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About the Prioress
Sister Kristine Anne Harpenau, OSB
Sister Kristine Anne Harpenau was elected the 12th prioress of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, on June 2, 2003.
She began a five-year term of office with a formal installation ceremony at Monastery Immaculate Conception on July 12. She succeeded Sister Joella Kidwell, who served as prioress from 1998 to 2003.
A native of Tell City, Indiana, Sister Kristine Anne entered the monastery in 1967 from St. Paul Parish. She made her first profession of vows in 1969 and her perpetual profession in 1977.
Before her election, she was ongoing formation director for the religious community for four years. Previously, she was special programs coordinator at the sisters’ Kordes Retreat Center from 1991 to 1999. She was a counselor at the Interfaith Counseling Agency in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1986 to 1991 and at Marian Heights Academy, Ferdinand, from 1982 to 1986. From 1971 to 1980, she taught at these schools: Holy Rosary, Christ the King, Resurrection, and Holy Redeemer, all in Evansville; St. Matthew, Mount Vernon; and St. Philip, Posey County.
Sister Kristine Anne is a 1967 graduate of Marian Heights Academy. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Oakland City (Indiana) College in 1971 and a master’s degree from St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1982.
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