The official beginning of the Salesian work in Poland was in 1898, in Oświęcim when the Salesians took over the ruins of the former Dominican convent and church and opened the first educational institution for boys, and soon afterwards a high school. It was this institution that became the Mother House of the Polish Salesians.

In 1919 the Polish-Yugoslavian Province was then founded, named after St Stanislaus Kostka: the date of the canonical erection was 27 November 1919, initially with the headquarters of the Province in Oświęcim, and three years later the headquarters was transferred to Warsaw.

In 1933, the Province was divided into two, and from it arose the new St Hyacinth Province in Krakow. This testifies to the dynamic development of the Salesian Society in our country; and the Salesians founded schools, ran orphanages and oratories.

Despite the fact that after the Second World War, practically the only possibility of pastoral work was the administration of parishes, the Salesian Congregation continued to develop dynamically. This is confirmed by another division: in 1979, from one part of the Saint Stanislaus Kostka Province in Warsaw, the new Saint Adalbert Province was established, based in Piła.

In the 1990s many educational centres, schools of various types and grades, dormitories, boarding schools, educational centres and oratories were established in the Province. The province also runs its own publishing activity. An important characteristic of the Salesian mission of the Warsaw PLE Province is also missionary commitment; and in the Province there is also the Mission Office, with headquarters in Warsaw.

Among noteworthy events:

Centenary of the Province of St Stanislaus Kostka 1919-2019. The central jubilee celebrations took place in Warsaw and Łódź from 18 to 20 October 2019, presided over by Rector Major Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB. 40th anniversary of the Salesian Mission Office in Warsaw in 2021

According to the most up-to-date data, numerically the Salesians of PLE are:

• Novices: 1
• Clerics: 11 (3 perpetually professed, 8 temporally professed)
• Brothers: 8 (all perpetually professed)
• Priests: 213 +16 currently working temporarily in the other provinces (all perpetually professed)

Religious houses: 29 houses + 1 Salesian presence

• Parishes: 26 parishes (in this number 4 sanctuaries) entrusted to the Salesians;
• Schools and boarding schools: 8 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools (high schools), 2 vocational schools (1st grade), 1 vocational school (2nd grade), 1 music school (1st grade), 1 music school (2nd grade), 4 student boarding schools, 1 nursery school
• Oratories: 18 oratories

The Salesian Family also has Salesian Cooperators: 400 people + 24 aspirants. They are engaged in our works (the oratories, schools, parishes); past pupils - formative meetings are organised for them; ADMA - currently in the province there are 2 centres in Warsaw and Ełk; CDB - 3 people; VDB - 7 people

The Province's projects: the expansion of the school infrastructure: in Sokołów Podlaski, Legionowo, Łódź; the founding of the 2 vocational centres in Różanystok and Łódź; the expansion of the sports infrastructure at the oratories; the founding of the 5 centres of psychological and legal aid; the construction of a house for the sick confreres and for the elderly parents of the confreres; the various projects carried out through the PDO office for Ukraine, Georgia, Lebanon, Palestine; the various projects carried out on behalf of the missions by the Warsaw Mission Office; the foundation of the International Meeting House in Warsaw, where people from various countries of the world are received.

To better know the reality of the PLE Province, a video presentation of Salesian activities and works is also available on ANSChannel.

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