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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 | 1^o Consigliere
P. Alejandro Peñalta Mohedano, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2do Consejero | 2^o Consigliere
P. José Manuel Granados Rivera, O. Carm.

3rd Councilor | 3er Consejero | 3^o Consigliere
P. Francisco Daza Valverde, O. Carm.

4th Councilor | 4to Consejero | 4^o 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.

During the Provincial Chapter of the Catalonian Province held in Olot on March 29-31, the leadership was confirmed for the next three years.

The oldest foundations in the Catalonian province date to the middle of the 13th century. Perpini dates to around 1265 and Narbonne to 1321 were part of the Province of Spain. This are also became known as the Province of Aragon since the majority of the houses were located in the kingdoms or the territories of the so-called "Crown of Aragon." In 1336, the Vicariate of Perpinani was established which three years later became called "Perpiniani et Maioricarum." In 1342 it was erected into a province under the name of Majorica and from 1354 it was called the Province of Catalonia.

In 1580, three houses located in Sardinia were united to the Province of Catalonia but that union lasted only a few years. In 1835 all the houses of the Province of Catalonia were suppressed by the civil authorities. Restoration of the "Province of Spain" began towards the end of the 19th century with the help of the Majorica in particular. In 1906 the area was divided into the Baetica and Arago-Valentine Province. In 1932, the General Commissariat of Catalonia was established and in 1950 it began a province again.

Before the restoration of the province, members were involved in the restoration of the Provinces of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Pernambuco in Brazil and the Polish Province. The members of the province have also worked to establish the Order in Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

The following were elected to leadership:

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Provincial | Provincial | Provinciale
P. Javier Domingo Garmón Calvo, O. Carm.

1st Councilor | 1er Consejero | 1^o Consigliere
Fr. Joan Güell i Casademont, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2do Consejero | 2^o Consigliere
P. Nicolás Carrizalez Castillo, O. Carm.

3rd Councilor | 3er Consejero | 3^o Consigliere
P. Onesimus Muthini Muthoka, O. Carm.

4th Councilor | 4to Consejero | 4^o Consigliere
P. Manuel Bonilla Gutiérrez, O. Carm.

On March 12, 2023, the Monastery of St. Joseph in the Diocese of Palangkaraya, Indonesia, held its second elective chapter.

Upon the request of the bishop of the Diocese of Banjarmasin in 1993, five nuns fom the Flower of Carmel monastery in Batu founded the monastery of St. Joseph. In 1993, when the Diocese of Palangkaraya was established, the monastery became part of the new diocese. The monastery was dedicated on October 7, 2001. The decree of canonical establishment was received on November 18, 2019.

The results of the elective chapter were as follows:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:  
Sr. M. Dorothea Yekti Handayani Edi Soediono, O. Carm.

1st Councilor  | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sr. Yosepha Tinawati Kamsani, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera  | 2ª Consigliera: 
Sr. Bernadetta Nurahdiyati Soeharjo, O. Carm.

Formator | Formadora  | Formatrice:
Sr. Bernadetta Nurahdiyati Soeharjo, O. Carm.

Treasurer | Ecónoma  | Economa: 
Sr. Yosepha Tinawati Kamsani, O. Carm.

Sacristan| Sacristana | Sacrestana: 
Sr. Stefana Sugiyanti, O. Carm.

On March 15, 2023, the Monastery of the Incarnation-San Miguel in Huesca, Spain, held their triennial elective chapter.

The sisters wrote that "the Holy Spirit was clearly present in the communion manifested in the elections. We continue to ask for your prayers so that ... the community may be open to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit and faithful to the mission entrusted by God through his Church. May we enrich Carmel with our life and may everything be for the greater glory of God, the Church, Carmel, and our diocese ... of the whole world."

The monastery was founded by the Carmelite Peter Sobrino in 1622. From Incarnation, another monastery, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was founded in 1656.

The results of the elective chapter were as follows:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Sor Ma Gloria de Dios Caballero, O. Carm.

1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sor Ma Blanca de la Eucaristía, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera  | 2ª Consigliera: 
Sor Ma Pilar Borau, O. Carm.

Director of Novices | Maestra de Novicias | Maestra delle Novizie
Sor Ma Blanca de la Eucaristía, O. Carm.

Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa: 
Sor Ma Blanca de la Eucaristía, O. Carm.

Sacristan | Sacristán | Sacrestana:
Sor Ma Pilar Borau, O. Carm.

The members of the St. Titus Brandsma Province of the Philippines held their 4th chapter from March 5-10, 2023 at St. Scholastica’s Spirituality Centre in Tagaytay City, Cavite, Philippines.

It was the first open chapter of the province. Present were the prior general of the Order, Míċeál O'Neill and Robert Thomas Puthussery, the General Councilor for Asia-Australia-Oceania, as well as 64 solemnly professed members of the province working in the Philippines and abroad. Ten friars in simple vows and 14 full-fledged lay associates were also present at the chapter.

The theme of the Chapter was "Moving on as Synodal and Radical Witnesses of Being Disciples of the Risen Lord."

During the Chapter the following were elected to leadership:

Provincial | Provincial | Provinciale
Fr. Rico P. Ponce, O. Carm.

1st Councilor | 1er Consejero | 1^o Consigliere
Fr. Esmeraldo A. Reforeal, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2do Consejero | 2^o Consigliere
Fr. Joseph Roque, O. Carm.

3rd Councilor | 3er Consejero | 3^o Consigliere
Fr. Rhen Caculitan, O. Carm.

4th Councilor | 4to Consejero | 4^o Consigliere
Fr. Christopher Labrador, O. Carm.

Other Members | Otros Miembros | Altri Membri

Student Friar | Frate Studente | Fraile Estudiante
Bro. Brandon Bahayanan, O. Carm.

Lay Associate | Collaboratore Laico | Colaborador Laico
Maria Angela Ureta

The Carmelite Third Order in Sassari, Biancavilla, and Messina held elective chapters for their area. The meeting of Sardinia took place on January 15, 2023, at the Carmine in Sassari. The chapter opened with an invocation to the Holy Spirit and a brief reflection led by Giuseppe Basile, O. Carm., of the Italian province, before moving on to the election. Elected for the new triennium 2023-2026 was Tertiary Maria Carla Pinna. After the election, those participating celebrated the Eucharist.

The first elective chapter of the Third Order in Biancavilla (CT) was held on January 19, 2023. The meeting was held at the parish Our Lady of the Angel of the Annunciation in Biancavilla. Those present elected Franca Papotto as president and Giuseppina Paratore and Anna Montalto as councilors.

On February 7, 2023, the elective chapter of the Third Order for Messina was held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Messina. Ursula Jaszcznska was elected president and Guido Carmela, Pagano Domenico, Roberto Vita were elected councilors.

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1. Elective chapter of the Third Order in Biancavilla (CT)
2.  Elective chapter of the Third Order for Messina

The second chapter of the General Commissariat of St. Therese and St. Albert was held in Asirbhavan, Ernakulam, Kerala, India from February 13-18, 2023. "Hopeful walking to the plans of  God" (Jer. 29:11) was the theme of the chapter. 

Among those attending were the prior general Miceal O' Neill, general councilor Robert Thomas Puthusery, and 30 members of the commissariat working in Inda and abroad.

Some Indian Discalced Carmelites of the Latin rite, with permission of their superiors, asked that they might enter the Carmelite Order. On October 27, 2011, the General Delegation was canonically established. On September 3, 2019, the prior general, with the consent of the general council of the Order, instituted the General Commissariat of St. Teresa of Jesus and St. Albert of Jerusalem. According to the 2019 Status Ordinis, the Commissary has five houses in India and one in Germany.

During the Chapter the following were elected to leadership:

Commissary General | Comisario General | Commissario Generale: 
Fr. Kuriakose Chandanaparambil, O. Carm.

1^st Councilor | 1er Consejero | 1° Consigliere: 
Fr. Jacob Robin Chakkalaparambil, O. Carm.

2^nd Councilor | 2do Consejero | 2° Consigliere: 
Fr. Emmanuel Dixon Rebero, O. Carm.

3^rd Councilor | 3er Consejero | 3° Consigliere: 
Fr. Michael Joseph Jackson, O. Carm.

4^th Councilor | 4to Consejero | 4° Consigliere: 
Fr. Titus Rancy Kalaburackal, O. Carm.

The members of the Province of St. Thomas in India held their 6th chapter from February 5-10, 2023, in Thrissur, Kerala, in India.

It was an open chapter attended by the prior general of the Order, Miceal O'Neill, Robert Thomas Puthussery, the General Councilor for Asia-Australia-Oceania, and 66 members of the province working in India and abroad.

"Go Out and Stand on the Mountain Before the Lord" (1Kg 19:11) was the theme of the Chapter.

The Province of St. Thomas has its beginnings in the 1973 provincial chapter of the former Upper German Province. The decision was made to invite candidates from India to study in Bamberg, Germany. In 1982 the first house was canonically erected in India. In 1993, the area became a provincial commissariat. By 2000, the commissariat had been so blessed with vocations tha the Indian Carmelites went to Kenya to help establish the Order. In 2007 the new province of St. Thomas in India was established and was institutes on July 16th, the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The members belong to the Syro-Malabar Rite of the Church.

During the Chapter the following were elected to leadership:

Prior Provincial | Prior Provincial | Priore Provinciale: 
Fr. Thankachan Njaliath, O. Carm.

1^st Councilor | 1er Consejero | 1° Consigliere: 
Fr. Thomas Kunnappillil, O. Carm.

2^nd Councilor | 2do Consejero | 2° Consigliere: 
Fr. Shaji Mangalath, O. Carm.

3^rd Councilor | 3er Consejero | 3° Consigliere: 
Fr. Shiju Njaralampuzha, O. Carm.

4^th Councilor | 4to Consejero | 4° Consigliere: 
Fr. Johnson Baby Kunnath, O. Carm.

On February 7, the Monastery Sagrado Corazón y San Titus Brandsma, in Córdoba, Spain, held its elective chapter.

This monastery was founded in 1985 by the Federation "Mater et Decor Carmeli" of the Betica Province of Spain. From its foundation it is intended to be the Federal House, providing a common formation program at the service of all the monasteries of the Federation. It is the seat of the Federal President and is the seat of courses of Initial and Permanent Formation.

The results of the elective chapter were as follows:

Prioress | Priora | Priora:  
Sor Reinhild Maschke, O. Carm.

1st Councilor  | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sor M^a Dolores Dominguez Pérez, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera  | 2ª Consigliera: 
Sor M^a Belén Garrido Garrido, O. Carm.

Formator | Formadora  | Formatrice:
Sor M^a Dolores Dominguez Pérez, O. Carm.

Treasurer | Ecónoma  | Economa: 
Sor M^a Belén Garrido Garrido, O. Carm.

Sacristan| Sacristana | Sacrestana: 
Sor Anastasia Katungwa Makua, O. Carm.

The members of the Province of Fluminis Januarii held their chapter from January 23-27, 2023, in the retreat house of São Carlos a Jundiá in São Paolo, Brasil.

The theme of the gathering was “Carmel –a Passion for God, for Humanity, and for the Brotherhood—in a World in Transformation.” Fraternity and mission were key themes of the Chapter.

The province was founded by Carmelites from Portugal. In 1595 the vice-province of Brazil was erected, consisting of four houses: Olinda (1583), Bahia (1586), Santos (1589) and Rio de Janeiro (1590). In 1720, the province was erected from the vice-province of “Estado do Brasil,” being separated from Bahia-Pernambuco.

Because of the political situation, most of the houses belonging to religious orders in Brazil were forced to close in the 19^th century. However, from 1894 the Spanish Carmelites came to restore the province. In 1904 the Dutch Province undertook the restoration. Having reunited with the Province of Bahia for a decade, the Fluminis Januarii Province was re-established in 1962 and placed under the protection of St. Elias the Prophet.

During the Chapter the following were elected to leadership:

Prior Provincial | Prior Provincial | Priore Provinciale: 
Frei Adailson Quintino, O. Carm.

1^st Councilor | 1er Consejero | 1° Consigliere: 
Frei Thiago Borges, O. Carm.

2^nd Councilor | 2do Consejero | 2° Consigliere: 
Frei Atanael de Almeuda, O. Carm.

3^rd Councilor | 3er Consejero | 3° Consigliere: 
Frei Geraldo D'Abadia, O. Carm.

4^th Councilor | 4to Consejero | 4° Consigliere: 
Frei Eduardo Ferreira, O. Carm.