Sister Jacinta is the 20th prioress since the monastery was founded on July 22, 1852.
St. Joseph Monastery
St. Marys, Pennsylvania
| The Benedictine Sisters of Elk County elected Sister Jacinta
Conklin as Prioress of St. Joseph Monastery for the next four years. She
will be installed in June.
Sister Jacinta is the 20th prioress since the monastery was founded on July 22, 1852.
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(top) Sisters Joachim Frey, Julia Caruso, Margoretta Judy, Roberta Ochs, Monica Steiner and Gemma Cuccaro (bottom) Sisters Mary James Lecker and Augustine Heufner
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Sister Jean Marie Langevin places her ballot in the voting box during the canonical election. Sisters Margoretta and Kathleen Warner, tellers for the election, look on. Sister Roberta serves as the secretary. |
Sisters Kathleen McNany (Baltimore) and Mary Catherine Wenstrup (Covington) prepare for the next stage of the discernment process. They served as facilitators for the election.
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Sister Jacinta with Sisters Laura Vallimont (present
prioress) |
