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Francis Kline

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Father Francis Kline, OCSO, was the third Abbot of Mepkin Abbey[1] until his death on August 27, 2006. He is buried at Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Prior to entering the Trappist Gethsemane Abbey in Louisville Kentucky, he was a 1959 graduate of St Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia as well the Juilliard School in New York where he was a skilled organist.[2] He was in the process of trying to make the abbey more self-sufficient.[3]

Preceded by
Fr. Christian Carr
Abbot of Mepkin Abbey
1990–2006
Succeeded by
Fr. Stan Gumula

References

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  1. ^ Downey, Michael (1999). "Building a House for the Church". In Pierce, Joanne M.; Downey, Michael (eds.). Source and Summit: Commemorating Josef A. Jungmann, S.J. Liturgical Press. p. 201. ISBN 9780814624616.
  2. ^ Byassee, Jason (2007). An Introduction to the Desert Fathers. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 14. ISBN 9781621892922.
  3. ^ Nahavandi, Afsaneh (2003). The Art and Science of Leadership. Prentice Hall. p. 5. ISBN 9780130458124.
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