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Austria 68 living communities, 3 closed or moved since 2020, 1 with a sourced need.
Burgenland House Order Town Status Marienkron Abbey, Mönchhof Cistercian, nuns Mönchhof No appeal found Zeiselhof Benedictine house (Pannonhalma Archabbey), Deutsch-Jahrndorf Benedictine, monks Deutsch-Jahrndorf
Kärnten House Order Town Status Herz-Jesu-Karmel Himmelau, St. Michael im Lavanttal Discalced Carmelite, nuns St. Michael im Lavanttal St. Paul Abbey Benedictine, monks St. Paul im Lavanttal
Niederösterreich House Order Town Status Altenburg Abbey Benedictine, monks Altenburg Benediktinerpriorat St. Josef, Maria Roggendorf Benedictine, monks Maria Roggendorf No appeal found Geras Abbey Norbertine, canons Geras Göttweig Abbey, Furth bei Göttweig Benedictine, monks Furth bei Göttweig No appeal found Heiligenkreuz Abbey Cistercian, monks Heiligenkreuz im Wienerwald No appeal found Herzogenburg Abbey Canons Regular of St Augustine, canons Herzogenburg Karmel Mater Dolorosa, Pottenbrunn Discalced Carmelite, nuns Pottenbrunn Karmel St. Josef Mayerling, Alland Discalced Carmelite, nuns Alland Klosterneuburg Abbey Canons Regular of St Augustine, canons Klosterneuburg Lilienfeld Abbey Cistercian, monks Lilienfeld Marienfeld Abbey, Wullersdorf Cistercian, nuns Wullersdorf No appeal found Melk Abbey Benedictine, monks Melk Neukloster Priory, Wiener Neustadt Cistercian, monks Wiener Neustadt Seitenstetten Abbey Benedictine, monks Seitenstetten Zwettl Abbey Cistercian, monks Zwettl No appeal found
Oberösterreich House Order Town Status Benediktinerinnen vom Unbefleckten Herzen Mariens, Steinerkirchen Benedictine, sisters Steinerkirchen No appeal found Carmel of Gmunden (closed 2023; nuns now at Bad Mühllacken) Discalced Carmelite, nuns Gmunden The four remaining nuns left the Gmunden Carmel (founded 1828) at the end of March 2023 for the motherhouse of the Marienschwestern vom Karmel at Bad Mühllacken, Feldkirchen an der Donau, where the Austrian conference still lists them; the convent building was taken over by the Institut Österreichischer Orden. The Austrian Carmelite nuns' own list of monasteries no longer includes Gmunden. Engelszell Abbey, Engelhartszell Trappist, monks Engelhartszell Suppressed by the Trappist Order on 15 May 2023, when four monks remained and said they could no longer maintain Trappist life there. The Diocese of Linz has managed the property since 1 August 2025 and signed the handover contracts for the church and abbey buildings on 28 October 2025 (subject to state and Roman approval); the brewery, liqueur production and inn passed in summer 2025 to a regional family firm, Paminger, and may no longer use the Trappist label. A farewell Mass for the Trappists was set for 30 November 2025. Karmel von der Unbefleckten Empfängnis Mariens, Linz Discalced Carmelite, nuns Linz Kloster St. Anna, Ried im Innkreis Redemptoristine, nuns Ried im Innkreis No appeal found Kremsmünster Abbey Benedictine, monks Kremsmünster Lambach Abbey Benedictine, monks Lambach Reichersberg Abbey Canons Regular of St Augustine, canons Reichersberg am Inn Schlägl Abbey, Aigen-Schlägl Norbertine, canons Aigen-Schlägl Schlierbach Abbey Cistercian, monks Schlierbach St. Florian Abbey Canons Regular of St Augustine, canons St. Florian Wilhering Abbey Cistercian, monks Wilhering No appeal found
Salzburg House Order Town Status Archabbey of St. Peter, Salzburg Benedictine, monks Salzburg Benediktinerkloster Gut Aich, St. Gilgen Benedictine, monks St. Gilgen Goldenstein Convent of Augustinian Canonesses, Elsbethen Augustinian, nuns Elsbethen No appeal found Kloster Maria im Paradies, St. Veit im Pongau Monastic Family of Bethlehem, nuns St. Veit im Pongau Lives on gifts Kloster Maria Loreto, Salzburg Capuchin Poor Clare, nuns Salzburg Michaelbeuern Abbey Benedictine, monks Michaelbeuern Nonnberg Abbey, Salzburg Benedictine, nuns Salzburg
Steiermark House Order Town Status Admont Abbey Benedictine, monks Admont No appeal found Heilig Kreuz Karmel Bärnbach Discalced Carmelite, nuns Bärnbach Herz-Marien-Karmel, Mariazell Discalced Carmelite, nuns Mariazell Karmel St. Josef, Graz Discalced Carmelite, nuns Graz Mariazell Benedictine Superiorate Benedictine, monks Mariazell No appeal found Rein Abbey, Gratwein-Straßengel Cistercian, monks Gratwein-Straßengel No appeal found Seckau Abbey Benedictine, monks Seckau St. Gabriel Priory, St. Johann bei Herberstein Benedictine, sisters St. Johann bei Herberstein (Feistritztal) No appeal found St. Lambrecht Abbey Benedictine, monks St. Lambrecht Vorau Abbey Canons Regular of St Augustine, canons Vorau
Tirol House Order Town Status Abbey of St. Georgenberg, Stans Benedictine, monks Stans No appeal found Benedictine Convent, Scharnitz Benedictine, sisters Scharnitz No appeal found Karmel St. Josef und St. Teresa, Innsbruck Discalced Carmelite, nuns Innsbruck Kloster Maria Heimsuchung, Lienz Dominican, nuns Lienz Kloster vom Orden der Ewigen Anbetung des heiligen Sakramentes, Innsbruck Nuns of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, nuns Innsbruck Stams Abbey Cistercian, monks Stams Thurnfeld Visitation Convent, Hall in Tirol Visitation, nuns Hall in Tirol The small community dissolved in 2025: Sr. Luzia died on 1 March 2025, Sr. Krystina returned to Croatia in November and Sr. Bernadette moved to a care home in Hall. Bishop Hermann Glettler celebrated the last Sunday Mass in the convent church on 25 January 2026; the diocese plans to use the building for its archive depot and housing. Wilten Abbey, Innsbruck Norbertine, canons Innsbruck
Vorarlberg House Order Town Status Klein-Theresien-Karmel Rankweil Discalced Carmelite, nuns Rankweil Kloster Marienberg, Bregenz Dominican, nuns Bregenz No appeal found Kloster von St. Peter, Bludenz Dominican, nuns Bludenz No appeal found Kloster zum Englischen Gruß, Feldkirch-Altenstadt Dominican, nuns Feldkirch-Altenstadt No appeal found Mariastern Abbey, Hohenweiler Cistercian, nuns Hohenweiler No appeal found Schwestern der Heiligen Klara, Bregenz Schwestern der Heiligen Klara (contemplative Clarian community, diocesan right), nuns Bregenz No appeal found Schwestern der Heiligen Klara, Schruns Schwestern der Heiligen Klara (contemplative Clarian community, diocesan right), nuns Schruns No appeal found St. Josefskloster, Lauterach Redemptoristine, nuns Lauterach Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey, Bregenz Cistercian, monks Bregenz Appeal open
Wien House Order Town Status Benediktinerinnen der Anbetung, Wien Benedictine, sisters Wien No appeal found Karmel St. Josef, Wien Discalced Carmelite, nuns Wien Kloster St. Rafael Benedictine, nuns Wien No appeal found Kloster Wien Visitation, nuns Wien Orden der Klarissen von der ewigen Anbetung, Wien Poor Clare, nuns Wien Schottenstift (Abbey of Our Lady of the Scots), Vienna Benedictine, monks Wien No appeal found