Biography

He was born at Mairano (Brescia) on 20th August, 1961. He belongs to the Venice Province. He made his first profession on 12th September, 1981, and Solemn Profession on 2nd March 1986 and was ordained priest on 21st September 1986. After obtaining a Licence in Biblical Sciences at the Biblical Pontifical Institute in Rome, (1986-1989), he taught Sacred Scripture in the “Saint John of the Cross” Theological Studium in Brescia (1989-2000). He was Prior and Master of Students in our Brussels monastery (1999-2005 and 2008-2011) while, from 2005 to 2008, he was Prior and Master of Students in our Brescia monastery. Recently, he was a member of the Adro community, serving both in the Sanctuary and the “Our Lady of the Snows” school. He took part as translator in many of the Order’s international meetings as well as in the last two General Chapters. He is involved in the artistic and cultural fields and is a member of the editorial staff of the “Archa” Cultutal Association. The assiduous guidance of a Carmelite lay community in Latvia is an expression of his missionary and ecumenical passion, developing since the time of his initial formation.

Activity

The Secretary General has the duty of being the Secretary of the Definitory; of keeping in good order, in a special archive, statistical data and and all the documents relating to the government of the Order, having them always ready for consultation; to give help to the General and the Definitors according to the specific instructions that may be received from them (Constitutions 191).

Biography

He was born in Masaya, Nicaragua, on May 1, 1965. He belongs to the Central American Province. He made his first profession on February 08, 1986, and solemn profession on January 05, 1990. He was ordained a priest on June 6, 1990.

After studying Philosophy and Theology in Guatemala (1990-1994), he obtained his Licentiate and Doctorate in Canon Law (utroque iure) from the Lateran Pontifical University in Rome (1992-1998).

He was Judge (1998-2002) and Judicial Vicar (2003-2022) at the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of Guatemala.

He also served as Assistant to the Federation of Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Central America (2011-2022), as well as Professor of Canon Law at the Salesian Theologate – Universidad Mesoamericana (1998-2010), and at the Major Seminary of Guatemala (1998-2011). He also served as Superior of the Church of Saint Teresa in Guatemala (2008-2014) and Provincial Councillor (2011-2014).

 

Activity

The Procurator General is one of the three Major Officials of the Order elected by the Definitory General (cf. Constitutions, 189).
Compete Procurator General handle the affairs of the Order to the Holy See, serving under the Provost or Definitory, as required by the nature of matter (cf. ibid., 190).
189. The following officials are to be appointed by the Definitory: the Procurator General, the Secretary General ant the Bursar General
190. The Procurator General acts as liaison between the Order and the Apostolici See, and exercises this function under the direction of the Superior General or the Definitory as the case may require
To help the Provinces and all the monasteries that require it, the General Procura has developed and made available to all practical administrative guide to follow procedures for different cases. It explains in detail the steps that must be taken and documents to be submitted and send to the resolution of each case, according to the Constitutions of the Order and the Vatican laws.
The Procurator General may be consulted to help resolve all legal cases of different nature, that arise, or the practice to be followed in each of them.

Biography

Fr. Marco was born in 1976 in Crema (Italy). He made his first vows in 1996 and was ordained a priest in 2002. He obtained a degree in Liturgy from the Pontifical Institute of St Anselm. For several years, he was an educator and teacher at the “Seminario di Gesù Bambino” in Arenzano, as well as at various ecclesiastical Institutes and Faculties.

Activity

As Postulator General, he follows personally all the processes of each one of our Causes in Rome, leading to Beatification or Canonization; during the diocesan stage he counts on the collaboration of Vice-postulators.

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To send requests to the Postulator of the Order, please consult the website of the Postulator General

Biography

Fr. Paolo was born in Trent in 1965 and on the completion of High School studies in Electrotechnics, entered our monastery of Madonna delle Laste (Trent) where he made his first Profession in 1987.  He was ordained Priest in Brescia in 1993.  In 1995 he was appointed as Master of Theology Students in Brescia and was elected Prior of the Noviciate house in Trent in 1999.  From 2005 until 2011 he served as Assistant Director of  the Madonna della neve Institute in Adro and became Director there for the triennium 2011-2014.  From 2011 to 2014 he was Vicar Provincial and Provincial Bursar of the Venetian Province.

Activity

He has been General Bursar since December 6, 2017. He is responsible for the up-keep of the Generalate, for financial relations with priories and convents (through a Common Fund), management of the properties belonging to the Generalate, for liaising with legal and tax consultants, for the care of other buildings belonging to the centre of the Order (Teresianum), for financial reports, income-expenditure (investments in stocks and shares), for the bi-annual up-date to the provinces, for ordinary and extraordinary maintenance of the Generalate and other buildings, for relations with suppliers (food, office supplies and furniture), for insurance contracts, for the up-keep of our account books, for management of the staff at the Generalate, for correspondence, for obtaining the necessary legal documents to live in Rome, and for offering financial advice to our nuns.

To send money to the General house

Data updated to 30/04/2026

Name of account: CASA GENERALIZIA DELL’ORDINE DEI PADRI CARMELITANI SCALZI

Address: CORSO D’ITALIA 38 – 00198 ROMA

 

1. Bank: FINECO BANK

Address: P.zza DURANTE 11 – 20131 MILANO

IBAN: IT52S 03015 03200 00000 3646278

SWIFT (BIC) transactions in Europe SEPA zone: FEBIITM1

SWIFT (BIC) transactions outside SEPA zone: FEBIITM2

 

2. Bank: ISTITUTO OPERE DI RELIGIONE (IOR)

Address: Cortile Sisto V – 00120 CITTA’ DEL VATICANO

Transfer in EUR

IBAN: VA 0900 1000 0000 1000 9014

Transfer in USD

IBAN: VA 9000 1000 0000 1000 9011

SWIFT (BIC): IOPRVAVX

Saint Teresa gave great importance to documents and recommended that in every monastery there should be a worthy and secure place where the papers of greater administrative value could be preserved. Her sons and daughters keep in mind the wise counsel of their foundress. The first nucleus of the General Archives was set up at the end of the 16th century at Santa Maria della Scala, next to the then General House of the Italian Congregation of St Elias and has been constantly enriched with the growth and geographical expansion of the Order. In the archives are preserved the documents coming to the General House from all the areas of jurisdiction of the Order and those that the Order itself produces. Of particular and documentary wealth is the “historical” section, relating to our first missions in Persia and India in the 17th to 18th century. The Archivist is guardian of this patrimony common to us all, he makes certain it is catalogued and assists the numerous researchers that, every year, request to consult the documents of the Archives for research of various types.

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Web page of General Archive

Biography

Father Jerome PALUKU is a member of St Joseph General Delegation of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was born on September 29, 1972, at Katamamba in the Catholic parish of Katwe, Diocese of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He came to know Carmel through the Discalced Carmelite Missionaries (from the Province of Castile in Spain) who were serving the parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Katindo, in the Diocese of Goma.

After his first profession on August 15, 1997, Jerome began his philosophy studies at St. Joseph Mukasa Institute in Cameroon and finished them in Kinshasa in 2000. After a pastoral year experience in Goma, he studied theology at Tangaza College in Nairobi-Kenya. He was ordained priest on May 22, 2005 in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish of Katindo, the same parish that guided his first steps to Carmel. He served the Order in the capacity of Assistant Parish Priest and Bursar of the community in Goma, and as Bursar of the General Delegation of Congo. As a committed missionary, always available, he availed himself of the possibility to give a hand in the Provincial Delegation of Malawi where he also held various positions of responsibility. It is from there that our Fr General called him in May 2013 to serve in the Centre of the Order as Assistant Secretary for the Missions. He carried out this duty until September 2015, when the General Definitory appointed him Secretary General for Missionary Cooperation.

Outside ecclesiastical studies, Father Jerome holds a Diploma in Social Communication Sciences, from Tangaza College in Nairobi-Kenya and an MA (Masters of Arts Degree) in Development Studies from the Kimmage Development Studies Centre of Dublin (Ireland), where he specialized in Management of projects and development organizations. While carrying on the work of the General Secretary for Missionary Cooperation, Father Jerome is also a consultant in project management.

Activity

The General Secretariat for Missionary Cooperation aims:

1. To bring missionary awareness and to communicate missionary initiatives within the Order;
2. To assist, advise, accompany and support missionaries in their concrete Carmelite, pastoral and socio-development projects;
3. To coordinate financial and logistical support for concrete pastoral and socio-economic projects in the missions;
4. To be a channel of solidarity within the Discalced Carmelite family and other Church organisations;
5. To serve as a bridge of collaboration and partnership between Missions and donor Organisations;
6. To ensure the effective administration of funds in support of concrete pastoral and socio-development projects.

In its objectives, the Secretariat for Missionary Cooperation includes care and service to the Discalced Carmelites Nuns, especially those in developing countries. The Secretariat for Missionary Cooperation is also responsible for coordinating donations and any other action of solidarity from individual benefactors, communities and provinces to beneficiary missions and communities.

To support the Carmelite missionary work and various social projects for the poorest, send your donation to:

Name of the bank: Banca BPER
Account Name: MISSIONI CASA GENERALIZIA PADRI CARMELITANI SCALZI
IBAN: IT95P0538703268000049641108
Bic/Swift code: BPMOIT22XXX

You can also do it through a bank check payable to MISSIONI CASA GENERALIZIA PADRI CARMELITANI SCALZI

Many thanks in advance, for your support.

Biography

Fr. Ramiro was born in the city of Zacatecas, Mexico, on 28 June 1971. He studied Company Administration in his native city and worked in areas of management and finance.  He entered the OCD Order on 15 July 2001 in the California-Arizona Province, U.S.A., making his First Profession on 2 February 2003.

He studied at the Mount Angel Seminary in the State of Oregon and obtained a Licence in Philosophy and Letters and a Master’s Degree in Theology and Divinity.  He also studied Theology at the Theological Faculty of the Teresianum in Rome and was awarded a Doctorate in Psychology by the Salesian Pontifical University, Rome.

Fr. Ramiro made his Solemn Profession in Rome, 14 December 2007, and was ordained priest in Alhambra, California, on 20 June 2009.  He served as Director of the Carmelite Institute of Spirituality in Stanwood, Washington and was also Master of Postulants, Novices and Students.  In October 2021, he was appointed General Delegate for the Discalced Carmelite Secular Order (OCDS).

Activity

The responsibility of the Delegate General is outlined in the Constitutions of the Secular Order in paragraph 41: A general Delegate assists the Superior General. His responsibility is to further relations between the Religious and the Seculars and to maintain contact with the Provincial Delegates and Assistants to each community, to ensure the purpose and well-being of the Secular Order.

Biography

Fr. Rafal Aleksander Wilkowski was born in Lublin, Poland, on February 26, 1977. He entered the Discalced Carmelite Province of Krakow, where he made his first profession on September 20, 1997, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 3, 2003, in Krakow.

Biography

Fr. Juan Pablo Patino Felix, originally from Zacatecas, Mexico, entered our Order on 20 July 1981. He made his First Profession 16 September 1982, and was Solemnly Professed in October 1990.

He studied Philosophy in the Pontifical Palafoxiano Seminary, Puebla, Mexico and Theology in Mexico City’s Iberoamerican University. He was ordained a priest in Mexico City, 16 November 1991.

He completed specialization in the Centre for Studies in Human Values (CEVHAC), in the CITeS (Avila) and in the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

From 2011 to 2023, he collaborated as Religious Assistant and Provincial Delegate to the “San José de Guadalupe” Federation of Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Mexico and from 2024 has been incorporated as Assistant Secretary to the General Secretariat for Nuns at our General Curia.

Biography

Fr. José Pereira was born in Bayonne (France) in 1974. He made his first profession in the Order in 2001, and was ordained priest in 2007. He was graduated in Spiritual Theology from our Faculty “Teresianum” in Rome. In this past years, he worked at the “Editions du Carmel” in Toulouse (France) as director.

Activity

The General Secretariat for Information focuses on different fields of news and current activities of the Order, presents materials on special events, coordinates relations between provincial delegates for Communications and prepares the news to be published on our website.

Biography

Fr. Alfredo was born in Hanover (Germany) on April 8, 1968.  He is a member of the OCD Province of Navarra, where he made his First Profession on 26 September 1987 and was Solemnly Professed on 2 October 1993.  On 10 April 1994 he was ordained  a priest.

After obtaining a Licence in Biblical Theology at the Julius Mazimiliams University of Wurburg (1992-1994), Fr. Alfred had various responsibilities as Formator, Provincial Councillor and Secretary back in his OCD Province.

Between the years 2002 and 2007 he was transferred to the OCD Vicariate of Peru and served there as a Superior, Parish Priest and Councillor.  Returning to Navarra, he was engaged in Formation, and Vocations’ Promotion as well as being Provincial Councillor and Bursar.  As Secretary to the Iberian Conference of Provincials, he attended various international meetings.

On a return to the Commissariat of Peru he was Commissar there between 2017 and 2022.  He also served as a Parish Priest and Superior there before being summoned to the General Curia in Rome.

For many years, Fr. Alfred was President and Administrator of ONG “Solidarity Office of the Discalced Carmelites in Peru – OSCAR DE PERU”.

Biography

Lorenzo Barone is a member of the OCDS in the Central Italian Province (OCD). He was born in Rome, 5 July 1992. From 2001 to 2003 he was a member of the Pueri Cantores of the Pontifical Sistine Chapel Choir.
Having received a diploma from the “Alessandro Caravillani” Artistic High School in Rome, he attended the Academy of Arts and New Technologies. He graduated from here with professional qualifications in Publicity Graphics (2012), Graphics Visualizer (2013) and Assistant Art Director (2015). For some years now, Sig.re Barone has collaborated with the Carmelite Fathers at the “Casa S. Silvestro” Spirituality Centre in Monte Compatri (Rome). He has also worked as Web Director with various important Publicity Agencies in Rome. He re-styled the new Site of the Central Italian Province and arranged the graphics for the travelling exhibition “Born for You” (“Nata per Te”) which was produced by the same Province for the 5th Centenary of the Birth of St. Teresa of Jesus.

Activity

The Webmaster is responsible for the maintenance and updating of the official website of the Order. In addition to this, he collaborates with the Secretary for Information in gathering and sharing the news. He will ensure a permanent contact with various provinces and jurisdictions for an effective and updated communication. Besides this, his work is intended to be a forum for the exchange of initiatives between provinces and the centre of the Order, in order to favour a real synergy.