Elective Chapter Held for the Carmelite Monastery in Batu, Indonesia
The Carmelite monastery of Flos Carmeli in Batu, Indonesia, held its Chapter of Elections on September 24, 2026
The monastery of Flos Carmeli was founded in 1962 by two Indonesian nuns from the "St. Mary Magdalene" monastery in Boxmeer, Netherlands, together with three nuns from the "Holy Trinity" monastery in Schlüsselau, Germany. This undertaking was carried out with the approval of Antonius Everardus Ioannes (Avertanus) Albers, O. Carm., the bishop of that diocese.
The Batu monastery is the first Carmelite monastery in Indonesia. In 1993, nuns from this monastery established a daughter foundation at Palangka Raya, Indonesia.
The website of the monastery is: www.floscarmelibatu.org
The nuns elected to leadership roles are:
Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Sr M Brigitta Gitasianiningsih Purnama, O. Carm.
1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sr. M. Gerarda Suwarti Jokasemo, O. Carm.
2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sr. M. Rosa Sukatmi Rahayu Moensarip, O. Carm.
3rd Councilor | 3ª Consejera | 3ª Consigliera:
Sr. M. Laura Inacentia Sulistiowati Widjajakusuma, O. Carm.
4th Councilor | 4ª Consejera | 4ª Consigliera:
Sr. M. Angelina Wiwik Andriani Koesman, O. Carm
Formator | Formadora | Formatrice:
Sr. M. Gabriela Sri Wiharti Solichin, O. Carm.
Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa:
Sr. M. Elisabeth Widhi Habsari Soetadi, O. Carm.
Sacristan | Sacristana | Sacrestana:
Sr. M. Lusia Dwi Estina Waluyaningrum, O. Carm.
