Order of Discalced Carmelites
Discalced Carmelites

(Institute of Consecrated Life - Men)

Ordo Fratrum Discalceatorum B. Mariae V. de Monte Carmelo

Leader(s)

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Institute of Consecrated Life - Men
Founded: 28 November 1568
Mendicant Order
Official Web Site: http://www.carmelitaniscalzi.com/
Mailing Address: Corso d'Italia, 38, 00198 Roma, Italia
Telephone: 06.85.44.32.76
Fax: 06.85.35.02.06

Past and Present Leaders

Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. † (9 Apr 1955 Elected - 20 May 1967 Ceased)
Saverio Antonio Gennaro Cannistrà, O.C.D. (20 Apr 2009 Elected - 4 Sep 2021 Ceased)

Historical Summary

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

Statistics

Year Religious Priests Male Religious Houses Source

1950 3,128 ap1951

1954 3,433 ap1955

1956 3,560 ap1957

1957 4,236 ap1958

1959 4,236 ap1960

1963 4,050 ap1964

1966 2,510 4,018 346 ap1967

1967 2,534 4,016 355 ap1968

1971 2,538 3,689 358 ap1972

1974 2,485 3,529 365 ap1975

1976 2,450 3,462 423 ap1977

1977 2,442 3,425 415 ap1978

1981 2,365 3,287 432 ap1982

1986 2,338 3,500 460 ap1987

1990 2,339 3,682 ap1991

1991 2,333 3,704 486 ap1992

1995 2,415 3,768 522 ap1996

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 4,053 572 ap2006

2009 2,725 3,971 597 ap2010

2010 2,737 3,972 602 ap2011

2012 2,837 3,994 619 ap2013

2013 2,864 3,964 624 ap2014

2014 2,880 3,995 632 ap2015

2015 2,900 4,021 632 ap2016

2016 2,937 4,071 639 ap2017

2017 2,937 4,044 641 ap2018

2018 2,915 4,044 647 ap2019

2019 2,906 4,026 651 ap2020

2020 2,919 3,994 651 ap2021

2021 2,897 3,978 650 ap2022

2022 2,882 3,975 647 ap2023

2023 2,886 3,917 636 ap2024

2024 2,875 3,887 643 ap2025

Affiliated Members, Living

Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (Member: 1971; Priest: 8 Sep 1979 to 17 Nov 1998)
Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D. (Member: 1979; Priest: 15 Jan 1985 to 9 Apr 2009)
Philip Boyce, O.C.D. (Member: 1959; Priest: 17 Apr 1966 to 29 Jun 1995)
Saverio Antonio Gennaro Cannistrà, O.C.D. (Member: 17 Sep 1985; Priest: 24 Oct 1992 to 6 Feb 2025; Superior General: 20 Apr 2009 to 4 Sep 2021)
Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D. (Member: May 1986; Priest: 16 Jul 1992 to 30 Dec 2013)
Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. (Priest: 17 Apr 1966 to 30 May 1983)
Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. (Member: Dec 1995; Priest: 19 Mar 1996 to 14 Jul 2016)
Makhoul Farha, O.C.D. (Member: 15 Aug 1975; Deacon: 6 Jan 1984; Priest: 14 Jul 1984 to 16 Jul 2025)
Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D. (Member: 1978; Priest: 27 May 1989 to 23 Feb 2024)
Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. (Member: 8 Dec 1959; Priest: 2 Dec 1967 to 8 Feb 1990)
Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. (Member: 1994; Priest: 10 Jan 2002 to 27 Feb 2024)
Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D. (Member: 1975; Priest: 8 Aug 1982 to 10 Jun 2006)
Gregory Paul Homeming, O.C.D. (Member: 1 Feb 1987; Priest: 20 Jul 1991 to 20 Dec 2016)
Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. (Member: 27 Jul 1970; Priest: 26 Jun 1977 to 4 Apr 2016)
Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D. (Member: 8 Sep 1990; Priest: 5 Jul 1997 to 26 Feb 2010)
Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D. (Member: 28 Mar 1966; Priest: 25 Mar 1968 to 18 Feb 1987)
Rubens Sevilha, O.C.D. (Member: 3 Feb 1980; Priest: 19 Oct 1985 to 21 Dec 2011)
Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D. (Priest: 8 Dec 1973 to 29 Nov 2000)
George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. (Member: 1991; Priest: 13 Apr 1996 to 15 Oct 2015)
Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. (Member: 31 Jul 1967; Priest: 21 Apr 1974 to 15 Nov 1994)
Ángel Ernesto Zapata Bances, O.C.D. (Member: 1979; Priest: 22 Mar 1987 to 18 May 2022)

Affiliated Members, Deceased

John Ambrose Abasolo y Lecue, O.C.D. † (Priest: 24 Sep 1927 to 25 Dec 1949)
Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. † (Priest: 14 Mar 1966 to 14 Jun 1996)
Antonio Eustaquio Aguirrebeitia y Arriaga, O.C.D. † (Priest: 21 Apr 1901 - )
Elia Antonio Alberini (Alberani), O.C.D. † (Member: 3 Oct 1833; Priest: 13 Jun 1835 to 16 Jun 1856)
Giuseppe Antonio Albertini, O.C.D. † (Member: 15 Aug 1746 to 23 Dec 1780)
Manuel Nicolau de Almeida, O.C.D. † (Member: 22 Nov 1779; Priest: 18 Dec 1784 to 29 May 1820)
Michel-Antoine Anfossi, O.C.D. † (Member: 29 Sep 1816 to 15 Mar 1853)
Marcellino Aramburu y Arandía, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Dec 1935 to 13 May 1948)
Juan Vicente Araña y Idígoras, O.C.D. † (Member: 10 Jul 1897; Priest: 25 Jun 1905 to 24 Mar 1931)
Felipe Arguinzonis y Astorbiza, O.C.D. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1876 to 14 Jan 1896)
José Joaquín Arteaga y San Julián, O.C.D. † (Priest: 1906 to 15 Apr 1919)
Timoteo Maria (Antonio) Ascensi, O.C.D. † (Priest: 6 Mar 1773 to 24 May 1824)
Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D. † (Member: 31 Aug 1974; Priest: 25 Dec 1975 to 30 Jun 2007)
Bernardo of St. Theresa (Giuseppe) Baccinelli, O.C.D. † (Member: 8 Dec 1824 to 26 Jan 1847)
Pio Marcello Bagnoli, O.C.D. † (Priest: 26 Apr 1885 to 14 Dec 1910)
Emmanuel a S. Alberto (Bruno) Baillet (Ballyet), O.C.D. †
Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. † (Member: 17 Oct 1929; Deacon: Dec 1935; Priest: 6 Jun 1936 to 21 Dec 1973; Superior General: 9 Apr 1955 to 20 May 1967)
Giovanni Battista a Santa Margarita Pietro Alessandro Banfi, O.C.D. †
Paul Bassim, O.C.D. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1946 to 8 Sep 1974)
Bernardo Maria Beamonte, O.C.D. †
Tarcisio Vincenzo Benedetti, O.C.D. † (Priest: 17 Jul 1927 to 10 Jun 1949)
Alberic Ludwig Benziger, O.C.D. † (Member: 25 May 1885; Priest: 22 Dec 1888 to 17 Jul 1900)
Giovanni Battista Antonio Bartolomeo Marcellino Berardi, O.C.D. † (Member: 15 Oct 1846 to 17 Aug 1877)
Nicolaus (Arcangelo) Bianchini, O.C.D. † (Member: 24 Sep 1705; Priest: 24 Sep 1712 to 28 Nov 1746)
Armand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. † (Priest: 23 Dec 1922 to 1 Apr 1939)
Georges Bock, O.C.D. †
Juan Boldames Ibáñez, O.C.D. †
Jean de Bononia (de S. Catherina), O.C.D. †
Ildefonso Giovanni Battista Borgna, O.C.D. † (Member: 10 Jul 1838 to 24 May 1871)
José Campos Julián, O.C.D. †
Andrés Caperó Agramunt, O.C.D. †
Pacifico Cembranos Nistral, O.C.D. †
Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, O.C.D. † (Priest: 10 Mar 1951 to 2 Apr 1969)
Joannes Dominicus (Michael Antonius) Chiavassa, O.C.D. † (Member: 6 Apr 1728 to 15 Jun 1756)
Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. † (Member: 25 May 1924; Priest: 20 Sep 1930 to 10 Mar 1953)
Raffaele Corradi, O.C.D. † (Member: 25 May 1827; Priest: 22 Dec 1832 to 20 Dec 1867)
João da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. † (Deacon: 17 Dec 1718; Priest: 4 Mar 1719 to 19 Dec 1740)
Luiz de Santa Teresa da Cruz Salgado de Castilho, O.C.D. † (Member: 20 Jan 1724; Deacon: 19 Mar 1724; Priest: 25 Mar 1724 to 3 Sep 1738)
Paolo Da Ponte, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Sep 1733 to 5 Aug 1765)
Gonzalo Ramiro del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D. † (Priest: 21 Sep 1964 to 3 Nov 1983)
Agostino della Vergine, O.C.D. †
Noël del Santissimo Sacramento, O.C.D. †
Vincent Victor Dereere, O.C.D. † (Priest: 17 Jun 1905 to 10 Feb 1936)
Giovanni de Gesu Ostia, O.C.D. †
Antonio do Espirito Santo, O.C.D. †
José do Menino Jesus (Deus), O.C.D. † (Member: 1 Mar 1761 to 18 Sep 1780)
François Désiré Jean Drure, O.C.D. † (Priest: 8 Sep 1892 to 7 Nov 1902)
Jean Duval, O.C.D. †
Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. † (Member: 2 Aug 1954; Priest: 22 Apr 1962 to 31 May 1996)
Eustach Federl, O.C.D. † (Member: 9 Apr 1753 to 27 Jul 1774)
Manoel de Santa Ines Ferreira, O.C.D. † (Priest: 27 Jun 1728 to 15 Dec 1745)
Luigi Maria (Ferdinando) Fortini, O.C.D. † (Member: 16 Jul 1816 to 8 Aug 1837)
Ephrem-Edouard-Lucien-Théoponte Garrelon, O.C.D. † (Member: 17 May 1855 to 24 Jul 1868)
Guy Étienne Germain Gaucher, O.C.D. † (Priest: 3 Oct 1968 to 27 Aug 1986)
Angelin (Joseph Jakob) Geiselmayer, O.C.D. † (Member: 10 Aug 1761 to 12 Aug 1785)
Costanzo Giordano, O.C.D. † (Deacon: 24 Sep 1678; Priest: 23 Sep 1679 to 16 Dec 1726)
Sebastião da Anunciação Gomes de Lemos, O.C.D. † (Priest: 8 Jul 1810 to 16 Apr 1846)
Wenceslao Manuel Gomez Frande, O.C.D. † (Priest: 1925 to 18 Feb 1955)
Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. † (Member: 12 Nov 1851; Priest: 20 Dec 1856 to 22 Mar 1892)
Giovanni Antonio Guadagni, O.C.D. † (Priest: 11 Mar 1702 to 20 Dec 1724)
Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli, O.C.D. † (Priest: 22 May 1875 to 24 Jul 1907)
Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D. † (Priest: 12 Feb 1933 to 7 Feb 1961)
Innocentius (Leopoldus Ludovicus) Kollonitz, O.C.D. † (Member: 31 May 1700 to 11 Dec 1734)
Julio Xavier Lizares Labayen Jr., O.C.D. † (Member: 6 Nov 1949; Priest: 4 Jun 1955 to 23 Jun 1961)
Miguel Ángel Rafael María de Santa Teresita del Nino Jesús Lecumberri Erburu, O.C.D. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1948 to 3 May 1966)
Giovanni Maria (Pietro a Alcantara) de Leonardi, O.C.D. †
Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. † (Priest: 1838 to 27 Sep 1858)
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)
Filippo Maria di San Agostino (Camillo Apollonio) Malachisi, O.C.D. † (Member: 27 Mar 1707 to 11 Aug 1732)
José Marques da Silva, O.C.D. † (Priest: 23 Sep 1769 to 18 Jul 1783)
Bernardo Martínez y Ocejo, O.C.D. †
Louis (de Sainte Thérèse) Martini, O.C.D. † (Member: 15 May 1828; Priest: 29 Sep 1832 to 7 Jun 1839)
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 de St. Louis Mellano, O.C.D. † (Member: 28 Nov 1842; Priest: 23 Sep 1848 to 5 Jul 1868)
Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D. † (Priest: 9 May 1954 to 5 Nov 1981)
Ramón María de San José Moreno y Castañeda, O.C.D. † (Member: Feb 1857; Priest: 1862 to 22 Dec 1873)
Paul Kazuhiro Mori † (Member: 25 Mar 1962; Priest: 11 Mar 1967 to 1977)
Laurent Elias Mouton (Mutton), O.C.D. †
Giovanni Battista Maria Multedo, O.C.D. †
Francis Joseph Nicholson, O.C.D. † (Member: 23 Mar 1825; Priest: 1828 to 12 May 1846)
Ernest-Marie de Jésus-Hostie Charles Albert Nyary, O.C.D. † (Member: 1932; Priest: 22 May 1937 to 23 Mar 1972)
Rafael d’Ossery, O.C.D. †
Ferdinand Maria Ossi, O.C.D. † (Priest: 24 Feb 1866 to 3 Apr 1883)
Fernand Palma d’Artois, O.C.D. †
Mateo Panduro y Villafaña, O.C.D. †
Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D. † (Member: 8 Jun 1612 to 6 Sep 1632)
Ángel María Pérez y Cecilia, O.C.D. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1895 to 18 Jun 1915)
Francesco Saverio (di Sant’Anna) Pescetto, O.C.D. † (Member: 23 May 1790 to 8 Mar 1831)
Marco Antonio Piacentini, O.C.D. † (Member: 19 Oct 1732 to 15 Mar 1751)
Luigi Pianazzi, O.C.D. † (Member: 10 Jan 1762 to 30 Mar 1784)
Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. † (Member: 6 Aug 1902; Priest: 19 Dec 1908 to 29 Jan 1930)
Felice Piazza, O.C.D. †
Carolus Polodig, O.C.D. †
Bernardo of St. Agnes (Philip) Pontanova, O.C.D. † (Member: 21 Jan 1828 to 6 May 1845)
Antonio Prandi, O.C.D. †
Myles Prendergast, O.C.D. † (Deacon: 8 Dec 1795; Priest: 9 Dec 1795 to 18 Sep 1818)
Henri Provana, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Dec 1654 to 23 Feb 1671)
Antonio Ramazzini, O.C.D. † (Member: 29 Nov 1781 to 3 Jun 1794)
Cornelio di San Giuseppe (Giuseppe) Reina, O.C.D. † (Member: 16 May 1730 to 2 Oct 1758)
Raffaele Carlo Rossi, O.C.D. † (Member: 19 Dec 1899; Priest: 21 Dec 1901 to 22 Apr 1920)
Rinaldo Camillo Rousset, O.C.D. † (Member: 1881; Priest: 25 Dec 1884 to 6 Dec 1906)
Paolo Antonio Roviglia, O.C.D. † (Member: 9 Sep 1772 to 6 Mar 1803)
Blaise de Saint-Matthieu, O.C.D. †
Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. † (Priest: 1 Jun 1928 to 31 May 1976)
Juan a Santa Margarita, 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. † (Member: 24 Mar 1990 to 14 Sep 2007)
Inácio de São Caetano, O.C.D. † (Member: 6 Jan 1736; Priest: 1743 to 17 Jun 1771)
Carlos de São José e Souza, O.C.D. † (Member: 4 Dec 1797; Priest: 21 Dec 1799 to 22 Jan 1844)
Angelo Savini, O.C.D. †
Victorius (Franciscus Xaverius) Schweizer, O.C.D. † (Member: 21 Nov 1763 to 9 Nov 1787)
Giuseppe Maria Sebastiani, O.C.D. †
Patrick Harmon Shanley, O.C.D. † (Member: 23 Nov 1924; Priest: 21 Dec 1930 to 11 Jul 1951)
Emmanuel Felix Soares (de Santa Catarina), O.C.D. † (Deacon: 6 Mar 1751; Priest: 19 Mar 1751 to 20 Jul 1778)
Maurelio (de Santa Teresa) Stabellini, O.C.D. † (Member: 23 Nov 1794 to 2 May 1815)
Ubaldo Teofano Stella, O.C.D. † (Priest: 28 Oct 1932 to 4 Jun 1955)
Denis (Alphonse) Steyaert, O.C.D. † (Priest: 22 Dec 1849 to 15 Apr 1901)
Joannes Antonius Stratman, O.C.D. † (Member: 21 Nov 1708 to 3 Mar 1738)
Mikołaj Szostak, O.C.D. † (Member: 12 Oct 1728 to 19 Jan 1746)
Placido Maria Tadini, O.C.D. † (Priest: 21 Sep 1782 to 28 Sep 1829)
Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D. † (Priest: 28 Oct 1951 to 23 Dec 1988)
Antonio Aurelio Torres y Sanz, O.C.D. †
Hieroteo de la Santissima Virgen del Carmen Valbuena Alvarez, O.C.D. † (Member: 9 Jul 1917; Priest: 29 May 1926 to 25 Oct 1946)
Emanuele Valerga, O.C.D. † (Member: 28 Oct 1834 to 31 May 1854)
Giorgio Antonio Vareschi, O.C.D. † (Member: 12 Jun 1747 to 15 Sep 1764)
Francesco (Dalmazio Octavio) Vasco, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Sep 1699 to 30 Jul 1727)
Juan Antonio Viana, O.C.D. †
Angelo Vigliotti, O.C.D. †
John Francis (William Joseph) Whelan, O.C.D. † (Member: 4 Oct 1817 to 7 Jun 1842)
Alessandro Beniamino Zanecchia-Ginnetti, O.C.D. †
Valentín de la Asunción (Manuel) Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, O.C.D. † (Priest: 18 Dec 1886 to 25 May 1914)

Source(s)

Annuario Pontificio, Year 2018, Page 1,388
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2019, Page 1,388
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2020, Page 1,376
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2021, Page 1,363
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2022, Page 1,388
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2023, Page 1,397
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2024, Page 1,571
Annuario Pontificio, Year 2025, Page 1,625

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