German Caritas Association

umbrella organization of Caritas welfare association of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany
Organization umbrella_organization Q29508174
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Summary

German Caritas Association is an umbrella organization[1]. It draws 1,160 Wikipedia views per month (umbrella organization category, ranking #28 of 110).[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: advancement of public welfare[3]
  • Award received: DZI Seal-of-Approval[4]
  • Member of: Initiative Transparent Civil Society[5], Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Freien Wohlfahrtspflege[6], Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement[7], Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Kinder- und Jugendschutz (Germany)[8], Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder- und Jugendhilfe[9], Arbeitsgemeinschaft Schuldnerberatung der Verbände[10], Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft[11], Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verbandsmanagement[12], National Poverty Conference[13], Katholischer Siedlungsdienst[14], European Council on Refugees and Exiles[15], Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Wohnungslosenhilfe[16], Q18018469[17], Bundesvereinigung Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung[18]
  • Country: Germany[19]
  • Instance of: charitable corporation[20], nonprofit organization[21], Catholic organization[22]
  • Founder: Lorenz Werthmann[23]
  • Named after: charity[24]
  • Headquarters location: Freiburg im Breisgau[25]
  • Part of: Catholic Church in Germany[26]
  • Commons category: Deutscher Caritasverband[27]
  • Chairperson: Eva Maria Welskop-Deffaa[28]
  • Has part(s): Caritasverband für das Bistum Aachen[29], Caritasverband für die Diözese Augsburg[30], Caritasverband für die Erzdiözese Bamberg[31], Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Berlin[32], Caritasverband für die Erzdiözese Freiburg[33], Caritasverband für die Diözese Fulda[34], Caritasverband der Diözese Görlitz[35], Caritasverband für das Bistum Dresden-Meissen[36], Caritasverband für die Diözese Eichstätt[37], Caritasverband für das Bistum Erfurt[38], Caritasverband für das Bistum Essen[39], Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Hamburg[40], Caritasverband für die Diözese Hildesheim[41], Diözesan-Caritasverband für das Erzbistum Köln[42]
  • Inception: November 9, 1897[43]

Why It Matters

German Caritas Association is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did German Caritas Association receive?

Honors received include DZI Seal-of-Approval[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . caritas.de. Retrieved . caritas.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . caritas.de. Retrieved . caritas.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . dzi.de. Retrieved . dzi.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . transparente-zivilgesellschaft.de. Retrieved . transparente-zivilgesellschaft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . bagfw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . b-b-e.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . bag-jugendschutz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . agj.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . agsbv.de. Retrieved . agsbv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . dkgev.de. Retrieved . dkgev.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . dgvm.de. Retrieved . dgvm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . nationale-armutskonferenz.de. Retrieved . nationale-armutskonferenz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . ksd-ev.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  25. [18] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Cruzate1492 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → Catholic Church in Germany
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  2. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14715 → German Caritas Association
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  3. 11w ago · Rohieb · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Logo Caritas 2026.svg
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