Salesians of Don Bosco in the Philippines

Salesians of Don Bosco in the Philippines
AbbreviationS.D.B.
Formation18 December 1859 (1859-12-18)
FounderSt. John Bosco
TypeClerical Religious Congregation (Clerical religious institute of pontifical right)
PurposeDedicated to do apostolic works
HeadquartersDirezione Generale Opere Don Bosco,
Via della Pisana 1111,
Casella Postale 18333,
00163 Roma
Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime
Vicar of the Rector Major
Fr. Francesco Cereda
Main organ
Rector Major And General Council
Websitesdb.org/en
Formerly called
Society of St Francis of Sales

The Salesians of Don Bosco in the Philippines is a Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right working in the Philippines under two jurisdictions: for Luzon, the Philippine North Province (FIN); for Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine South Province (FIS). The Salesians started working in the Philippines in 1951.[1] The FIN has 25 canonically erected communities while the FIS has 14 canonically erected communities.

  1. ^ Bicomong, G. E. (2001). The arrival of Don Bosco in the Philippines: requests made to the Salesians 1891-1951. Makati: Don Bosco Press.