Lay Carmelites

Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
AbbreviationT.O.Carm
Formation1476
TypeThird Order
General Secretariat for the laity
Fr. Luis José Maza Subero, O.Carm
Websitehttps://ocarm.org/en/carmelites-around-the-world/lay-carmelites-third-order

The Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, also known as the Lay Carmelites, is a third order of the Carmelite Order of the Ancient Observance, established in 1476 by a bull of Pope Sixtus IV. It is an association of people who choose to live the Gospel in the spirit of the Carmelite Order and under its guidance. Its members are mainly lay people.