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KjG
The "Katholische junge Gemeinde" (short: "KjG") is a major German Catholic youth organization. KjG has a democratic structure and local groups throughout Germany, mainly in Catholic parishes, with a total of about 80,000 members. The KjG is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations, Fimcap, and the German umbrella of Catholic youth organizations, BDKJ. History See alsoOverview of the history of KjG on the homepage of KjG (on German)ref name=":0" /> * 1896: The "Katholische Jungmännerverband" (translation: Catholic organization of young men) is founded. It is the predecessor organization of the "Katholische Jungmännergemeinschaft" (KJG, translation: Catholic society of young men). * 1915: The national organization of "Katholische Jungfrauenvereine Deutschlands" (translation: Catholic organizations of young women in Germany), the predecessor organization of "Katholische Frauenjugendgemeinschaft" (KFG, translation: Catholic society of young women), is founded. * 1938: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fimcap
The FIMCAP, which is short for Fédération Internationale des Mouvements Catholiques d’Action Paroissiale (French for "International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements"), is an umbrella organization for Catholic youth organizations. Its 31 member organizations are based in 28 countries. The FIMCAP was founded in 1962 and is recognised as an official Catholic organization by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. FIMCAP is also a full member of the European Youth Forum. History Already in 1959, French, Belgian and Dutch youth organizations had been working on the project of an international pooling, adopting a joint proposal in Lucerne in October 1959 during the National Presidents' Conference of European Movements affiliated to the International Catholic Youth Federation (ICYF). In 1960, the first delegate conference was held in Munich in the course of the 1960 Eucharistic Congress. On 7-8 October 1961 eleven youth associations officially founded FIMCAP in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
