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Subiaco Abbey

Letters of Suitability

 

Priests, Deacons, Religious, and Seminarians

As part of our Praesidium safeguarding policy, Subiaco requires all priests, deacons, religious, and seminarians, to submit in advance a 'Testimony of Suitability/Letter of Good Standing' from their Ordinary/Superior according to the norms established by the USCCB. Priests & deacons incardinated within the Diocese of Little Rock, or seminarians of our diocese, are not required to do so because their testimonies have already been verified by the Diocese. To undertake any ministry on abbatial grounds requires the approval of the Abbot who must retain in our files all letters of suitability. The letter of suitability should be sent by email to the Abbot of Subiaco at the following address:​

ABBOT ELIJAH OWENS, OSB
Subiaco Abbey
405 N. Subiaco Avenue
Subiaco, AR 72865
Email: abbot@subi.org
 

Upon arrival at the Abbey, the person will also submit their ID for a Raptor Safe Check which instantly compares their data against the registered sex offender databases for all 50 U.S. states and territories. This is the safeguarding prevention that we use for our Subiaco Academy school system as part of the protections for our students who live on our abbey grounds.  

If the ordained minister is also undertaking some form of ministry outside the Abbey grounds but within the Diocese of Little Rock, then they will also need to comply with the policies of the Diocese of Little Rock listed under 'Vetting Policy for Visiting Clergy, Religious and Laity' as found HERE.