Caritas Asia re-elects president for a second four-year term

May 26, 2023

ROME: Caritas Asia, one of seven regional offices of the Catholic Church’s humanitarian agency Caritas Internationals, reelected Bangladeshi Dr Benedict Alo D’Rozario as its president.

His reelection came May 10, during the Caritas Regional Assembly in Rome, a day before the 22nd General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis.

He will serve for a second, and last, term of another four years.

D’Rozario was first elected to the post in 2019, making him the first lay person to fill the role, succeeding Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo.

Caritas Asia, composed of 24 regional offices, is part of Caritas Internationalis, which coordinates more than 160 Catholic charities in about 200 countries and territories.

D’Rozario, 66, served in Caritas Bangladesh for 29 years. He retired in 2016 after serving as the agency’s executive director for 11 years. -- LiCAS News