Caritas Europa
FocusHumanitarian aid, International development and social service
Location
Area served
Europe
Key people
Michael Landau, president
Websitewww.caritas.eu

Caritas Europa is a European confederation of Catholic relief organization, development and social service organisations operating in Europe, founded in 1971 as Eurocaritas. The organisation was renamed Caritas Europa in 1992 and is one of the seven regions of Caritas Internationalis.[1] The organisation's secretariat is in Brussels, Belgium.

Caritas Europa consists of 49 national member organisations that are working in 46 European countries.[2] The member organisations are active in combating poverty and social exclusion, providing social and welfare services, dealing with migration and asylum issues, combating human trafficking, providing humanitarian aid in Europe and across the world, regional development, peace programs and projects around the world. Caritas Europa fosters cooperation and mutual learning among its member organisations and facilitates capacity building, joint advocacy and joint projects and programs.

General Secretaries

  • 1983-1991: Walter E. Laetsch
  • 1985-1992: Edward de Brandt (Managing Director of Euro-Caritas)
  • 1991-1995: Luc Trouillard
  • 1996-2002: Hermann Icking
  • 2002-2010: Marius Wanders
  • 2010-2019: Jorge Nuño Mayer
  • 2019-?: Maria Nyman

Member organisations

Caritas Europa is made up of 49 national members across 46 European countries:

  • Caritas Albania
  • Caritas Andorra
  • Caritas Armenia
  • Caritas Austria
  • Caritas Azerbaijan
  • Caritas Belarus
  • Caritas Belgium
  • Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Caritas Bulgaria
  • Caritas Croatia
  • Caritas Czech Republic
  • Caritas Denmark
  • Caritas England and Wales (CAFOD)
  • Caritas England and Wales (CSAN)
  • Caritas Estonia
  • Caritas Finland
  • Caritas France (Secours Catholique)
  • Caritas Georgia
  • Caritas Germany
  • Caritas Greece
  • Caritas Hungary
  • Caritas Iceland
  • Caritas Ireland (Trócaire)
  • Caritas Italy
  • Caritas Kosovo
  • Caritas Latvia
  • Caritas Lithuania
  • Caritas Luxembourg
  • Caritas Macedonia
  • Caritas Malta
  • Caritas Moldova
  • Caritas Monaco
  • Caritas Montenegro
  • Caritas Netherlands (Cordaid)
  • Caritas Norway
  • Caritas Poland
  • Caritas Portugal
  • Caritas Romania
  • Caritas Russia
  • Caritas Scotland (SCIAF)
  • Caritas Serbia
  • Caritas Slovakia
  • Caritas Slovenia
  • Caritas Spain
  • Caritas Sweden
  • Caritas Switzerland
  • Caritas Turkey
  • Caritas Ukraine
  • Caritas SPES Ukraine

Notes

  • Caritas Europa. Moved With Compassion - The History of Caritas Europa - Festschrift on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of Caritas Europa's Statutes 1993-2018. Publisher: Jorge Nuño Mayer.

References

  1. ↑ "Caritas Internationalis | Catholic charity, humanitarian aid, social justice | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. ↑ "Caritas Europa: Solidarity, diversity, dignity". www.caritas.eu. Retrieved 2023-09-17.


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