Dominican Sisters elect leadership for next 6 years

Prioress General, congregation general officials selected at June meeting

The East Tennessee Catholic

During their General Chapter on June 18, the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation elected Mother Anna Grace Neenan, OP, as the prioress general of the congregation to lead the religious community for a second six-year term from 2024 through 2030.

Through Mother Anna Grace’s prayerful and capable leadership, the last six years have been marked by stability and solid growth built on the Dominican Sisters’ rich heritage, the Dominican Sisters said in a statement.

“I am grateful to God, for in the last six years I have discovered what a joy it is to support our Sisters, who are so full of faith and zeal to serve the Lord through the Church we love,” Mother Anna Grace said.

Mother Anna Grace also serves as the chairperson of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR), a group of major superiors and their vicars from 116 member communities of women religious in the United States.

In addition to Mother Anna Grace’s election as prioress general, six other Sisters were elected to serve as the congregation’s general officials, including:

  • Sister Anne Catherine Burleigh, OP, vicaress general;
  • Sister Catherine Marie Hopkins, OP, second councilor;
  • Sister Mary Veronica Keller, OP, third councilor;
  • Sister John Thomas Armour, OP, fourth councilor;
  • Sister Lucia Marie Siemering, OP, secretary general;
  • Sister Mary Thomas Huffman, OP, bursar general.

In 1860, the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia was established in Nashville, where its motherhouse is located. The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia are dedicated to the apostolate of Catholic education.

The community of just over 300 Sisters serves in 53 schools throughout the United States, including in the Diocese of Knoxville, with mission houses in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia; Vancouver, Canada; Rome and Bracciano, Italy; Elgin, Scotland; Sittard, The Netherlands; and Limerick, Ireland.

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