International Kolping Society

International Kolping Society , Katholischer Gesellenverein, Œuvre des jeunes artisans et ouvriers catholiques,
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Founded: 1847
Sources: HB 1931, HB 1936

Officers

General Assembly, General Council (of priests), General Seniorate (of lay members), General Praesidium

Seats

Members in these countries

Affiliated local Unions/ Individual members in practically all countries of the world. (HB 1931) Unions locales affiliées dans les pays/ Membres à titre individuel dans presque tous les pays du monde. (HB 1936)
Argentina (since 1931) , Austria (since 1931) , Belgium (since 1931) , Brazil (since 1931) , Canada (since 1931) , Czechoslovakia (since 1931) , Dantzig (since 1931) , France (since 1931) , Germany (since 1931) , Hungary (since 1931) , Italy (since 1931) , Luxembourg (since 1931) , Netherlands (since 1931) , Poland (since 1931) , Romania (since 1931) , Spain (since 1931) , Switzerland (since 1931) , United States of America (since 1931) , Uruguay (since 1931) , Yugoslavia (since 1931) ,

Congresses

Object

To unite young Roman Catholic workers in local unions with houses of their own; to assist members in their professional training, especially in migrations and travelling; to give them a thorough religious, professional and civic education. In its international manifesto, issued 1928 at Vienna, the Society proclaims as its aims: Family, democracy and international peace. (HB 1931) Grouper les jeunes ouvriers catholiques romains en unions locales possédant leur foyer; aider les membres au cours de leur formation professionnelle, notamment en ce qui concerne les migrations et les voyages; leur donner un enseignement religieux, professionnel et civique. Dans son manifeste international publié en 1928 à Vienne, la Société se donne comme devise : Famille, démocratie et paix internationale. (HB 1936)

Finances

Membership Fees (HB 1931) Cotisations des membres (HB 1936)

General facts

The founder of the Society was Father Adolf Kolping, who, already before 1865, founded himself the local unions of Cologne, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Zagreb, Basle, Zurich. (HB 1931) La Société a été fondée par le père Adolf Kolping, qui, avant 1865, a fondé lui-même les unions locales de Cologne, Berlin, Munich, Vienne, Prague, Budapest, Zagreb, Bâle, Zurich. (HB 1936)

Publications

Mitteilungen (in German, English, Dutch, Hungarian, etc.); Kolpingsblatt (German); Tisztes l par (Hungarian), Kolpingsblad (Dutch), Kolping Banner (English and German), Kolpingspost (German), Der Führer (German) (HB 1931)

Activities

International Congresses 1922 at Cologne, 1927 in Vienna, the next congress will probably meet at Lucerne; many practical institutions - e.g. help to emigrants, to sailors, insurances, savings banks, etc. (HB 1931) Congrès internationaux : 1922 à Cologne, 1927 à Vienne; nombreuses institutions pratiques, telles que : aide aux émigrants et aux marins, assurances, banques d'épargne, etc. (HB 1936)

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