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Carmelite Sisters - Indiana Convent Closing As Few Remaining Nuns Relocate
Apr 9, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The dwindling numbers of women joining Roman Catholic religious orders have caught up with the Carmelite Sisters of Indianapolis.

They're giving up their convent and moving in with another order 60 miles away.

The Carmelites, who've maintained a presence on Indianapolis' northwest side for 75 years, are moving this summer to the southeastern Indiana town of Oldenburg to live alongside the Sisters of St. Francis.

Only nine of the Carmelite convent's nuns are left, and their average age is in the mid-70s. Meanwhile, efforts in recent years to recruit new members have produced few takers.

It's a fate other religious orders for women also face. The Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, where the Carmelites are headed, have dropped from a peak of 850 to about 290.

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Here is the link to the St. Louis order.

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jeanette read my blog view my photos
Apr 9, 2008 | 11:11 AM

Even tho I never went to catholic school. I did work with nun's at the old St.Anthony's Hospital 1968 thur 1970. They were some strict women.Wanted it done right. It is a shame this trend is leaving.
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