Catholic Scout Association in Israel

The Israel Catholic Scouts Association (Arabic: منظمة الكشاف الكاثوليكي في إسرائيل‎) was founded in 1951 from five Scout groups established since 1926. Today, the organization consists of 18 Scout groups which belong to the Greek Catholic, Latin, and Maronite creeds. Three archbishops are Co-Presidents of the organization.[1]

Catholic Scout Association in Israel
AffiliationWorld Organization of the Scout Movement
Haifa Maronite Boy Scouts with Dr. John Macqueen Chief Medical Officer for Haifa, 1939

As of 2011, the Catholic Scouts maintain a membership of approximately 2,500, ages 7 to 18 and 800 volunteer leaders.[2] They are aligned to the Arab and Druze Scouts Movement.

See also

References
  1. "About The Scouts Federation - Eng". Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, [www.exchangevisions.de/excv/dateien/OR589-9eb8/PR627/PR627-pg94proj.pdf]
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