Trócaire
Official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Trócaire (Irish pronunciation: [ˈt̪ˠɾˠoːkəɾʲə], meaning "compassion")[2] is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
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Established | 1973 |
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Founder | Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference |
Type | Nonprofit |
Registration no. | 20204842 |
Legal status | Company limited by guarantee |
Purpose | development aid and humanitarian aid overseas, education of the Irish about the root causes of poverty and injustice |
Headquarters | Maynooth College |
Location |
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Coordinates | 53.3804°N 6.5960°W / 53.3804; -6.5960 |
Region served | worldwide |
Chairman | William Crean, Bishop of Cloyne |
CEO | Caoimhe de Barra |
Affiliations | Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Europa, CIDSE, Dóchas |
Revenue (2022/2023) | €93,600,000[1] |
Expenses (2022/2023) | €82,200,000[1] |
Staff (2022/2023) | 428[1] |
Website | www |
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Trócaire is a member of the global Caritas Internationalis confederation and its subregion Caritas Europa as well as of the Catholic NGO network CIDSE and the Irish NGO network Dóchas.