Caritas Spain [1] | |
Founded Date: | 1957 |
Location: | Spain |
Key People: | Rafael del Río, President |
Area Served: | Spain |
Focus: | Humanitarian aid, international development, social service |
Parent Organization: | Caritas Internationalis |
Caritas Spain (Spanish: Spanish; Castilian: Cáritas Española|italics=no) is the Catholic Church's official organization in Spain for charity and social relief, instituted by the Spanish Episcopal Conference.
On 9 March 1981 it was registered as a religious entity with Spain's Ministry of Justice.[2]
Caritas Spain is a Spanish confederation of Catholic relief, development, and social service organizations operating in Spain. It consists of 68 regional member organizations known as dioceses.
Its national headquarters is in Madrid; from there it provides general assistance to its dioceses.