Caritas Japan

Caritas Japan
カリタスジャパン
Established1946
TypeNonprofit
Location
  • Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates35°39′25″N 139°49′00″E / 35.6569°N 139.8167°E / 35.6569; 139.8167
OriginsCatholic Social Teaching[1]
Region served
Japan, worldwide
Fieldssocial work
President
Daisuke Narui[2]
AffiliationsCaritas Asia, Caritas Internationalis
Budget (2023)
¥293,490,588[3]
Websitewww.caritas.jp

Caritas Japan (Japanese: カリタスジャパン) is a Catholic non-profit organisation of the Episcopal Conference of Japan.[4] It was founded in 1946 and is a member of the global Caritas Internationalis confederation and of its regional structure Caritas Asia.

  1. ^ "Member organisation in Japan". caritas.org. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ Castellano Lubov, Deborah (9 January 2024). "Caritas Japan President: Accompany our people in prayer after earthquakes". Vatican News. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "2023年度年次報告書 [2023 Annual Report]". caritas.jp. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 「カリタス・ジャパン」の意味・わかりやすい解説". kotobank.jp. Retrieved 2 May 2024.