Meet the Monks

The following is a list of Benedictine monks from Blue Cloud Abbey in Marvin, South Dakota.

Right Reverend Denis Quinkert
Born July 7, 1936, prof February 10, 1956, ord May 25, 1976,
Elected (third) abbot and blessed April 16, 1986, resigned October 11, 1991
Reelected (fifth) abbot, January 10, 2009.

Right Reverend Thomas Hillenbrand
Born January 16, 1939, prof August 15, 1960, ord May 27, 1965
Elected (fourth) and blessed October 9, 1992, resigned January 1, 2009

Right Reverend Alan Berndt
Born March 15, 1920, prof August 6, 1940, ord February 2, 1945
Elected (second) abbot January 21, blessed April 6, 1970, resigned April 15, 1986

MONKS IN FINAL VOWS

Right Reverend Denis Quinkert (Above)
Right Reverend Thomas Hillenbrand (Above)
Right Reverend Alan Berndt (Above)
Br. Benet Tvedten, Prior, Jubilarian in profession, born November 22, 1936, prof February 10, 1960.
Fr. Cletus Miller, Subprior, Jubilarian in profession and priesthood, born August 17, 1918, prof August 7, 1939, ord May 30, 1944.
Fr. Odilo Burkhardt, Jubilarian in profession and priesthood, born May 4, 1918, prof August 10, 1945, ord May 30, 1950.
Fr. Christopher Uehlein, Jubilarian in profession and priesthood, born October15, 1931, prof September 8, 1955, ord June 11, 1960.
Br. Sebastian Goldade, Jubilarian in profession, born January 15, 1942, prof February 10, 1960.
Fr. John McMullen, Jubilarian in profession, born May 13, 1940, prof August 15, 1961, ord May 29, 1966.
Br. Paul Friedman, born June 5, 1942, prof February 10, 1964.
Br. James Hanson, born June 18, 1931, prof October 25, 1973.
Fr. Matthew Kowalski, born May 11, 1959, prof August 6, 1983, ord June 5, 1987.
Br. Chris Wesely, born July 12, 1953, prof August 8, 1989.
Fr. Michael Peterson, born December 12, 1969, prof September 14, 1998, ord September 30, 2006.

Deceased and/or Former Monks

Br. Bob Green (Left)
Br. Francis Kopel 12/11/2011
Fr Stanislaus Maudlin 1/22/06
Br Rene Wilson 08/05/05
Fr Wilfrid Lambertz 11/10/05
Fr Guy Gau 12/10/04
Fr Theophane Gonnelly 01/26/05
Fr Raymond Otto 11/22/03
Fr Peter Schwartz 03/23/03
Fr Lawrence Kratz 07/10/00
Fr Odo Gogel 11/28/99
Br Gene Cler 11/06/98
Fr Dan Madlon 06/24/98
Fr Paul McHarness 03/08/97
Fr Michael O’Reilly 08/27/96
Fr Francis Suttmiller 09/07/96
Abbot Gilbert Hess 05/15/95
Br Lawrence Goodman 07/10/94
Fr Timothy Sexton 07/20/88
Fr Casimir Kot 11/22/87
Br Felix Haug 10/31/86
Fr Brendan Keane 10/17/85
Fr Gerald Buscher 03/14/84
Fr Martin Tegart 11/17/83
Fr Damien Kraus 12/28/81
Fr Augustine Edele 06/06/81
Fr Benno Fellinger 11/06/80
Fr Xavier Hillenbrand 11/28/78
Fr Gregory Kunkel 12/06/77
Br Robert Sterner 03/28/77
Br Patrick Reddington 11/28/76
Fr Ildephonse Kreidler 09/05/75
Fr Cuthbert Hughes 12/24/72
Br Vital Hammerer 03/29/72
Br Alexius Margolis 02/17/68
Br Gerard Nilan 11/30/67
Fr Gaulbert Brunsman 05/16/65
Fr Meinrad Hoffman 10/10/62
Br David Tegart 05/09/62
Fr Thomas Roznowski 9/18/07
Fr. George Lyon 9/03/08
Fr. Basil Dilger 8/07/10
Fr. Julius Armbruster 10/02/07
Br. Francis Kopel 12/12/11