Caritas Portugal

Caritas Portugal

Cáritas Portuguesa
Established	1945 (1945)
Founder	Fernanda Mendes de Almeida Ivens Ferraz Jardim, 1º President (Countess of Valenças)
Type	Nonprofit
Registration no.	500291756
Legal status	Religious institution
Purpose	social work, social policy, humanitarian aid, development aid
Headquarters	Praça Pasteur, nº
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Coordinates	38.74106606557304°N 9.135962847628292°W / 38.74106606557304; -9.135962847628292
President	Rita Valadas
Affiliations	Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Europa
Website	www.caritas.pt

Caritas Portugal ("Cáritas Portuguesa" in Portugal) is the official Catholic 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, 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. 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

See also

• Caritas Internationalis
• Caritas Europa

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)