Salesians of Don Bosco in the Philippines

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.

Salesians of Don Bosco in the Philippines

Coat of Arms of the Salesians
Logo of the Salesians
Map showing the regions marked with the locations of provincial and vice provincial headquarters.
AbbreviationS.D.B.
MottoDa mihi Animas cætera tolle ("Give me souls, take away the rest")
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

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:

  1. Oratory and Youth Center
  2. School and Professional Formation
  3. Boarding and Hostel
  4. Tertiary Sector
  5. Parish
  6. Social Services and Works for Youth at Risk
  7. Social Communication
  8. New Forms of Salesian Presence

Philippine North Province

Schools

Parishes and Shrines
  • National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians - Paranaque City, NCR
  • Mary Help of Christians Parish - Mayapa, Calamba City, Laguna
  • Diocesan Shrine of Mary Help of Christians - Canlubang, Calamba City, Laguna
  • San Ildefonso Parish - Makati City, NCR
  • St. John Bosco Parish - Makati City, NCR
  • St. John Bosco Parish and Youth Center - Tondo, Manila, NCR
  • St. John Bosco Parish and Center for Young Workers - Sta. Rosa, Laguna
  • St. Dominic Savio Parish - Mandaluyong City, NCR

Youth at Risk
  • Tuloy (formerly Tuloy sa Don Bosco) - Alabang, Muntinlupa City, NCR
  • Pugad (Center for Migrant Youth) - Makati City, NCR

Formation Houses
  • Don Bosco Pre-novitiate Formation House (Aspirantate and Prenovitiate) - Canlubang, Calamba City, Laguna
  • Don Bosco School of Theology (formerly known as Don Bosco Center of Studies) - Paranaque City, NCR
  • Don Bosco Center for Spirituality (Retreat House / Chapel on the Hill) - Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas
  • Sacred Heart Post Novitiate (School of Philosophy) - Canlubang, Calamba City, 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

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