Changes In The Carmels Since The Publication of Carmel In America
by Marian Steffens, O.C.D.
January 30, 2009
| Albuquerque, NM | Founded from Sante Fe in 1955 Closed in 1969; community transferred to Pewaukee, WI |
| Alexandria, South Dakota |
Founded from Buffalo, NY in 1997 |
| Barre, Vermont | Founded from Bronx, NY in 1950 at Williston, VT, moved to Barre in 1963, closed in 1999 and community merged with the Saranac Lake and Beacon Carmels. New Carmel of the Incarnation, August 24th, 2000. |
| Bettendorf, IA | Founded from Baltimore in 1911 moved to Eldridge, IA in 1975 |
| Berkley, CA | Founded from Santa Clara in 1950 closed on December 15, 2008 |
| Brooklyn, NY | Founded in 1907 from Baltimore, MD closed in 1997 |
| New Carmel of Brooklyn | Founded in 2004 from Buffalo, New York |
| Columbus, OH | Founded from Loretto in 1947, became a new Institute, Carmel Community in 1975; closed in 1990 |
| Detroit, MI | Detroit founded from Grand Rapids, relocated to Clinton Township in 1993 |
| Danville, PA | Founded from Loretto, PA in 1953 move to Danville, PA in 2008 |
| Fort Worth, TX | Fort Worth relocated to Arlington Texas in 1985 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | Founded in 1915 from Queretaro, Mexico. Relocated to Ada Parnell, MI in 1994 |
| Inarajan, Guam | Founded from Sabah, North Borneo (Malaysia) in 1996 |
| Kansas City, KN | Founded from Detroit, MI in 1954 closed in 1986 |
| La Plata, MD | Carmel returned to Great Mills, MD. In 1976, the sisters came to the original site, Port Tobacco, MD. The new Carmel was canonically erected on May 28, 1989 |
| Las Vegas, NV | Founded in 1988 from San Francisco, CA Relocated to Valparaiso, Nebraska in 1999. |
| Long Beach, CA | Founded from Alhambra in 1949. Relocated to Solvang CA in 1989; Closed in 1994 |
| Mesilla, NM | Founded from Chihuahua, Mexico in 2009,with prayers of the Secular Order in the Diocese of Las Cruces, NM and those of Mother Cecilia, Prioress in Chihuahua. |
| Miami, Florida | Founded from Queretaro, Mexico in 1999 |
| New Franken, WI | Founded in 1993 from Ada Parnell, Michigan. Relocated to Denmark, WI |
| New Orleans, LA | Founded in 1877 from St. Louis, MO Relocated to Covington, LA in 1999 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Founded in 1939 from Bronx, NY Relocated to Piedmont, OK in 1985 |
| Oldenburg, IN | Founded from Bettendorf, IA: in 1922 to New Albany, Indiana which later moved to Indianapolis in 1932, relocated to Oldenburg in 2008 |
| Pittsford, New York | Founded from Philadelphia, 1930 Remaining members of the Pittsford community moved to sisters of St. Joseph Health care center in Rochester in 2002. Property at Pittsford was offered to the Carmel of Schenectady in 2005 |
| Sacramento , CA | Founded from Alhambra in 1935. Relocated to Georgetown, CA in 1982, after a temporary stay of 3 years Loomis CA |
| St. Paul, MN | Founded from Milwaukee, WI in 1952, moved to Lake Elmo, MN in 1955 |
| Saranac Lake, NY | Founded from Bronx, NY in 1952; closed in 1999 and became part of the merged community in Beacon, NY - the Carmel of the Incarnation |
| Schenectady, NY | Relocated to Pittsford, NY |
| South Darthmouth, MA | Founded from Boston in 1964 closed in 1987 |
| Wheeling, WV | Founded from Baltimore in 1913; Closed in 1976 and community merged with the Carmel of Elysburg in 1977 |
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