Founded 1945 Area served Portugal | Location Portugal | |
Founder Fernanda Mendes de Almeida Ivens Ferraz Jardim, 1º President (Countess of Valenças) Focus Humanitarian aid, International development and social service Key people Eugénio José da Cruz Fonseca (President) | ||
Caritas Portugal ("Cáritas Portuguesa" in Portugal) is the official Catholic's Church organization in Portugal 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, his 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.
Organización
Caritas Portugal is a Portuguese confederation of Catholic relief, development and social service organizations operating in Portugal. Caritas Portugal consists of 20 regional member organizations known as diocese
The organization has its national headquarters in Lisbon Portugal, form there it provides general assistance to the regional diocese