The 2025 General Chapter of the Carmelite Order begins on Tuesday, September 9, in Malang, Indonesia. It will be the first General Chapter outside Europe. It will take place at the Harris Convention Center and Hotel. The Chapter is scheduled to run through Friday, September 26.

On Sunday, September 21, the Chapter members will travel to Saint Albert Dempo High School for celebration of Indonesian Day. Monday, September 22, is designated Carmelite Family Day—a time for conversation with cloistered nuns, active sisters, Third Order, and youth. Another highlight will be a retreat day with Bishop Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm., of the Diocese of Malang, on Thursday, September 18, a day prior to the start of the elections.

On the afternoon of September 26, the Chapter will move to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Malang for a closing Mass and the signing of the Acts of the Chapter.

The Communications Office of the Order in conjunction with the Indonesian Province Communications Office plans on bringing periodic updates from the Chapter to subscribers to CITOC and our other social media platforms throughout the Chapter.

In the meantime, we invite you to join with the members of the General Chapter in prayer. You can download the Chapter Prayer in English, Spanish, or Italian from the OCARM website (ocarm.org).