Carmen Sammut

Sister Carmen Sammut is a Maltese Roman Catholic religious sister. She was a leader of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) and the superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, known as the White Sisters.

Biography Sammut was born and raised in Malta. In 1974, she joined the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa. and speaks fluent Maltese, English, French and Arabic.

In 2011, she became Superior General of her order,

In May 2013, Sammut was elected president of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), succeeding Mary Lou Wirtz, superior of the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Under her leadership, UISG pushed for the ordination of women as deacons, as well as a more culturally and ethnically diverse body of deacons. She also spoke out about abuse within the Church, calling for accountability and prevention. In 2015, Sammut was one of three sisters to audit the Vatican's Synod of Bishops on the family. She stepped down from the position in 2019, having served two terms.