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This year the Order celebrates 750 years of the Irish Province.

As part of the festivities, the Provincial Chapter, held from 5th to 10th September, had a Mass celebrated by the prior general, Mícéal O'Neill, himself a member of the Irish Province.

Due to covid retrictions, other celebrations were limited. A larger event for the whole Carmelite Family will take place at a later date.

The Provincial Chapter also elected leadership for the next three years. Elected to serve were:

Prior Provincial:
Fr. Michael Troy, O. Carm.

Assistant Provincial:
Fr. David Twohig, O. Carm.

1st Councilor:
Fr. Simon Nolan, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor:
Fr. John Keating, O. Carm.

3rd Councilor:
Fr. Martin Paravookaran, O. Carm.

4th Councilor:
Fr. Martin Kilmurray, O. Carm.

Commissary Prov. of Zimbabwe:
Fr. Simplisio Manyika, O. Carm.

The members of the Chapter of the Italian Province, meeting at Il Carmelo in Sassone, on August 30-September 4, 2021, have elected to following to leadership of the province for the next three years:

Prior Provincial:
P. Roberto Toni, O. Carm.

Vice Provincial
P. Nicola Sozzi, O. Carm.

1st Councilor:
P. Gian Domenico Meloni, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor:
P. Francesco Sciarelli, O. Carm.

3rd Councilor:
P. Henry Venecia Cerro, O. Carm.

4th Councilor:
P. Giampiero Molinari, O. Carm.

The Prior General, with the consent of the General Council in session 109 held on June 21, 2021, made the following appointments in the General Delegation of Bohemia and Moravia in the Czech Republic:

General Delegate:
Fr. Norbert Žuška, O. Carm.

1^st Councilor:
Fr. Gorazd Cetkovský, O. Carm.

2^nd Councilor:
Fr. Jeroným Ertelt, O. Carm.

The members of the Chapter of the Polish Province, meeting in the Carmelite priory in Krakow, on June 16-18, 2021, have elected to following to leadership of the province for the next three years:

Prior Provincial:
P. Wiesław Strzelecki, O. Carm.

Assistant Provincial:
P. Karol Amroż, O. Carm.

1st Councilor:
P. Dariusz Borek, O. Carm.

2nd Councilor: 
P. Jarosław Pyzia, O. Carm.

3rd Councilor: 
P. Adam Matoryn, O. Carm.

4th Councilor: 
P. Janusz Janowiak, O. Carm.

Photo: P. Adam Matoryn, P. Wiesław Strzelecki, P. Míceál O'Neill (Prior General), P. Dariusz Borek, P. Jarosław Pyzia, P. Janusz Janowiak.