Fr. Luis
Aróstegui Gamboa of
St. Therese Elected OCD Superior General
Fr. Luis
Aróstegui Gamboa of St. Therese was
elected the Propositor General of the
Discalced Carmelites on Friday morning at the
Order's General Chapter in Avila, Spain. He
replaces Fr. Camilo Maccise who completed 12
years of service to the Order.
Fr. Luis was born in
Gatica (Viscaya, Spain) on 21 January 1939. He
was ordained priest on April 5, 1964
and earned a licentiate degree in theology
from Rome.
In the 1987 Provincial Chapter he was
elected Provincial (Province of St. Joachim of
Navarre), then he was re-elected to another
term in 1990. Between 1996-1999, he served as
Provincial for a third term. After he left
the provincialate
he became Director of the Spirituality Center
of Larrea—Amorebieta (Viscaya).