New Secretary General, Fr. Giampiero Molinari, O. Carm.

The General Council has appointed the Rev. Giampiero Molinari of the Italian Province of the Carmelites of St. Elijah the Prophet, St. Albert of Trapani, and St. Andrew Corsini as Secretary General. The Prior General and his Council thank Fr. Giampiero for his willingness to serve the Order and keep him in their prayers.

Fr Giampiero Molinari was born in Jesi (AN), Italy, on August 21, 1973. At the end of his novitiate, he made his temporary profession on September 3, 1995 and his solemn profession on November 8, 1998. He completed his philosophical and theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University and obtained a licentiate in Mariology at the Pontifical Marianum Theological Faculty. He also attended a course for formators at the Pontifical Salesian University.

Ordained a priest on April 15, 2000, he was a member of the International Commission for Formation and Secretary General from July 2016 to December 2019. In his Italian Province, he has held the offices of prior, formator, assistant provincial and provincial councilor. On July 31, 2023, he was appointed assistant to the Federation of St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi of the Italian monasteries.