Johannes Soreth was a 15th-century French Carmelite priest who rose to lead his religious order. Born near Caen around 1394, he studied theology in Paris, earning his doctorate in 1438. After serving as the French Provincial, he was elected Prior General of the Carmelites, a position he held from 1451 until his death in 1471. He is remembered for his significant administrative leadership and his efforts to strengthen the religious community through formal rule revisions and the expansion of various branches of the order.