1449: CzechiaBishop Matěj Kučka, O. Praem., Bishop of Litomyšl

1435: ItalyBishop Pietro Antonio, O. Praem., Bishop of Montefiascone

1432: EstoniaBishop Christian Kuband, O. Praem., Bishop of Saare-Lääne (Estonia)

1430: HungaryCardinal Johann von Bucka, O. Praem., Cardinal-Priest of S. Ciriaco alle Terme Diocleziane and Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

1423: GermanyBishop Johann von Waldow, O. Praem., Bishop of Lebus (Germany)

>1414: GermanyBishop Friedrich von Grafeneck, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1413: GermanyBishop Henning von Bredow, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1406: GermanyBishop Heinrich von Bodendiek, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1393: GermanyBishop Dietrich von der Schulenburg, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1365: GermanyBishop Dietrich Kothe, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1353: CzechiaBishop Jan, O. Praem., Bishop of Litomyšl

1347: GermanyBishop Ludwig Schenk von Reindorf, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1343: IrelandBishop Cathal Ó Conchobair, O. Praem., Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

1324: GermanyBishop Johann von Tuchen, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1316: GermanyBishop Friedrich von Plötzke, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1302: GermanyBishop Vollrad von Krempa, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1296: IrelandBishop Gilla Ísu mac in Liathána Ó Conchobair, O. Praem., Bishop of Elphin (Ireland)

1292: GermanyBishop Heidenreich, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1287: GermanyBishop Gebhard, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1279: ItalyBishop Niccolò, O. Praem., Bishop of Città di Castello (Italy)

1277: GermanyBishop Heinrich von Osthenen, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1260: GermanyBishop Otto von Mehringen, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1251: GermanyBishop Rudgar von Ammendorf, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1250: IrelandBishop Tomas Ó Mellaig, O. Praem., Bishop of Annaghdown

1241: GermanyBishop Gernot, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1228: FranceBishop Gervais de Chichester, O. Praem., Bishop of Séez (France)

1220: GermanyBishop Siegfried, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1217: GermanyBishop Baldwin, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1207: GermanyBishop Norbert, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1207: PolandBishop Cyprian, O. Praem., Bishop of Wrocław (Poland)

1204: GermanySaint Bishop Isfried, O. Praem., Bishop of Ratzeburg (Germany)

1192: GermanyBishop Alexius, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1190: GermanyBishop Baldram, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1184: GermanyArchbishop Siegfried von Anhalt, O. Praem., Metropolitan Archbishop of Hamburg–Bremen (Germany)

1178: GermanySaint Bishop Evermod, O. Praem., Bishop of Ratzeburg (Germany)

1176: GermanyBishop Walo, O. Praem., Bishop of Havelberg (Germany)

1173: GermanyBishop Wilmann (Wilmar), O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1171: FranceSaint Bishop Achard de Saint-Victor, O. Praem., Bishop of Avranches (France)

1160: GermanyBishop Wigger, O. Praem., Bishop of Brandenburg (Germany)

1158: ItalyArchbishop Anselmo da Havelberg, O. Praem., Metropolitan Archbishop of Ravenna (Italy)

>1151: CzechiaBishop Jindřich Zdík, O. Praem., Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia)

Saints (8)

1572: NetherlandsSaint Adrianus van Hilvarenbeek (Adriaan), priest and martyr

1572: NetherlandsSaint Jacobus Lacops (Jaak), priest and martyr

1241: GermanySaint Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld, priest

1204: GermanySaint Isfried, bishop

1178: GermanySaint Evermod, bishop

1171: FranceSaint Achard de Saint-Victor, bishop

1152: FranceSaint Gilbert de Neuffonts, abbot

1127: GermanySaint Gottfried von Cappenberg, priest

Blesseds (6)

1924: AustriaBlessed Jakob (Franz Alexander Kern), priest

1793: FranceBlessed Pierre-Adrien Toulorge, priest and martyr

1230: NetherlandsBlessed Siardus van Friesland, abbot

1217: CzechiaBlessed Hroznata, priest and martyr

1175: NetherlandsBlessed Frederik van Hallum, abbot

1164: FranceBlessed Hugues de Fosses, abbot

Australia Australia

Belgium Belgium

Brazil Brazil

Czechia Czechia

France France

Hungary Hungary

Slovakia Slovakia

USA USA

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Houses: 97

Members: 1,058 (822 priests)

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