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New Leadership Elected at the 3rd Chapter of the Commissariat in Vietnam

The Commissariat of St. Joseph of the Province of St. Elias in North America announced the election of its new leadership during the 3rd Commissariat Chapter. The meeting was held at the Vinh Phuc Retreat House in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from November 24–28, 2025. 

The Commissariat of St. Joseph was officially established during the Chapter of the Province of St. Elias in 2019. Today, it is home to 60 members across Vietnam and comprises six communities actively serving in three dioceses as well as in the United States.

Its website is https://dongcatminh.org.

The following members were elected to leadership:

Commissary Provincial | Comisario Provincial | Commissario Provinciale
Joseph Diep Dinh, O. Carm.
1st Councilor | 1er Consejero | 1^o Consigliere
Joseph Tri Phan, O. Carm.
2nd Councilor | 2^o Consejero | 2^o Consigliere
Paul Therese Hung Tran, O. Carm.

Carmelite Monastery of the St. Thérèse of Lisieux in Allentown, USA Celebrates Elective Chapter

The Carmelite nuns of the monastery of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in Allentown, Pennsylvania (USA) held their triennial chapter on September 25, 2025.

The monastery of St. Thérèse in Allentown was the first monastery of the Order established in the United States of America. In 1931 the prior general at the time, Elias Magennis, sent two sisters, Rev. Mother Therese of Jesus and Sr. Clement Mary of the Guardian Angel, from the monastery of Santa Croce di Lucca in Naples to establish a monastery in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia dedicated to St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus.

A number of candidates presented themselves and before long the community numbered eleven. Four additional nuns from Naples were sent to help out for two years. This monastery flourished and was able to found new monasteries in Hudson (Wisconsin) and Wahpeton (North Dakota) as well as two other monasteries that have closed.

The monastery's website is www.carmelite-nuns.com

Those elected to leadership are:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Mother M. Veronica Korb

1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sister M. Grace Erl

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sister M. Michael Nerlonger

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Sister M. Elijah Guingon

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Sister M. Michael Nerlinger

Sacristan | Sacristana | Sacrestana:
Sister M. Elijah Guingon

Carmelite Monastery of the Annunciation on the Isla de Margarita-Venezuela Celebrates Elective Chapter

The Carmelite nuns of the monastery of the Annunciation in Porlamar on the Isla de Margarita-Venezuela held their triennial chapter on September 25, 2025.

The monastery was founded on January 7, 1983, by six nuns, four of whom came from the monastery in Barcelona, one from the monastery in Tarrega, and one from the monastery in Vilafranca del Penedés. The canonical erection was entrusted to the Bishop of Margarita.

The monastery is part of the Nuestra Señora del Carmen Federation.

Those elected to leadership are:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Suor Rosa Coromoto Pérez

1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Suor Mariela del Carmen León

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Suor Norma del Carmen Sánchez

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Suor Mariela del Carmen León

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Suor Ludys de Cristo Rey

Sacristan | Sacristana | Sacrestana:
Suor Norma del Carmen Sánchez 

Carmelite Monastery Our Lady of Nazareth in Cabanatuan Celebrates Elective Chapter

The Carmelite nuns of the Our Lady of Nazareth Monastery in Cabanatuan, Philippines, recently held their triennial chapter.

The monastery was founded on April 8, 1983, by seven nuns from the monastery of the Holy Family in Guiguinto, Philippines. It is part of the Stella Maris Federation.

Those elected to leadership are:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Sr. Ma. Dorotea Santiago

1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sr. Ma. Dolores Asuncion

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sr. Ma. Teresa Canillo

3rd Councilor | 3ª Consejera | 3ª Consigliera:
Sr. Ma. Regina Gutierrez

4th Councilor | 4ª Consejera | 4ª Consigliera:
Sr. Ma. Raquel Ylagan 

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Sr. Ma. Dolores Asuncion

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Sr. Ma. Teresa Canillo

Sacristan | Sacristana | Sacrestana:
Sr. Ma. Raquel Ylagan

General Chapter of the Institute of Our Lady of Carmel (INSC) Held in Rome on July 21 through August 10  

From July 21 to August 10, the General Chapter of the Institute of Our Lady of Carmel (INSC) was held at the mother house in Via dei Baglioni. In a fraternal atmosphere, important issues such as dissemination and internationality were addressed. Some new articles were added to the Constitutions regarding the possibility of having provinces within the Institute. The election of new leadership was very positive.

The Institute was founded in the Italian city of Montevarchi (Arezzo) on October 15, 1854 by Maria Teresa Scrilli (1825-1889). Her goal was to assist in the moral, Christian, and civil education of girls. The Institute received diocesan approval on December 13, 1854.

The sisters, although dispersed due to the abolition of the school by order of the public authority in December 1859, remained under the care of the foundress until 1875, when the foundress herself re-established the community in the city of Florence. After the death of Blessed Scrilli, the Institute received many new members, attributed to Clementina Mosca (Sr. Mary of Jesus, 1862-1934). Sr. Mary of Jesus also obtained a new diocesan approval of the Institute on January 19, 1929.

The affiliation to our Order took place on March 31, 1929. The apostolate of the sisters continues to be carried out with the education of youth, health care, and in the care of the poor. The Institute exists today in Italy, the United States of America, Canada, Poland, India, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the Philippines, Indonesia and the Holy Land.

On October 8, 2006, Maria Teresa of Jesus Scritti was beatified; her liturgical memorial is celebrated on November 13.

The website of the Institute is: www.inscarmelo.it

The General Chapter elected the sisters who will form the general government of the Institute during the next six-year period. They are:

General Superior | Superiora General | Superiore generale:
Sr. Wilma Moly Pinherio

1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera
Vicar General | Vicario General | Vicario Generale:
Sr. Adriana Stellin

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sr. Germeena Naduvathezhathu

3rd Councilor | 3ª Consejera | 3ª Consigliera:
Sr. Barbara Elzbieta Ogonowska

4th Councilor | 4ª Consejera | 4ª Consigliera:
Sr. Chona Torremocha

The Monastery of Our Lady of Maravillas in Madrid, Spain Celebrated Its Elective Chapter July 24-25

On July 24-25, 2025, the Carmelite nuns of the monastery of Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas in Madrid, Spain, held their elective chapter.

The monastery was founded by Joanna de Baraona in 1612 as a place for pious women to gather in order to practice Christian perfection. With the help of Antonio Pérez, prior provincial of the Castille Province, the beateria became an official Carmelite monastery with its reception of the papal enclosure.

The monastery founded San José de las Matas (1954) and Dumaguete (1958). 

The monastery belongs to the Mater Unitatis Federation.

Those elected to leadership are:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Hna. M^a Brunilda Rodríguez Velasco

1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Hna. M^a Inmaculada Ochoa Blázquez

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sr. Ma. Antonia Domínguez Cortés

3rd Councilor | 3ª Consejera | 3ª Consigliera:
Hna. M^a Luisa Ruiz Cerro

4th Councilor | 4ª Consejera | 4ª Consigliera:
Hna. M^a del Carmen Martínez Pérez

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Hna. M^a Cristina Gil Moreno

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Hna. M^a Antonia Domínguez Cortés 

Sacristan | Sacristán | Sacrestana:
Hna. M^a del Carmen Ruiz Navas

The Monastery of the Holy Family in Guiguinto, Philippines Celebrates Elective Chapter

On Friday, June 9, 2025, the Carmelite community of the monastery of the Holy Family in Guiguinto (Philippines) held their elective chapter under the presidency of the Bishop of Malolos, Dennis C. Villarojo.

During the Chapter, the nuns confirmed that their activites are ordained in and subordinate to contemplation. The decision was made to form a community centered in the presence of Christ among us and whose relationships tend toward a deeper union in charity. The nuns confirmed their intent to intensify their prayers and sacrifices in communion with the present needs of humanity.

In 1966, the nuns of the Monastery of St. Anne landed in the Philippines and first established a monastery in the city of Meycauayan in the Diocese of Malolos and then in the city of Guiguinto. In 1983, seven nuns from Guiguinto went to the Diocese of Cabanatuan and established a monastery there. In 1993, seven nuns of the Guiguinto community went to the Diocese of Alaminos to found a new monastery in Burgos. Then, four nuns founded a new monastery of the federation of nuns in Tanay, in the Diocese of Antipolo. Finally, on December 7, 2001, seven nuns founded a new community in the town of Sta Ignacia in the Diocese of Tarlac. In 2017, five sisters were sent to seek a new foundation in the village of San Fabian, in the Province of Pangasinan, in the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.

The monastery of the Holy Family belongs to the Stella Maris Federation. The monastery has a Facebook page.

Those elected to leadership are:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Sr. Mary Jenicca L. Mariano

1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sr. Mary Ruth Alethea C. Clavio

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sr. Ma. Liza G. Jeremias

3rd Councilor | 3ª Consejera | 3ª Consigliera:
Sr. Mary Josephine B. Faustino

4th Councilor | 4ª Consejera | 4ª Consigliera:
Sr. Ma. Teresa E. Santos

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Sr. Ma. Fatima B. Faustino

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Sr. Mary Josephine B. Faustiono 

Sacristan | Sacristán | Sacrestana:
Sr. Mary Ruby Ann D. Aurelio

Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Jesi Holds Elective Chapter

On Friday, June 20th the Carmelite community of the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Jesi (Italy) held their elective chapter.

The monastery was founded in 1684 by Cardinal Pietro Matteo Petucci († 1701), bishop of Aesinate. He changed the Franciscan Tertiaries, Aesinate ascetics, founded in 1660 into Carmelites. A few years later, in 1697, they received the papal cloister, passing to the Second Order. Around 1822, the Carmelite nuns of Montecarotto were received when their monastery was extinguished. Pope Pius IX visited the Aesinate monastery in May 1857. In 1965, a daughter monastery was founded in Montegnacco di Cassacco, and in 1979 the monastery of Carpineto Romano was founded.

The website for the Jesi monastery is: www.carmelitanejesi.com

Those elected to leadership are: 

Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Sr. Alma M. Joseph di Gesù Crocifisso

1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sr. M. Giovanna Francesca Dei Verbum

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sr. M. Chiara dell'Eucaristia

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Sr. M. Chiara dell'Eucaristia

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Sr. Alma M. Joseph di Gesù Crocifisso 

Sacristan | Sacristán | Sacrestana:
Sr. M. Giovanna Francesca Dei Verbum

Elective Chapter Held in the Monastery of the Incarnation in Barcelona, Spain

The Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Incarnation in Barcelona, Spain, recently held their triennial, elective chapter.

The monastery was founded in 1649 by Srs. Gertrude of the Infant Jesus and Teresa of Jesus, two nuns from the monastery of Vilafranca del Penedès. Ven. Eulalia of the Cross, a mystic and author of several works, lived there, dying in 1721. This monastery founded the Carmelite monasteries in Valls, Vic, and Tarrega. In 1983, the community founded the monastery of Porlamar on the Isla Margarita.

The monastery is part of the Virgo Flos Carmeli Federation. The webpage of the monastery is: www.carmelitasbcn.org. The Facebook page is: carmelo.laencarnacion

The following nuns were elected to leadership:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Sr. Hna. María Jacinta Mutio Muithya

1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sr. María del Carmen Izquierdo Marín

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sr. Maria Joana Josa

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Sr. María Jacinta Mutio Muithya

Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Sr. María del Carmen Izquierdo Marín

Sacristan | Sacristán | Sacrestana:
Sr. María Elizabeth Mbovi Mutisya

Province of St. Elias Holds Chapter in Middletown, New York (USA), to Elect New Leadership June 17-20, 2025

The North American Province of St. Elias held its 31st Provincial Chapter in Middletown, New York from June 17-20, 2025. The theme of the Provincial Chapter was "Daily Bread for the Journey: Carmel and the Eucharist.”

There was a presentation by Dr. Susan Timoney, associate professor of Practice in Pastoral Studies at the Catholic University of America on the elements of Eucharistic spirituality in Carmel. The Chapter also spent time developing provincial priorities for the next triennium. These focus on improvements in the province’s vocation and formation programs, enhancing the quality of our community life, and identifying new areas of ministerial outreach, in line with our Carmelite charism. Reports were also heard about the growth and development of our missions in Vietnam and Trinidad.

The following were elected to positions of leadership:

Provincial | Provincial | Provinciale
Robert Chiulli, O. Carm.

1st Councilor | 1er Consejero | 1^o Consigliere
Anthony Trung Nguyen, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2do Consejero | 2^o Consigliere
Michael Kissane, O. Carm.

3rd Councilor | 3er Consejero | 3^o Consigliere
Paul Denault, O. Carm.

4th Councilor | 4to Consejero | 4^o Consigliere
Marlon Beharry, O. Carm.