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 The General Council Names the New General Delegate of the Nuns

The General Council has appointed Fr. Francisco Daza Valverde of the Bética Province (Spain) of the Most Holy Name of Mary as Delegate to the Nuns. The Prior General and his Council thank Fr. Francisco for his willingness to serve the Order and will keep him in their prayers.

Francisco Daza Valverde was born in Santa Eufemia, Córdoba on 6 August 1962. He made his temporary profession on October 3, 1981, and his solemn profession on December 7, 1986. He was ordained a priest on September 23, 1988. He obtained a master's degree in Spiritual Theology from the Pontifical University of Comillas (Madrid). He has taught at two Carmelites Schools in Madrid and has been councilor for formation, councilor for vocations, secretary and formator in the community of Seville. In 2000, he was part of the founding team of the Carmelite mission in Burkina Faso, where he remained until 2008. He was prior provincial of the Bética Province from 2014 to 2020. He is currently religious assistant to the Federation of the Carmelite Nuns ‘Mater et Decor Carmeli,’ of the Bética Province, in Spain.