CatholicCare was formerly known as Centacare Catholic Family Services. The name change was in line with other organisations within Catholic Social Services Australia, the peak body for Catholic community service providers in Australia. The new name was adopted to emphasise the continuing links between these services and the mission work of the Catholic Church. In 2021, the organisation was renamed CatholicCare Victoria, reflecting a merger with CatholicCare Sandhurst and Centacare Ballarat.
In 2024 CatholicCare Victoria ceased providing adoption services, including adoption information services for people who had adoptions experiences with the Catholic Church in Victoria. All adoptions records held by CatholicCare were copies of adoption records that are also held by the Victorian Government’s Adoptions Services.
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2011
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CatholicCare
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