Katholische Jungschar

Katholische Jungschar Österreichs und Südtirols
AbbreviationJungschar
Formation1947; 77 years ago (1947)
TypeAustrian non-profit youth organization
PurposeChildren's organization
HeadquartersVienna, Austria
Membership
115,000 members
Websitehttp://www.jungschar.at/

Katholische Jungschar is the official organization for children of the Catholic church in Austria and South Tyrol and one of the lay movements of the Catholic action.[1] Katholische Jungschar is the biggest children organization in Austria. More 100,000 children take regularly part in its activities. The local groups are run by about 15,000 group leaders. Katholische Jungschar is a member of the umbrella of Catholic youth organizations Fimcap.[2]

  1. ^ Bodzenta, Erich (1962-01-01). Die Katholiken in Österreich: ein religionssoziologischer Überblick (in German). Herder.
  2. ^ "katholische jungschar: Daten&Fakten". Jungschar.at. Archived from the original on 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2015-10-10.