United States and Philippines

Chronology of the Sisters of Mount Carmel

1824 - Beginnings in Tours, France
1828 - Death of Mother St. Paul Bazire in Vouvray, France.
1833 - Beginnings in New Orleans, LA
1838 - Recognition as a religious community;

- Opens first Catholic School for free women of color in U.S.
1840 - Opens school for white girls, St. Augustine, New Olreans, LA
1853 - Begins healthcare ministry
1859 - Receives Diocesan Approval of Rule
1869 - Opens Orphan Asylum, New Orleans, LA
1888 - Death of the Foundress: Mother Thérèse de la Croix Chevrel
1899 - Opens mission in British Honduras;

- Opens mission in OK, Indian Territory
1917 - Adopts Rule of St. Augustine
1923 - Opens Mount Carmel Normal School
1926 - Opens Mount Carmel Convent, Lakeview-New Orleans, LA
1930 - Affiliates with theCarmelite Order
1931 - Becomes a Diocesan Institute

- Wears Brown scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
1933 - Celebrates Centennial
1949 - Establishes Third Order of Lay Carmelites in Louisiana
1950 - Reopens communication with Sisters of St. Martin of Tours
1951 - Adopts Carmelite Rule of St. Albert
1957 - Becomes Pontifical Institute
1960 - Establishes mission in Philippines
1964 - Purchases Lacombe, LA property
1967 - Moves Generalate & Novitiate to Lacombe, LA
1971 - Begins work in inner-city apostolates
1973 - Opens Carmelite Center for retreats, Lacombe, LA
1974 - 150th anniversary of founding in France
1983 - 150th anniversary in Louisiana
1990 - Begins Contemplatives in Action, Community magazine
1995 - May flash flood in Lacombe destroys offices, archives
1997 - Website goes online April 1997
1999 - Ends Motherhouse infirmary;

- Sisters move toOur Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center, New Orleans, LA
2000 - Affiliates with United Nations NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations)

- Co-Sponsors Henriette delille Middle School, New Orleans, LA

2004 - Opens Carmelite Spirituality Center in Lacombe, LA