Katholische Junge Gemeinde
| Abbreviation | KjG |
|---|---|
| Formation | June 17, 1970 |
| Type | German non-profit youth organization |
| Purpose | association of young Catholics and Catholic local groups |
| Headquarters |
Düsseldorf,  Germany |
Membership | 80.000 members in 24 diocesan organizations |
Presidents |
Anne Schirmer Marc Eickelkamp |
Praeses | Eva-Maria Düring |
Secretary-General | Peter Dübbert |
| Website | www.kjg.de |
The "Katholische junge Gemeinde" (short: "KjG") is one of the big German Catholic youth organizations. KjG has got a democratic structure and local groups in all over Germany (mainly in Catholic parishes) with in total about 80.000 members. The KjG is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap and the German umbrella of Catholic youth organizations BDKJ.
History
See also: Overview of the history of KjG on the homepage of KjG (on German)
- 1896: The "Katholische Jungmännerverband" (translation: Catholic organization of young men) is founded. It is the predecessor organization of the "Katholische Jungmännergemeinschaft" (KJG, translation: Catholic society of young men).
- 1915: The national organization of "Katholische Jungfrauenvereine Deutschlands" (translation: Catholic organizations of young women in Germany), the predecessor organization of "Katholische Frauenjugendgemeinschaft" (KFG, translation: Catholic society of young women), is founded.
- 1938: Catholic youth organizations were forbidden in Germany by the NS regime.
- 1947: The "Katholische Jungmännergemeinschaft" (KJG, translation: Catholic society of young men) is founded.
- 1954: The "Katholische Frauenjugendgemeinschaft" (KFG, translation: Catholic society of young women) is founded.
- 1970: The "Katholische Jungmännergemeinschaft" and the "Katholische Frauenjugendgemeinschaft" merge to the "Katholische junge Gemeinde" (KjG, translation: Catholic young society).
- 2005: KjG organized with Fimcap the a centre for international exchange during the 20th World Youth Day in Cologne named „feel the spirit" and visited by more than 20,000 pilgrimmages.
- 2010: KjG hosted the General Assembly of Fimcap in Munich.
- 2013: More than 100 groups of KjG took part with projects in the 72 hours campaign, the biggest social campaign of young people in Germany.
- 2014: In the year of the European elections 2014 KjG organized the nationwide project "YOUrope - Strippenzieher*innen für eine jugendgerechte EU". The aim of the project was to encourage young people to think about youth rights and to show them possible ways to participate in political processes.[1]
Patron and Motto
The patron of KjG is Thomas More (1477–1535). The motto of KjG is "I never thought of consenting to a matter, if it would defy my morals." This quote is attributed to Thomas More.[2]
Thomas More - patron of KjG
Structure
Diocesan organizations
| Diocesan organizations of KjG |
|---|
| KjG Aachen[3] |
| KjG Augsburg[4] |
| KjG Bamberg[5] |
| KjG Berlin[6] |
| KjG Eichstätt[7] |
| KjG Essen[8] |
| KjG Freiburg[9] |
| KjG Fulda[10] |
| KjG Hamburg[11] |
| KjG Hildesheim[12] |
| KjG Köln[13] |
| KjG Limburg[14] |
| KjG Magdeburg[15] |
| KjG Mainz[16] |
| KjG München & Freising[17] |
| KjG Münster[18] |
| KjG Osnabrück[19] |
| KjG Passau[20] |
| KjG Paderborn[21] |
| KjG Regensburg[22] |
| KjG Rottenburg-Stuttgart[23] |
| KjG Speyer[24] |
| KjG Trier[25] |
| KjG Würzburg[26] |
References
- ↑ Homepage der KjG: YOUrope
- ↑ Homepage of KjG
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Aachen
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Augsburg
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Bamberg
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Berlin
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Eichstätt
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Essen
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Freiburg
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Fulda
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Hamburg
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Hildesheim
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Köln
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Limburg
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Magdeburg
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Mainz
- ↑ Homepage of KjG München & Freising
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Münster
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Osnabrück
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Passau
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Paderborn
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Regensburg
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Rottenburg-Stuttgart
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Speyer
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Trier
- ↑ Homepage of KjG Würzburg
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