International Catholic Conference of Scouting
| International Catholic Conference of Scouting | |||
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| Headquarters | Rome, Italy | ||
| Country | International | ||
| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Founder | SJ Jacques Sevin, Graf Count Mario di Carpegna, Professor Jean Corbisier | ||
| Membership | 68 members organisations | ||
| ICCS Chairman | Georges El-Ghorayeb (Lebanon) | ||
| ICCS Secretary General | Christian Larcher (France) | ||
| ICCS World Chaplain | Jacques Gagey (France) | ||
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| Website cics.org | |||
The International Catholic Conference of Scouting (ICCS) is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Catholic Scout associations and to be a link between the Scout movement and the Catholic Church. Its headquarters is located in Rome, Italy.
It enjoys consultative status with the World Scout Committee and forms the World Scout Inter-religious Forum (WSIF) together with the Council of Protestants in Guiding and Scouting, International Link of Orthodox Christian Scouts, International Union of Muslim Scouts, International Forum of Jewish Scouts, Won-Buddhism Scout and World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood.
There is a close cooperation with the International Catholic Conference of Guiding (ICCG).
It represents about 8 million Scouts.