| Type | Online Theology Programmes |
|---|---|
| Established | 2005 |
Religious affiliation | Catholic (Carmelite) |
Academic affiliations |
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| Director | Dr. Patrick Mullins OCarm |
| Location | , , 53°16′50″N 6°14′26″W / 53.2806°N 6.2405°W |
| Website | www |
  Location in Dublin | |
The Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland (CIBI) is an initiative by the Carmelite Irish and British province and the Anglo-Irish Province of Discalced Carmelites,[1] founded in December 2005, which provides distance learning/online courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level in Carmelite Theology.[2] In its initial year 90 students commenced their study on the initial two programmes.[3] On 6th October 2009 the first graduations of students enrolled in the CIBI took place in the Milltown Institute, Dublin, Ireland.[4] From its foundation CIBI programmes were accredited by the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy until its closure in 2015,[5] subsequently the CIBI programmes have been validated by St. Patrick's College, Maynooth (Pontifical University).[6] The Bachelor of Theology in Carmelite Studies, as accredited by St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, was launched in 2016.
In 2012 the CIBI commenced a Master of Theology programme, which was validated by York St John University in England, since the Milltown Institute was in the process of winding down was not in a position to validate new programmes.[7] From 2016 this became validated by Maynooth as MTh programme.
The 2021 graduation took place in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. As well as Ireland and the UK, graduates have hailed from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Malaysia, Norway, and the United States.
CIBI courses validated by Maynooth are eligible for tax relief.[8]
Carmelite Centre, Gort Mhuire
The CIBI, is based in the Carmelite Centre, Gort Mhuire, Ballinteer, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Gort Mhuire, is the residence of the Prior Provincial of the Irish Carmelites, as well the orders Novitiate it houses the Provincial Archive and Library. From 1949, Gort Mhuire was the novitiate for the order and the theologate for the Carmelites, since students were unable to travel to Rome during the Second World War.[9] In 1968 Carmelites began studying theology in Milltown Park as the Milltown Institute was being set up there.[10] Gort Mhuire contains an extensive library (reconstituted in 2006) on Carmelite studies, theology, Spirituality and Marian studies,[11] and much of the material is available online.
People Associated with the CIBI
Director of Studies at the CIBI, Patrick Mullins, O.Carm., former Dean of Theology at Milltown, Dr. Mullins was also a founding member of the CIBI, other founding board members of the CIBI include Johan Bergström-Allen, Richard Copsey, O.Carm.(former provincial of the Carmelite British Province) and Christopher O’Donnell, O.Carm.
References
- ↑ About CIBI Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites England and Wales.
- ↑ Update on CIBI distance learning programmes Carmelite Sisters.
- ↑ Charisms in Cyberspace Domuni University, January 24, 2014.
- ↑ First students graduate from Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland (CIBI) News, Curia Generalizia dei Carmelitani, October 10, 2009.
- ↑ About The Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland
- ↑ Chapter 5 - Certificate and Diploma Programmes Faculty of Theology, Kalendarium, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth.
- ↑ Masters Degree in Carmelite Studies launched Independent Catholic News, October 12, 2011.
- ↑ Part-Time Undergraduate Courses Eligible for Tax Relief in the 2022/2023 Academic Year, www.revenue.ie, 2022.
- ↑ Carmelite lands in south Dublin set to be sold for up to €35m by Roland Quinlan, Commercial Property, Irish Times, July 17, 2019.
- ↑ A History of Gort Mhuire (1944-1994) by Peter O'Dwyer OCarm, www.carmelites.ie, 1994.
- ↑ The Carmelite Library, Gort Muire, Carmelites Ireland - YouTube Channel, July 28, 2021.