Congregation of Mother of Carmel

Congregation of the Mother of Carmel
Suore della Madre del Carmelo
Formation	February 13, 1866
Founder	Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Founded at	Koonammavu, Kerala, India
Type	Religious Institute of Consecrated Life
Headquarters	Mount Carmel Road, Thaikkattukara P.O., Aluva 683106, Kerala, India
Membership	6,800 as of 2024
Motto	Be holy and lead others to holiness
Superior General	Mother Grace Therese CMC
Parent organization	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Website	www.cmcgeneralate.org
Formerly called	Sisters of the Third Order of Carmelites Discalced

The Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (C.M.C.) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic centralized religious institute of consecrated life of Pontifical Right for women founded in 1866. It was the first native congregation for women in that church.^[1]

^ "About the Congregation". Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2012-03-26.^{[permanent dead link]}

[CMC-1] "About the Congregation". Congregation of the Mother of Carmel. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2012-03-26.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Suore della Madre del Carmelo
Formation	February 13, 1866; 158 years ago (February 13, 1866)
Founder	Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Founded at	Koonammavu, Kerala, India
Type	Religious Institute of Consecrated Life
Headquarters	Mount Carmel Road, Thaikkattukara P.O., Aluva 683106, Kerala, India
Membership	6,800 as of 2024^[update]
Motto	Be holy and lead others to holiness
Superior General	Mother Grace Therese CMC
Parent organization	Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Website	www.cmcgeneralate.org
Formerly called	Sisters of the Third Order of Carmelites Discalced