Cîteaux Abbey

The ultimate motherhouse of the Cistercian Order. The abbey lies near Dijon in Burgundy.
The current abbot (and head of the Cistercian Order) is Guillaume III.

History

Abbots of Cîteaux

1. Saint Robert of Molesme (21 March 1098 to 6 July 1099)
2. Saint Alberic (July 1099 to 26 January 1108)
3. Saint Stephen Harding (1108 to September 1133)
4. Guy de Trois-Fontaines (1133 to before 1134)
5. Blessed Raymond to Bar (1134 to 16 December 1150)
6. Goswin de Bonnevaux (before 1151 to 31 March 1155)
7. Lambert de Morimond (April 1155 to September 1161)
8. Blessed Fastrède de Cambron (September 1161 to 21 April 1163)
9. Saint Gilbert le Grand (May 1163 to 17 October 1168)
10. Alexandre de Cologne (November 1168 to 28 July 1178)
11. Guillaume de Toulouse (December 1178 to 27 November 1180)
12. Pierre de Pontigny (before 1181 to March/April 1184)
13. Bernard de Fontaines (September 1184 to 1 January 1186)
14. Guillaume II de la Prée (before 1186 to August 1189)
15. Thibaut (August 1189 to 11 January 1190)
16. Guillaume III (January 1190 onwards

Founding Date

1098

Type

Abbey

Ruling/Owning Rank

Abbot

Owning Organization

Cistercian Order