ABBOTS: PRESENT AND PAST

The Right Reverend Gregory Boquet, O.S.B., was elected the sixth abbot of Saint Joseph Abbey on Friday, July 14, 2023. He previously served as President-Rector of Saint Joseph Seminary College for 25 years.

Abbot Gregory graduated from Saint Joseph Seminary College in 1980. Following graduation, he attended Catholic University in Washington, D.C. for two years then returned to Saint Joseph Abbey as a novitiate in 1982. Abbot Gregory made his solemn profession of vows at Saint Joseph Abbey on July 10, 1983. He then resumed his studies at Notre Dame Seminary and received a Master of Arts degree in Theology in 1989.

He was ordained a priest on April 16, 1988. Prior to becoming President-Rector, Abbot Gregory served in several capacities at the Abbey, including monastery Prior, Director of the Physical Plant, and Dean of Students.