The nuns of the community of the Holy Family (Carmelo da Sagrada Família) Carmelite Monastery held their triennial elective Chapter on October 18, 2023. The Chapter was presided over by the bishop of the Diocese of Bragança-Miranda, Bishop Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida. The Carmelite General Commissary of Portugal, Agostinho Marques Castro, was also present.
Sérgioni Ancelmo da Silva, of the Province of Pernambuco, is the assistant at the monastery while he studies at the Universidad Católica Portuguesa.
The monastery was founded in 1947 by the Carmelite nuns from St. Ann's in Seville, Spain, headed by Sr. Maria of Fatima and of the Holy Face together with Sr. Maria Pilar. Moncorvo is the first enclosed monastery in Portugal after the laws of the 19th century.
The results of the elective chapter were as follows:
Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Irmã Maria Imaculada Conceição Nevado, O. Carm.
1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Irmã Maria da Sagrada Familia Costa, O. Carm.
2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Irmã Maria Martina de Jesus Crucificado Dume, O. Carm.
3rd Councilor | 3ª Consejera | 3ª Consigliera:
Irmã Maria de Cristo Rei Valdigem, O. Carm.
4th Councilor | 4ª Consejera | 4ª Consigliera:
Irmã Maria da Natividade da SS. Virgem Gomes, O. Carm.
Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa
Irmã Maria Martina de Jesus Crucificado Dume, O. Carm.
Formator | Formadora | Formatrice
Irmã Maria da Cruz Gloriosa Cunha, O. Carm.
Sacristan | Sacristana | Sacrestana
Irmã Maria da Natividade da SS. Virgem Gomes, O. Carm.
