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Abbreviation | DVHL |
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Formation | 11 March 1855 |
Type | Aid agency |
Purpose | Humanitarian aid |
Headquarters | Cologne, Germany |
Region served | The Holy Land |
Official language | German |
Secretary General | Heinz Thiel |
Rainer Maria Kardinal Woelki | |
Affiliations | Archdiocese of Cologne |
Website | www |
The German Association of the Holy Land, German: Deutscher Verein vom Heiligen Lande (DVHL), is a Roman Catholic organisation, which aims to strengthen the relationship between Christians in Germany and the Holy Land. DHVL was founded in 1895 in Rhenish Prussia as a legal entity under state protection. The Association's main office is in Cologne.[1]