Jean Corbisier, a Belgian professor, was one of the founders of Catholic Scouting.

Background

At the 1920

1st World Scout Jamboree The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held from 30 July 1920 to 8 August 1920 and was hosted by the United Kingdom at Kensington Olympia in London. 8,000 Scouts from 34 nations attended the event, which was hosted in a glass-roofed building covering ...

in London Father

Jacques Sevin Jacques Sevin SJ (7 December 1882 - 19 July 1951), was a French Jesuit known for his role in the introduction of Scouting to France. Biography Sevin was born in Lille on 7 December 1882. In 1900 he joined the Society of Jesuits and was exempt ...

SJ of France, professor Corbisier and Count

Mario di Carpegna Count Mario Gabrielli di Carpegna (August 19, 1856 in Rome – November 3, 1924 in Rome) was an Italian politician and soldier, and the founder of the Associazione Scouts Cattolici Italiani (ASCI) on January 16, 1916. di Carpegna served as Central ...

of Italy decided to create an international umbrella for Catholic Boy Scouts, the

International Bureau of Catholic Scouting The International Catholic Conference of Scouting (ICCS) is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Catholic Scout associations and to be a link between the Scout movement and the Catholic Church. Its headquarters ...

. Pope Benedict XV supported this idea and in 1922 at the 2nd

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in Paris, Catholic Boy Scouts from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Ecuador, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain and Hungary created this umbrella

International Catholic Scouting Organization The International Catholic Conference of Scouting (ICCS) is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Catholic Scout associations and to be a link between the Scout movement and the Catholic Church. Its headquarters ...

(OISC). World War II put an end to the OISC.

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Scouting and Guiding in Belgium Scouting pioneers 1869 births 1928 deaths {{Belgium-bio-stub