Congregation of the Mother of Carmel

CONGREGATION OF MOTHER OF CARMEL

Founder

St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara

Co – Founder

Fr. Loepold Beccoro

Superior General - Rev. Sr. Grace Therese

Mobile Number -97450400430

Email - cmcgeneralate@gmail.com

Address - Mount Carmel Generalate

Thaikkattukara P.O, Ernakulam Dt.

Aluva , Kerala 683106

Phone No. - 0484 – 2624270, 9446874807

Email Id - cmcgeneralate@gmail.com

Website - www.cmcsisters.org

Year of Foundation   -  1866

Place of Origin          -   Koonammave

Charism                     -   Be Holy and Lead Others to Holiness

Status                         -  Pontifical Status

Rite                             -  Syro Malabar Rite

Statics                        -  Total Members - 6700
                                       

Jagathmatha Province, Jagdalpur

Provincial Superior - Rev. Sr. Maria Shalini

Mobile Number - 9425599800

Email Id - cmckondagaon@gmail.com

Address - Chavara Sadan

Kondagaon P.O, Kondagaon Dt

C.G.  494001

Phone No. - 9755887964

Email Id - cmckondagaon@gmail.com

Website - www.cmcjagdalpur.org

Houses in the Province           -   12

Houses outside the Eparchy  -    5

The first indigenous religious congregation for women, the Congregation of Mother of Carmel (CMC), was founded on 13 February 1866 by St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara with the collaboration of an Italian Carmelite Missionary Rev. Fr. Leopold Boccaro, the then papal delegate. The charism of CMC is holiness through the blending of contemplation and action and redeeming development of women and children. Today we have 20 provinces,2 vice provinces and 4 regions inside and outside Kerala with 6500 members. In 1972 Mgr Paulinose Jeerakath CMI, the then Exarch of Jagdalpur Exarchate, invited the sisters of Jaya Matha Province, Palai to render their service in the mission in Bastar. The pioneer missionary sisters reached Kirandul on 23 June 1972and the firstCMCConvent was opened there. In the long run the CMC in Jagdalpur flourished as a region in 1998 and now with 60 members and 11 Convents she is expanding her services through various apostolates including village development programs, dispensaries, Clinics, boarding ministry, vocational training centers and schools.