Our Prioresses
The Prioress serves as the head of our community — representing the Sisters of St. Benedict with donors and in the public — in a position overseeing the spiritual and administrative aspects of our community. The Prioress is elected unanimously by the community to lead them for a term that is traditionally six years.
Mother Benedicta Berns
1872-1878
Sister Agatha Werb
1878-1890
Mother Scholastica Stockman
1890-1898 & 1902-1914
Mother Veronica Ackerman
1898-1902
Mother Seraphine Kordes
1914-1949
Mother Clarissa Riehl
1949-1961
Mother Julia Goebel
1961-1973
Sister Carlita Koch
1973-1981
Sister Mary Walter Goebel
1981-1989
Sister Kathryn Huber
1989-1998
Sister Joella Kidwell
1998-2003
Sister Kristine Anne Harpenau
2003-2013
Sister Barbara Lynn Schmitz
2013-2019
Sister Anita Louise Lowe
2019-Present