Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church

History of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church

At the invitation of Bishop Nold, the Carmelites of the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary (based in Chicago, IL) came to Houston to open a parish, an elementary school and a high school. On Sunday, November 16, 1952 the first Mass was celebrated and the life of the new parish was underway. The intervening years have seen many changes, both in the parish facilities and in the demographics of the neighborhood. Through it all, the parish continues to serve the Catholic populace of the area. In 2007 the Carmelite order withdrew from the state of Texas. Cardinal Danial DiNardo requested that the Companions of the Cross, a religious order based out of Canada take over the shepherding of the faithful. In 2011, the parish gave a fond farewell to our Canadian shepherds, entering a new phase of parish history with a new shepherd from the Archdiocese. Cardinal DiNardo named Rev Abelardo Cobos as pastor.