Caritas Portugal ("Cáritas Portuguesa" in Portugal) is the official
Catholic Church
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organization in
Portugal
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for charity and social relief, instituted by the
Portuguese Episcopal Conference.
Caritas Portuguesa was founded in 1945, with its first statutes were approved in 1956.
From the 50s to mid-70s, its activities have focused primarily on the distribution of food by the Portuguese population, donated by the United States and the host by Portuguese families, children from the countries of central Europe in the post World War II and the beginning of the tensions of the Cold War.
Organization
Caritas Portugal is a Portuguese confederation of Catholic relief, development and social service organizations operating in
Portugal
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. Caritas Portugal consists of 20 regional member organizations known as
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
The organization has its national headquarters in
Lisbon Portugal
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, form there it provides general assistance to the regional
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
See also
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Caritas Internationalis
Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.
Collectively and individually, their missions are to work to build a bet ...
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Caritas Europa
References
External links
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{{Caritas Internationalis Member Organisations
Religious organisations based in Portugal
1945 establishments in Portugal
Christian organizations established in 1945
Caritas Internationalis