Salesians of Don Bosco in the Philippines explained
| Salesians of Don Bosco in the Philippines |
| Map: | Salesian organization.png |
| Abbreviation: | S.D.B. |
| Founder: | St. John Bosco |
| Type: | Clerical Religious Congregation (Clerical religious institute of pontifical right) |
| Purpose: | Dedicated to do apostolic works |
| Headquarters: | Direzione Generale Opere Don Bosco,
Via della Pisana 1111,
Casella Postale 18333,
00163 Roma |
| Leader Title: | Rector Major |
| Leader Name: | Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime |
| Leader Title2: | Vicar of the Rector Major |
| Leader Name2: | Fr. Francesco Cereda |
| Main Organ: | Rector Major And General Council |
| Formerly: | 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.
Salesian Works and Presences
The Salesian presences refer to a physical presence of a Salesian work in a geographical area. Salesian presences may house more than one Salesian community doing one or more works. A Salesian community on the other hand is a religious house that has been canonically established by the congregation to live in a stable manner in a Salesian presence. Salesians identify eight official works:
- Oratory and Youth Center
- School and Professional Formation
- Boarding and Hostel
- Tertiary Sector
- Parish
- Social Services and Works for Youth at Risk
- Social Communication
- New Forms of Salesian Presence
Philippine North Province
Schools
Parishes and Shrines
Youth at Risk
- Tuloy (formerly Tuloy sa Don Bosco) - Alabang, Muntinlupa
- Pugad (Center for Migrant Youth) - Makati
Formation Houses
- Don Bosco Pre-novitiate Formation House (Aspirantate and Prenovitiate) - Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna
- Don Bosco School of Theology (formerly known as Don Bosco Center of Studies) - Paranaque City
- Don Bosco Center for Spirituality (Retreat House / Chapel on the Hill) - Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas
- Sacred Heart Post Novitiate (School of Philosophy) - Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna
Philippine South Province
Schools
- Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) - Victorias City
- Don Bosco Technical College-Cebu (DBTC) (formerly Don Bosco Technology Center) - Cebu City
- Don Bosco High School (in partnership with Local Government) - Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu
- Don Bosco Training Center and Youth Center - Borongan, Easter Samar
- Don Bosco Technological Center, Inc. - Prenza, Balamban, Cebu
- Don Bosco Youth Center and Training Center - Pasil, Cebu City
- St. Louis School - Don Bosco (SLS-DB) - Dumaguete City
Parishes and Shrines
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes - Punta Princesa, Cebu City
- Sto. Nino Parish - Pasil, Cebu City
- St. John Bosco Parish - Cotcot, Liloan, Cebu
- Diocesan Shrine of St. John Bosco - Murcia, Negros Occidental
- St. Joseph the Worker Parish - Victorias City, Negros Occidental
- Mary Help of Christians Parish - Dacudao, Calinan, Davao City
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish - Mati City, Davao Oriental
Youth at Risk
- Don Bosco Boys Home - Liloan, Cebu
- Magone Home After Care Services - Liloan, Cebu
- Bacolod Boys Home (chaplaincy) - Bacolod City
- Don Bosco Boys Home - Dumangas, Iloilo
Formation Houses
- Sacred Heart Novitiate - Lawaan, Talisay City, Cebu
- Don Bosco Formation Center - Lawaan, Talisay City, Cebu
- Don Bosco Center of Spirituality - Retreat House - Lawaan, Talisay City, Cebu
- Don Bosco Center of Spirituality - Retreat House - Granada, Bacolod City
- Don Bosco Center of Spirituality - Retreat House - Mambucal, Murcia, Negros Occidental
- Don Bosco House of Spirituality - Mantalongon, Dalaguete, Cebu
- Center for Lay Adults and Youth (CLAY) - Lawaan, Talisay City, Cebu
See also
Salesians of Don Bosco
Portal - Salesians of Don Bosco Philippines
Salesians of Don Bosco - Philippine North (FIN)
Salesians of Don Bosco - Philippine South (FIS)
Notes and References
- Bicomong, G. E. (2001). The arrival of Don Bosco in the Philippines: requests made to the Salesians 1891-1951. Makati: Don Bosco Press.
