The Bética Province held their triennial provincial chapter April 3-5, 2023 in the Carmelite monastery of Osuna, 90 km from Seville, Spain.
The Bética Province was erected on February 26, 1499 by a bull of Pope Alexander VI. It was established from the dismembered houses of the Province of Castille. In 1835, the civil authorities closed all the houses. The restoration began when the Carmelite house of Jerez de la Frontera was reestablished on April 10, 1880.
In 1889 a Province of Spain was erected but in 1906 was divded into the Province of Arago-Valencia and the Province of Bética. However, from 1894 Carmelites from the Province of Spain worked to restore the Provinces of Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco in Brazil. Work in Bahia continued even after the division in 1906. From 1925 until 1939, the members of the Bética Province worked to rebuild the Polish Province and from 1930 until 1954, Carmel in Portugal. In 1954, the province established the order in Venezuela and Colombia, eventually becoming a Provincial Commissariat. In 1974-1978 the houses in Colombia were closed. In 2000, members went to Burkina Faso in Africa to establish Carmel.
The following were elected to leadership:
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Provincial | Provincial | Provinciale
P. David Del Carpio Horcajo, O. Carm.
1st Councilor | 1er Consejero | 1o Consigliere
P. Alejandro Peñalta Mohedano, O. Carm.
2nd Councilor | 2do Consejero | 2o Consigliere
P. José Manuel Granados Rivera, O. Carm.
3rd Councilor | 3er Consejero | 3o Consigliere
P. Francisco Daza Valverde, O. Carm.
4th Councilor | 4to Consejero | 4o Consigliere
P. José Ramón Medina Madueño, O. Carm.
Commissary Provincial of Venezuela | Comisario Provincial de Venezuela | Commissario Provinciale del Venezuela
P. Alexio Ordóñez Añez, O. Carm.
