By Mathias Hariyadi
INDONESIA – The Carmelite Order in Indonesia has officially announced the establishment of a new province within its religious jurisdiction — the Eastern Indonesian Province of the Carmelite Order — marking a significant milestone in the Order’s century-long mission in the country.
The announcement, made on Mar 25, 2025, coinciding with the Feast of the Annunciation, was formally declared by the Indonesian Province of the Carmelite Order and affirmed by a decree from Fr Miceal O’Neil O.Carm, Prior General of the Carmelite Order in Rome.
The new province is based on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province — a region locally known as “Flower Island” — and will serve the ecclesiastical territories of Makassar (South Sulawesi), Ende and Kupang (NTT Province), and Merauke (South Papua).
It has been named in honor of Saint Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite priest and martyr known for his resistance to Nazi ideology and his commitment to truth and justice.
The newly appointed Prior Provincial is Fr Marselinus Barus O.Carm, who will lead the new province alongside four councilors: Fr Dominikus Dinong da Gomez O.Carm, Fr Ferdinandus Tay O.Carm, Fr Aloysius Roja O.Carm, and Fr Innosensius Inno O.Carm.
They will oversee the new province’s pastoral work, community formation, and preparation for its first Provincial Chapter scheduled for 2026.
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