Caritas Spain

Caritas Spain ("Cáritas España" in Spanish) is the Catholic Church's official organization in Spain for charity and social relief, instituted by the Spanish Episcopal Conference.

Caritas Spain [1]
Caritas site in Asturias
Founded1957
FocusHumanitarian aid, International development and social service
Location
Area served
Spain
Key people
Rafael del Río, President
Websitewww.caritas.es

On 9 March 1981 it was registered as a religious entity with Spain's Ministry of Justice.[2]

Organization

Caritas Spain is a Spanish confederation of Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in Spain. Caritas Spain consists of 68 regional member organisations known as diocese

The organization has its national headquarters in Madrid Spain, form there it provides general assistance to the regional diocese

See also

References
  1. "Caritas is Awarded 1999's Principe Asturias Award". Prince of Asturias Award. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. "Religious Organizations Registrar". Spain's Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
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