General Commissariat of Portugal Holds Elective Chapter in Fatima, Portugal
The triennial chapter of the General Commissariat of Portugal as held April 21-23, 2026 in Hotel Casa São Nuno in Fatima. The theme of the chapter – echoing the theme of the General Chapter in 2025 – was: “You Must Do Some Work” (Rule 20). Our Contemplative Fraternity Discerns Its Mission in Portugal. Before the chapter, the preparatory commission did a lot of work synthesizing the reflections of the friars and the communities, as well as putting together the various proposals for the chapter to consider.
The afternoon before the chapter began, the gremiales were led in a reflection guided by the Reverend Father José Antunes, missionary of the Divine Word, under the theme, “International Religious Communities.”
In opening the Chapter, Desiderio García Martínez, O. Carm., the prior general, encouraged the friars to rediscover the beauty of the Carmelite charism especially with regard to our interior life. On the second day of the Chapter, the Prior General gave a presentation building further on the theme of spiritual renewal.
During the Chapter of the General Commissariat of Portugal were elected:
Commissary General | Comisario general | Commissario generale
Altamiro Tenório da Paz, O. Carm.
1st Councilor | 1er Consejero | 1o Consigliere
Agostinho Marques de Castro, O. Carm.
2nd Councilor | 2do Consejero | 2o Consigliere
Fernando Manuel Afonso Araújo O. Carm
3rd Councilor | 3er Consejero | 3o Consigliere
João Manuel Oliveira da Costa, O. Carm.
4th Councilor | 4to Consejero | 4o Consigliere
Pedro José Martins Monteiro, O. Carm.
