Our community:

The Missionary Benedictines
of Inkamana Abbey

Our community consists of

from Priests Brothers Monks with temporary profession Novices Postulants Total
South Africa
  1. Fr Maximilian Jacobs
    (assigned to go to Waldfrieden/Namibia)
  2. Fr Ambrose Mshengu
    (exclaustated
    until 1st April 2012)
  1. Br Benedict Ntshangase
  2. Br Clement Sithole
  3. Br Maurus Khumalo
    (carpenter)
  4. Br Mark Govender
    (caretaker)
  5. Br Gabriel Thompson
    (carpenter)
  1. Br Leonard Dlamini
  2. Br Isidore Mabaso
  1. Br Damian Mkhwanazi
  2. Br Vincent Ngwane

 
  1. Br. Mduduzo
 12
Namibia
  1. Fr Boniface Kamushishi
    (novice master)
  1. Br Alphonse Amuthenya
    (assistant at boys hostel)
  2. Br Cosmas Kahirimana
    (hostel master)
  3. Br Mel Ndemulonga
    (exclaustrated
    until 1st April 2011)
  1. Br Joseph Andjamba
  1. Br. Polycarp Taukondjele
  2. Br. Bonaventure Johannes
  3. Br. Willibald Nepembe
   8
Malawi
  1. Fr Victor Chavunga
    (parish priest at Vryheid)
  2. Fr Raphael Chonde
    (guest master & parish priest
    at Vryheid-Bkekuzulu)
  3. Fr Oswald Gomani
    (at Waldfrieden / Namibia)
  4. Fr Pacificus Mwale
    (at Vryheid-Bhekuzulu)
  1. Br Edward Namwiri
    (tailor)
  2. Br Sub-Prior Kevin Thumbalabwazi
    (caterer & bookkeeper)
       6
Kenia
  1. Fr John Paul
    (Cellarer)
         1
St. Ottilien Archabbey
Germany
  1. Abbot Godfrey Sieber
  2. Fr Ruprecht Wolf
    (at Eshowe)
  3. Fr Hermenegild Maier
    (at Waldfrieden / Namibia)
  4. Fr Eugene Badtke
    (at Twasana)
  5. Fr Gérard Lagleder
    (at Mandeni)
  1. Br Ansfried Machatsch
  2. Br Bernard Pachner
       7
Münsterschwarzach Abbey
Germany
  1. Fr Pius Paul
  1. Br George Ostheimer
       2
Schweiklberg Abbey
Germany
  1. Fr Prior Richard Multerer
  2. Fr Leopold Meier
    (at Mthunzini)
  3. Fr Leo Eireiner
         3
Newton Abbey
USA
  1. Fr Peter Blue
    (at Maria Ratschitz Mission)
      
  1. Br. Damian
 2
Total

18

 13 3 5 2 41

Confreres below the age of 65 are marked in green text colour.

Our superiors:


The Abbot: Rt Rev Fr Godfrey Sieber


The Prior: Very Rev Fr Richard Multerer


The Sub-Prior: Rev Br Kevin Thumbalabwazi

Our office bearers:


The Cellarer: Fr. John Paul Mwaniki


The Novice Master: Fr. Boniface Kamushishi


Delegate to the African Region of the Benedictine Congregation of St. Ottilien: Fr. Victor Chavunga
Delegate to the General Chapter [2008] of the Benedictine Congregation of St. Ottilien: Fr Victor Chavunga


Our abbot and priests of our abbey with Bishop Xolelo after Chrism Mass on 31st March 2010

standing (from left to right): Fr. Ruprecht, Fr. Eugene, Fr. Pacificus, Fr. Max
sitting (from left to right): Fr. Pius, Fr. Leo, Abbot Godfrey, Bishop Xolelo, Fr. Victor, Fr. Raphael, Fr. Gérard

Our study house in Howick/Cedara

N.N. is the superior.

Eshowe Diocesan Office


Fr Ruprecht Wolf is the Vice Diocesan Chancellor and Diocesan Finance Council Chairman of the Diocese of Eshowe.

Monks of our Abbey who serve in parishes of the Diocese of Eshowe:


Fr Eugene Badtke at Twasana


Fr. Victor Chavunga at Vryheid


Fr. Raphael Chonde at Bhekuzulu


Fr Gérard Lagleder

is the Caritas Director and HIV/AIDS Co-ordinator of the Diocese of Eshowe and
heads a Catholic Relief Organisation, the Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard, and Blessed Gérard's Care Centre at Mandeni.

Monks who work in Namibia

at Waldfrieden / Omaruru


Fr Maximilian Jacobs (assigned, awaiting work permit)

Fr Oswald Gomani

Deceased confreres of ours:

Br. Romulus Rothdach
Fr. Raphael Studerus
Br. Louis Hlatshwayo
Br. Hartmann Brattinger
Fr. Thomas Lazarus
Br. Antony (Aidan) Eave
Fr. Theodore Landmann
Br. Stephen (Konrad) Ebert
Br. Nicolas (Bernhard) Zagermann
Abbot Willibrord van Rompaey
Fr. Norbert Röhm
Fr. Severin Pschorn
Fr. Peter Scholz
Abbot Gernot Wottawah
Fr Herfried Holzgassner
Br. Placidus Makhanya.
Fr. Albert Herold
Br John Memela

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