Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco

This article is about the religious congregation named after Francis de Sales and affiliated with the Salesians of Don Bosco. For the unaffiliated religious congregation founded by Francis de Sales and also sometimes known as Salesian Sisters, see Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary.
Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
Congregatio Filiarum Mariæ Auxiliatricis
AbbreviationFMA
FounderSt.John Bosco (Don Bosco) Saint Sr. Maria Domenica Mazzarello, FMA
TypeCentralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right for Women
HeadquartersGeneralate:
Via dell'Ateneo Salesiano, 81, 00139 Rome, Italy
Membership
11,535 members as of 2020
Superior General
Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, FMA
Vicar General
Sr. María del Rosario García Ribas, FMA
Councilors
List
  • Sr. Nilza Fátima de Moraes, FMA
    (Councilor for Formation)
  • Sr. Runita Galve Borja, FMA
    (Councilor for Youth Pastoral)
  • Sr. Leslie Sandigo Ortega, FMA
    (Councilor for the Salesian Family)
  • Sr. Ruth del Pilar Mora, FMA
    (Councilor for the Missions)
  • Sr. Maria Ausilia De Siena,FMA
    (Councilor for Social Communications)
  • Sr. Ena Veralís Bolaños, FMA
    (Councilor for Administration)
Main organ
Salesian of Don Bosco
Websitecgfmanet.org

The Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, formally known as the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Italian: Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice; abbreviated FMA) are a female religious institute formed by Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello in 1872. They were founded to work alongside Saint John Bosco and his Salesians of Don Bosco in his teaching projects in Turin. They continue to be a teaching order worldwide.