Cassian Haid, born Josef, was the 75th General Abbot of the Common observance between 1920–1927. He entered the Abbey of

Mehrerau Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is a Cistercian territorial abbey and cathedral located at Mehrerau on the outskirts of Bregenz in Vorarlberg, Austria. Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is directly subordinate to the Holy See and thus forms no part of the Catho ...

of the Common Observance in 1897 . In 1917, he became the territorial

abbot Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions. The name is derived from ''abba'', the Aramaic form of the Hebrew ''ab'', and means "father". The female equivale ...

of the

Territorial Abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is a Cistercian territorial abbey and cathedral located at Mehrerau on the outskirts of Bregenz in Vorarlberg, Austria. Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is directly subordinate to the Holy See and thus forms no part of the Cath ...

, a position he held until 1949. After his resignation, he was succeeded by dom

Franciscus Janssens Franciscus Janssens OCist (born Albert Henri Lucien; 20 February 1881 – 23 April 1950) was the 76th General Abbot of the Common Observance between 1927 and 1936. Career He entered in 1901 to Achel Abbey The Trappist Abbey of Achel or Sain ...

. In 1938, he fled from the Nazis into Switzerland. He died as abbot in his abbey in 1949 and was succeeded by Heinrich Suso Groner.

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Cistercian abbots general 1879 births 1949 deaths {{RC-clergy-stub