Our Community Today

St. Procopius Abbey was founded in Chicago in 1885; became a conventual priory in 1887, an abbey on 14 January 1894 and was transferred to Lisle, Illinois in 1914. Our community today includes:

Abbot Dismas B. Kalcic, OSB 

   IX Abbot
   professed: 26 June 1955

Abbot Hugh R. Anderson, OSB 

   VIII Abbot (retired)
   professed: 24 June 1959

Archbishop Daniel Kucera, OSB

   V Abbot (retired)
   professed: 16 June 1944

Prior Anthony Jacob, OSB professed: 24 June 1960

Subprior Columban Trojan, OSB professed: 25 March 1960

Fr. Thomas Chisholm, OSB (Novice Master / Junior Master)
   professed: 19 June 1970

Fr. Kevin Sheeran, OSB
  
(Procurator-Treasurer and Business Manager)
   professed: 24 June 1961

Fr. Frederic Beller, OSB professed: 11 July 1937

Bro. Joseph Vesely, OSB professed: 13 November 1942

Fr. Alban Hrebic, OSB professed: 12 June 1945

Fr. Timothy Marceau, OSB professed: 2 September 1945

Bro. George Rooney, OSB professed: 8 September 1945

Bro. Sebastian Kuhn, OSB professed: 25 March 1947

Fr. Edward Kucera, OSB professed: 16 June 1947

Fr. Odilo Crkva, OSB professed: 11 July 1947

Fr. Zachary Hrisko, OSB professed: 24 June 1951

Fr. Kenneth Zigmond, OSB professed: 24 June 1951

Fr. Mel Uzdrowski, OSB professed: 29 June 1952

Fr. Jude Randall, OSB professed: 27 June 1954

Fr. Michael Komechak, OSB professed: 26 June 1955

Bro. Raphael Kozel, OSB professed: 8 December 1955

Fr. David Turner, OSB professed: 24 June 1957

Fr. Theodore Suchy, OSB professed: 24 June 1962 

Fr. Philip Timko, OSB professed: 24 January 1962

Fr. Joseph Chang, OSB professed: 28 February 1970

Fr. Julian von Duerbeck, OSB professed: 19 June 1970

Bro. Guy Jelinek, OSB professed: 24 June 1972

Bro. Charles Hlava, OSB professed: 11 August 1973

Fr. James Flint, OSB  professed: 9 August 1975

Fr. Becket Franks, OSB professed: 12 August 1978

Bro. Augustine Mallak, OSB professed: 18 August 1979

Bro. Pius Chen, OSB professed: 20 March 1982

Fr. Gabriel Baltes, OSB professed: 14 September 1983

Bro. Gregory Perron, OSB professed: 20 March 1993

Bro. Richard Poro, OSB professed: 20 November 1993

Fr. Austin Murphy, OSB professed: 6 September 1997

Bro. Robert Sum, OSB professed: 14 November 1998

Bro. Kevin Coffey, OSB professed: 29 September 2001

Bro. Oblate George Popovics, OSB invested: 1 October 1957

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“Bear with one another in all patience...and give thanks to God.”

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“I love, for the Lord listens to my appeal. He bends down to listen to me when I call.”

“O God, come to my assistance, O Lord, make haste to help me.”

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