Caritas in Azerbaijan has been a corresponding member of Caritas Europa since 2002, but according to the local legislative, it has worked just as an organisation within the Catholic Church since 2011 without any legal status.

There are no diocesan offices or church structures similar to the usual Caritas structures of different countries with more Christian populations.

The small Caritas in Azerbaijan is not functional by itself but is an interlocutor for Caritas Europa and, at the same time, a sort of service unit with a clear focus on supporting and strengthening ongoing Social Projects of the Catholic Church in Azerbaijan.