Order of Discalced Carmelites

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Bishop(s)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life Founded: 28 November 1568 Mendicant Order Mailing Address: Corso d'Italia, 39, 00198 Roma, Italia Telephone: 06.85.44.31 Fax: 06.85.35.02.06

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Past and Present Ordinaries

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 November 1568	Founded		Order of Discalced Carmelites

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Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1959		4,236		ap1960
1990	2,339	3,682		ap1991
2000	2,537	3,942		ap2001
2001	2,521	3,942		ap2002
2002	2,550	3,962	557	ap2003
2004	2,590	4,039	570	ap2005
2005	2,627	4,653	572	ap2006

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. (Priest: 14 Mar 1966 to 14 Jun 1996)
• Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (Priest: 8 Sep 1979 to 17 Nov 1998)
• Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D. (Member: 31 Aug 1974; Priest: 25 Dec 1975 to 30 Jun 2007)
• Paul Bassim, O.C.D. (Priest: 29 Jun 1946 to 8 Sep 1974)
• Philip Boyce, O.C.D. (Priest: 17 Apr 1967 to 29 Jun 1995)
• Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, O.C.D. (Priest: 10 Mar 1951 to 2 Apr 1969)
• Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. (Priest: 17 Apr 1966 to 30 May 1983)
• Gonzalo de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D. (Priest: 21 Sep 1964 to 3 Nov 1983)
• Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. (Priest: 22 Apr 1962 to 31 May 1996)
• Guy Étienne Germain Gaucher, O.C.D. (Priest: 3 Oct 1968 to 27 Aug 1986)
• Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. (Priest: 2 Dec 1967 to 8 Feb 1990)
• Julio Xavier Labayen, O.C.D. (Priest: 4 Jun 1955 to 26 Jul 1966)
• Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D. (Priest: 6 Apr 1957 to 2 Jul 1984)
• Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. (Priest: 23 Jun 1946 to 17 Aug 1977)
• Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D. (Priest: 9 May 1954 to 5 Nov 1981)
• Paul Kazuhiro Mori (Member: 25 Mar 1962; Priest: 11 Mar 1967 to 1977)
• Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D. (Member: 1975; Priest: 8 Aug 1982 to 10 Jun 2006)
• Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D. (Member: 28 Mar 1966; Priest: 25 Mar 1968 to 18 Feb 1987)
• Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D. (Priest: 8 Dec 1973 to 29 Nov 2000)
• Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D. (Priest: 28 Oct 1951 to 23 Dec 1988)
• Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. (Member: 1967; Priest: 21 Apr 1974 to 15 Nov 1994)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• John Ambrose Abasolo y Lecue, O.C.D. † (Priest: 24 Sep 1927 to 25 Dec 1949)
• Manuel Nicolau de Almeida, O.C.D. † (Member: 22 Nov 1779 to 3 May 1819)
• Marcellino Aramburu y Arandía, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Dec 1935 to 13 May 1948)
• Juan Vicente Arana Idígoras, O.C.D. † (Priest: 25 Jun 1905 to 24 Mar 1931)
• Felipe Arginzonis y Astobiza, O.C.D. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1876 to 14 Jan 1896)
• Timoteo Maria Ascensi, O.C.D. †
• Pio Marcello Bagnoli, O.C.D. † (Priest: 25 Apr 1885 to 14 Dec 1910)
• Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. † (Priest: 6 Jun 1936 to 21 Dec 1973)
• Giovanni Battista a Santa Margarita Pietro Alessandro Banfi, O.C.D. †
• Tarcisio Vincenzo Benedetti, O.C.D. † (Priest: 17 Jul 1927 to 10 Jun 1949)
• Luis María (Alberic Ludwig) Benziger, O.C.D. † (Priest: 23 Dec 1888 to 17 Jul 1900)
• Marcellino Berardi, O.C.D. †
• Armand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. † (Priest: 23 Dec 1922 to 1 Apr 1939)
• Juan Boldames Ibáñez, O.C.D. †
• Ildefonso Giovanni Battista Borgna, O.C.D. †
• José Campos Julián, O.C.D. †
• Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. † (Priest: 20 Sep 1930 to 10 Mar 1953)
• João da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. † (Priest: 4 Mar 1719 to 19 Dec 1740)
• Luiz de Santa Teresa da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. † (Member: 20 Jan 1724; Priest: 25 Mar 1724 to 3 Sep 1738)
• Jeroteo della SSma Vergine del Carmelo, O.C.D. †
• Pacifico del Carmine, O.C.D. †
• Vincent Victor Dereere, O.C.D. † (Priest: 17 Jun 1905 to 10 Feb 1936)
• Antonio do Espirito Santo, O.C.D. †
• José do Menino Jesus (Deus), O.C.D. † (Member: 1 Mar 1761 to 18 Sep 1780)
• Désiré-Jean Drure, O.C.D. †
• Manoel de Santa Ines Ferreira, O.C.D. † (Priest: 27 Jun 1728 to 15 Dec 1745)
• Sebastião da Anunciação Gomes de Lemos, O.C.D. † (Priest: 8 Jul 1810 to 16 Apr 1846)
• Manuel Gomez Frande, O.C.D. †
• Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. † (Member: 12 Nov 1851; Priest: 20 Dec 1856 to 22 Mar 1892)
• Giovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D. †
• Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli, O.C.D. †
• Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D. † (Priest: 12 Feb 1933 to 7 Feb 1961)
• Miguel Angel Lecumberri Erburu, O.C.D. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1948 to 3 May 1966)
• Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. † (Priest: 1838 to 27 Sep 1858)
• Bernardo del Espíritu Santo Martínez y Ocejo, O.C.D. †
• Bartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, O.C.D. † (Priest: 16 Feb 1788 to 8 Mar 1816)
• Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. † (Priest: 17 Aug 1947 to 7 Dec 1973)
• Leonardo Mellano, O.C.D. †
• Francis Joseph Nicholson, O.C.D. †
• Ernest-Marie de Jésus-Hostie Charles Albert Nyary, O.C.D. † (Priest: 22 May 1937 to 23 Mar 1972)
• Ferdinand Maria Ossi, O.C.D. †
• Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D. †
• Angel María Pérez y Cecilia, O.C.D. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1895 to 18 Jun 1915)
• Luigi Maria di Gesu Pianazzi, O.C.D. †
• Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Dec 1908 to 29 Jan 1930)
• Raffaele Carlo Rossi, O.C.D. † (Priest: 21 Dec 1901 to 22 Apr 1920)
• Rinaldo Camillo Rousset, O.C.D. † (Priest: 25 Dec 1884 to 21 Feb 1906)
• Pietro Antonio Raimundo de San Giuseppe Roviglia, O.C.D. †
• Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. † (Priest: 1 Jun 1928 to 31 May 1976)
• Manuel de Santa Catarina, O.C.D. †
• Pedro de Santa Mariana e Souza, O.C.D. † (Member: 7 Feb 1799 to 1 Mar 1841)
• Pedro Alcántara de la Santísima Trinidad, O.C.D. †
• José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. † (Priest: 7 Dec 1938 to 21 Sep 1955)
• Inácio de São Caetano, O.C.D. † (Member: 6 Jan 1736 to 1770)
• Carlos de São José e Souza, O.C.D. † (Member: 4 Dec 1797; Priest: 21 Dec 1799 to 22 Jan 1844)
• Patrick Harmon Shanley, O.C.D. † (Priest: 21 Dec 1930 to 17 Feb 1953)
• Ubaldo Teofano Stella, O.C.D. † (Priest: 28 Oct 1932 to 4 Jun 1955)
• Placido Maria Tadini, O.C.D. † (Priest: 21 Sep 1782 to 13 Aug 1829)
• Antonio Aurelio Torres y Sanz, O.C.D. †
• Juan Antonio de la Virgen María (Viana), O.C.D. †
• John Francis (William) Whelan, O.C.D. † (Member: 4 Oct 1817 to 7 Jun 1842)
• Alessandro Beniamino Zanecchia-Ginnetti, O.C.D. †
• Valentín (Manuel) Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Dec 1886 to 25 May 1914)