The elective chapter of the Monastery of the Purísima Concepción in Utrera, Spain, took place on September 28-29, 2022.
The monastery was founded in 1580 by the nuns of the Ecija monastery. In 1956, nuns from the Utrera monastery founded a monastery in Kakamega, Kenya. Although that monastery closed, seven sisters left to found a new community in Machakos, Kenya, in 1999.
The results of the elective chapter were as follows:
Prioress | Priora | Priora:
Sor María de Lourdes Lario Reverte, O. Carm.
1st Councilor | 1ª Consejera | 1ª Consigliera:
Sor Rosamaría Nduku Mbithi, O. Carm.
2nd Councilor | 2ª Consejera | 2ª Consigliera:
Sor Ana María Reina Jiménez, O. Carm.
3rd Councilor | 3ª Consejera | 3ª Consigliera:
Sor María Lucía Mutio Mbithi, O. Carm.
4th Councilor | 4ª Consejera | 4ª Consigliera:
Sor María Paulina Mumbua Ngotho, O. Carm.
Director of Novices | Maestra de Novicias | Maestra delle Novizie
Sor Rosamaría Nduku Mbithi, O. Carm.
Treasurer | Ecónoma | Economa:
Sor Ana María Reina Jiménez, O. Carm.
Sacristan | Sacristán | Sacrestana:
Sor María Lucía Mutio Mbithi, O. Carm.