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Shi took office there as abbot in 1999, soon earning the nickname "CEO monk" for transforming the institution into a global brand.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

"People are facing many economic hardships," said the abbot, U Thudassa.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

“I am looking forward to the silence finally stopping, because 54 years of silence is a long time,” said Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the abbot of the seminary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

But she goes over the head of her adversarial abbot, Cuno, and convinces the Pope that her visions are the voice of God.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

Don’t put your life in the hands of an abbot you’ve never met.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

The number of temples has tripled, monks and abbots have become well-known public figures, and China has used the faith to build ties around the world, sending nuns and monks on goodwill missions.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2018

There are also temples which have attracted large and dedicated followings, through skilful promotion of charismatic monks and abbots, said to have supernatural powers.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2017

Splattered across the lands of central Europe are countless territories overseen by an emperor who shared power with a hierarchy spanning princes, bishops and dukes, down to abbots, knights and city councils.

From Economist ● Apr. 14, 2016

It also provides name checks for the successive abbots who oversaw the commission: Jerome and Benedetto.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2015

In Germany it had the intended effect of detaching many influential bishops and abbots from the imperial cause and stirring the political enemies of the king to renewed activity.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Frederic Austin Ogg