The members of both the OCARM and the OCD General Councils met at Centro Internazionale Sant’Alberto on June 4. These bi-annual meetings have been held since the time of John Malley as prior general of the Carmelites and Camilo Maccise as superior general of the Discalced Carmelites. The purpose was to build connections between the two orders and develop area of cooperation.

This June meeting was structured around building fraternity among the two groups. The Discalced Chapter was held in September 2021. Following moments of prayer, the two groups discussed possible collaboration in common projects, the possible development of the Carmelite presence in the Holy Land, working together at the United Nations through our respective NGOs, possible pastoral situations and initiatives in the academic field with courses and publications. These projects will be discussed in more detail at their winter meeting.

The current superior of the Discalced Carmelites is Fr. Miguel Márquez Calle from Spain. He is assisted by eight definitors and eleven offices of the general curia.