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Caritas Germany Institutions

Our Governance and Working Structures

Caritas in Germany wants to help people in need, both today and in the future. The aim is to participate in shaping social development in Germany and Europe. Its organisational structure – the structure of the German Caritas Association – helps to achieve these goals.

The Association’s institutions, their organisation, and duties are governed by the statute.

The Assembly of Delegates

Blick in die Delegiertenversammlung 2016A look at the future of Caritas: Discussion at the 2016 Assembly of Delegates of the German Caritas Association in Cologne.Martin Karski

The Assembly of Delegates has up to 199 members and is the sovereign power of the German Caritas Association. The Assembly represents all of the member groups of the Association. The Assembly of Delegates has all the rights and obligations of a general assembly. It makes decisions on fundamental issues in the Caritas Association and elects the President and Vice Presidents. The delegates are elected for a six-year term of office.

The Council

The Caritas Council has 31 voting members who serve as supervisors of the Board. The Council is responsible for making important decisions affecting the policies of the Association. It approves the budget, accepts budget reports, and grants discharge to the Board.

The Finance Commission, which has its own Chair, is responsible for the financial supervision and control of the Caritas Council. The Caritas Council consists of the President, Secretary General (until mid-2023, after which time this office will cease to exist), the twelve Chairs and Directors of Diocesan Caritas Associations, and representatives from specialised charity organisations, societies, religious orders, and local associations. The Caritas Council is elected by the Assembly of Delegates.

The President

The President is elected by the Assembly of Delegates to represent the German Caritas Association. He or she serves a six-year term and is the Association’s official spokesperson to the Church and the public. The President has the status of a separate institution and chairs all decision and policy-making committees, except for the Finance Commission. Eva M. Welskop-Deffaa is supported and advised by the Association’s three Vice Presidents, Dr Irme Stetter-Karp, Gaby Hagmans, and Heinz-Josef Kessmann.

The Board

The operations of the Association are overseen by a full-time Board whose term in office is limited to six years. The Board currently consists of President Eva M. Welskop-Deffaa, who, in addition to the Management of the Association, is also responsible for Development, Social and Professional Policy and Digital Agenda; and Steffen Feldmann, Director of Finances, HR, Business and International Professional Work.

Infographic: Institutions of the Caritas Association of GermanyDeutscher Caritasverband e. V.

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  • Caritas Germany - Online Editorial Team

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Organizational Structure of the Central Office Caritas Germany

The chart shows the organizational structure of the German Caritas Association in Freiburg, Brussels and Berlin (February 2024).
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Caritas in Germany - Tasks, staff and fields of work

Findings of the most recent survey conducted by Caritas on 31 December 2022 (released in 2024).
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Institutions of the German Caritas Association

Infographic: Structure of the Caritas Association of Germany (Okt 2023).

Official Headquarters of German Caritas Association

Representative Office Freiburg
Deutscher Caritasverband e. V.
Karlstraße 40
D - 79104 Freiburg im Breisgau
Telephone 0049 761 200-0
info@caritas.de

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Representative Office Berlin
Deutscher Caritasverband e. V.
Reinhardtstraße 13
D - 10117 Berlin
Telephone 0049 30 28 44 47 6
Fax 0049 30 28 44 47 88
berliner.buero@caritas.de

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Representative Office Brussels
The German Caritas Association’s EU Office
4-6, rue de Pascale
B - 1040 Brussels
Telephone 0032 2 230 4500 
Fax 0032 2 230 57 04
euvertretung@caritas.de 

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Institutions of the German Caritas Association

Infographic: Structure of the Caritas Association of Germany (Okt 2023).
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