Caritas Catholica Belgica

Caritas Catholica Belgica is a Belgian confederation of Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in Flanders and Wallonia. The organization groups about 1,100 institutions active in healthcare in Belgium.

History

Caritas Catholica Belgica was founded in 1932 at the initiative of the Belgian bishops as the "Katholieke Dienst voor Hygiëne en Hulpbetoon". In 1935, the name became "Caritas Catholica Belgica". In 1982, the organization was split into "Caritas Vlaanderen " ("Caritas Catholica Flanders", Flanders) and "Caritas en Communauté Française et Germanophone" ("Caritas Catholica Wallonia", Wallonia) and "Caritas International" as a national organization.

ee also

* Caritas Internationalis
* Caritas Europa
* Guido Van Oevelen
* Willy Geysen

ource

* [http://www.rknieuws.net/rorate/scripts/nws_print.php?tablename=ro_nieuws&id=41259 75 jaar caritas in Belgie]
* [http://www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/eurodata/newsletter/no1617.pdf Social Work of Religious Welfare Associations in Western Europe]

External links

* [http://www.caritas.be/ Caritas Catholica Belgica]