The Provincial Chapter of the Italian Province was held in Istituto Madonna del Carmine “Il Carmelo” (Sassone, Rome) from Sunday, 17th June until Saturday, 22nd June 2024.
The theme for this chapter was “Non temere … Alzati” (Mt 1, 20;3,13) which was seen as having three steps: dreaming, discerning, converting (sognare, discernere, convertirsi). In the preparation for the chapter, the Province chose the figure and witness of St Joseph. During the first two full days of the chapter, various reports were presented from the Prior Provincial, the Commissary Provincial of the DR Congo, the delegate in Columbia and the prior of the community in Romania and the Provincial Bursar.
On the third day (Wednesday), the gremiales joyfully approved the request to erect the DR Congo as a new province in the Order. They also agreed to take the steps necessary to establish the Carmelite presence in Columbia as a provincial commissariat. This same day, Professor Fabrizio Carletti (Centro Studi Missione Emmaus) gave a presentation to the gremiales regarding how the Province might initiate a pastoral process of discernment in order to create a vision for this age.
On Thursday, the chapter was joined for the day by other members of the Carmelite Family who represented the nuns, Third Order, affiliated congregations, youth committees and other lay groups working within the area of the Italian Province. There was a strong desire that the communion of the Carmelite Family would be reinforced so that we could journey together in co-responsibility.
On Friday, the gremiales elected the new government for the next three years. They also worked to write a letter to the Carmelite Family outlining the joy of their week together.
The following members were elected to leadership at the meeting:
Prior Provincial | Prior Provincial | Priore Provinciale
Gian Domenico Meloni, O. Carm.
Vice Prior Provincial | Vice Prior Provincial | Vice Priore Provinciale
Giuseppe Midili, O. Carm.
1st Councilor | 1er Consejero | 1o Consigliere
Giampiero Molinari, O. Carm.
2nd Councilor | 2do Consejero | 2o Consigliere
Henry Venecia Cerro, O. Carm.
3rd Councilor | 3er Consejero | 3o Consigliere
Nicola Sozzi, O. Carm.
4th Councilor | 4to Consejero | 4o Consigliere
Francesco Sciarelli, O. Carm.
pdf Here is the Final Message of the Provincial Chapter of the Italian Province (236 KB)
