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Carmel Around the World Today

The Carmelite Order has its headquarters, or Curia, in Rome. Here, the Prior General lives and works with his General Council to oversee the running of the Order. The world is divided into Provinces (such as the Irish Province) which covers a particular geographical area. Each Province is independent and is headed by a Prior Provincial. Areas which have not been raised to the status of Province are known as General Commissariates and General Delegations, depending on size. In time, as they grow in numbers and strength, these too will become Provinces. Each Province holds a Chapter every three years to elect its new officials and set out its vision for the coming three years. The General Chapters, at which the Prior General and his Council are elected, take place every six years and are attended by the heads of the Provinces, Commissariates and Delegations along with elected delegates from each.
Today the Order is made up of the following Provinces, General Commissariates and General Delegations:
Europe
- Czech Republic (General Delegation)
- France (General Delegation)
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Italy
- Italy - La Vergine Bruna (General Commissariate)
- Italy - Naples
- Malta
- Poland
- Portugal (General Commissariate)
- Spain - Aragon Castile & Valencia
- Spain - Betica
- Spain - Catalonia
- The Netherlands
Asia
- Indonesia
- India - St Thomas of the Syro-Malabar Rite
- India - St Thérèse of Lisieux and St Albert of Jerusalem
- Philippines
- Vietnam (Province of St Elias, USA)
Australia
North America/Canada
South America
- Mexico
- Peruvian Commissary (PCM)
- Colombia (General Delegation)
- Brazil - Pernambuco
- Brazil - Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil - Paraná (General Commissariate)
- Brazil - St Elias
- Puerto Rico
Africa
- Zimbabwe (Province of Ireland & Zimbabwe)
- Kenya (General Delegation)
International Houses
- The Curia - Rome
- International Centre of St Albert - Rome
- Domus Carmelitana - a house of accommodation situated just outside the Vatican
- Carmelite NGO at the United Nations
Other branches of the Order of Carmelites
Congregations & Institutes of Carmelites
- Carmelite Sisters
- Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm
- Carmelite Sisters of Our Lady
- Congregation of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Corpus Christi Carmelites
- Daughters of Carmel (Putri Karmel)
- Handmaids of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Zimbabwe
- Hermanas Carmelitas de Madre Candelaria
- Hermanas Carmelitas del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
- Hermanas de la Virgen Maria del Monte Carmelo
- Hermits of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Instituto di Nostra Signora del Carmelo
- Irmas Carmelitas da Divina Providencia
- Irmas Missionarias Carmelitas de Jesús
- Suore Carmelitane delle Grazie
- Suore Carmelitane Missionarie di S. Teresa del Bambino Gesu
Hermit Communities under the Prior General
- Carmelite Hermits of Monteluro - Monteluro, Italy
- Carmelite Hermits of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Lake Elmo, U.S.A.
- Carmelo di S. Maria Maddalena de’Pazzi - Florence, Italy
- Eremite Carmelitane di S. Maria degli Angeli - S. Martini alla Palma, Italy
- Hermits of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Chester, U.S.A.
- Hermits of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel - Texas, U.S.A.
- Villefranche de Rouergue - Under the General Delegation of France
Affiliated to the Order
- Carmelitae Sancti Eliae - Indonesia
Lay People
- Lay Carmelites in Moate, Co Westmeath, Ireland
- Lay Carmelites in Whitefriar Street, Dublin
- Secular Institute: The Leaven - Great Britain
- The Carmelite Third Order
- The Confraternities of the Brown Scapular
- The Missionary Family “Donum Dei”
Carmelite Institutes of Research
- Carmelite Institute of Britain & Ireland
- Institutum Carmelitanum - Italy
- Centre d’Etudes d’Histoire de la Spiritualité - France
- Centre for Spirituality in Manila - Philippines
- The Carmelite Institute Malta
- Dutch Carmelite Institute - The Netherlands
- Institut Karmel Indonesia - Indonesia
- Instituto “San Pier Tommaso” - Italy
- Instituto de Espiritualidade Tito Brandsma (IETB) - Brazil
- Instituto Iberian Peninsula
- The Carmelite Institute - Washington, U.S.A.
- The Titus Brandsma Institute - The Netherlands
Bibliotheca Carmelitana Nova
Other Sites
- Carmelite International Communication Commission
- Edizioni Carmelitane - Rome (Publishing House)
- International Carmelite Resource Centres