Order of Discalced Carmelites
Discalced Carmelites

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. † (9 Apr 1955 Appointed - 20 May 1967 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Religious Priests	Male Religious	Parishes	Source
1959		4,236		ap1960
1966	2,510	4,018	346	ap1967
1971	2,538	3,689	358	ap1972
1976	2,450	3,462	423	ap1977
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
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
2009	2,725	3,971	597	ap2010
2010	2,737	3,972	602	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• 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)
• Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D. (Priest: 15 Jan 1985 to 9 Apr 2009)
• Philip Boyce, O.C.D. (Priest: 17 Apr 1967 to 29 Jun 1995)
• Paul Dahdah, O.C.D. (Priest: 17 Apr 1966 to 30 May 1983)
• Gonzalo Ramiro 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. † (Priest: 14 Mar 1966 to 14 Jun 1996)
• Elia Antonio Alberini (Alberani), O.C.D. † (Priest: 13 Jun 1835 to 16 Jun 1856)
• 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. † (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 (Antonio) Ascensi, O.C.D. † (Priest: 6 Mar 1773 to 24 May 1824)
• Bernardo (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: 5 Oct 1934; Priest: 6 Jun 1936; 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)
• Adalric 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)
• Juan Boldames Ibáñez, 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 Capero Agramunt, O.C.D. †
• Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, O.C.D. † (Priest: 10 Mar 1951 to 2 Apr 1969)
• Joannes Dominicus (Michael Antonius) Chiavassa (a S. Clara), O.C.D. † (Member: 6 Apr 1728 to 15 Jun 1756)
• Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. † (Priest: 20 Sep 1930 to 10 Mar 1953)
• Raffaele Corradi, O.C.D. † (Priest: 22 Dec 1832 to 20 Dec 1867)
• 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)
• Paolo Da Ponte, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Sep 1733 to 5 Aug 1765)
• 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)
• François Désiré Jean Drure, O.C.D. † (Priest: 8 Sep 1892 to 7 Nov 1902)
• Jean Duval, O.C.D. †
• Franciscus Salesius (Eustache) 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)
• Angelinus (Josephus Jacobus) Gaislmayr, O.C.D. † (Member: 10 Aug 1761 to 12 Aug 1785)
• Ephrem-Edouard-Lucien-Théoponte Garrelon, O.C.D. † (Member: 17 May 1855 to 24 Jul 1868)
• Costantino Giordani, O.C.D. † (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)
• 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. † (Priest: 11 Mar 1702 to 20 Dec 1724)
• Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli, O.C.D. †
• 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)
• Anastasio Laterza, O.C.D. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1843 to 22 Dec 1871)
• Miguel Angel 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)
• Filippo Maria di San Agostino (Camillo Apollonio) Malachisi, O.C.D. † (Member: 27 Mar 1707 to 11 Aug 1732)
• Josephus Marques da Silva, O.C.D. † (Priest: 23 Sep 1769 to 18 Jul 1783)
• 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. † (Member: 28 Nov 1842; Priest: 1849 to 24 Jul 1868)
• Laurent Elias Mouton (Mutton), 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. † (Priest: 22 May 1937 to 23 Mar 1972)
• Ferdinand Maria Ossi, O.C.D. † (Priest: 24 Feb 1866 to 3 Apr 1883)
• Mateo Panduro y Villafaña, O.C.D. †
• Timoteo Pérez Vargas, O.C.D. †
• Ángel María Pérez y Cecilia, O.C.D. † (Priest: 10 Jun 1895 to 18 Jun 1915)
• Francesco Saverio Pescetto, O.C.D. † (Member: 23 May 1790 to 8 Mar 1831)
• Sebastianus a S. Margherita (Marcus Antonius) Piacentini, O.C.D. †
• Luigi Maria di Gesu Pianazzi, O.C.D. † (Member: 10 Jan 1762 to 30 Mar 1784)
• Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Dec 1908 to 29 Jan 1930)
• Carolus (David a S. Carolo) Polodig, O.C.D. †
• Bernardo (Philip) Pontanova, O.C.D. † (Member: 21 Jan 1828 to 6 May 1845)
• Myles Prendergast, O.C.D. † (Priest: 9 Dec 1795 to 18 Sep 1818)
• Henri Provana, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Dec 1654 to 23 Feb 1671)
• Pietro 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. † (Priest: 25 Dec 1884 to 21 Feb 1906)
• Pietro Antonio Raimundo de San Giuseppe Roviglia, O.C.D. † (Member: 9 Sep 1772 to 6 Mar 1803)
• Petrus Paulus a San Francisco, O.C.D. †
• Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. † (Priest: 1 Jun 1928 to 31 May 1976)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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. † (Priest: 21 Dec 1930 to 17 Feb 1953)
• Emmanuel Felix Soares (de Santa Catarina), O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Mar 1751 to 20 Jul 1778)
• Maurelio Stabellini, O.C.D. † (Member: 23 Nov 1794 to 1824)
• 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)
• Angelus Franciscus a S. Theresia, O.C.D. †
• Joannes Bapt. Maria a S. Theresia, O.C.D. †
• Innocentius (Joannes Antonius) Stratman, O.C.D. † (Member: 21 Nov 1708 to 3 Mar 1738)
• Nicolaus (Florentius) Szostak (a Jesu), 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)
• Antonio Aurelio Torres y Sanz, O.C.D. †
• Carolus Hyacinthus Valerga, O.C.D. † (Member: 28 Oct 1834 to 31 May 1854)
• Carolus (Georgius Antonius) Vareschi, O.C.D. † (Member: 12 Jun 1747 to 14 Sep 1764)
• Francesco (Dalmazio Octavio) Vasco, O.C.D. † (Priest: 19 Sep 1699 to 30 Jul 1727)
• 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 de la Asunción (Manuel) Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, O.C.D. † (Priest: 18 Dec 1886 to 25 May 1914)