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The numbers of the Salesian Family
There are 31 groups of the Salesian Family
Groups founded by Don Bosco:
1) Salesian Society of St. Francis de Sales - SDB (1859)
2) Institute of Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (1872)
3) Association of Salesian Cooperators (1876)
4) Association of Mary Help of Christians (1869)
The more recently founded groups:
1) Volunteers with Don Bosco (1994)
2) Witnesses of the Risen Lord (1984)
3) Sisters of the Visitation of Don Bosco (1983)
4) Fraternidad contemplativa Maria de Nazaret (1983)
What were the first Salesian houses opened outside Italy?
- Nice, France, 1875
- San Nicolás de Los Arroyos, Argentina, 1876
- Buenos Aires – La Boca, Argentina, 1877
- Buenos Aires – San Carlos, Argentina, 1877
- Villa Colón - Montevideo, Uruguay, 1877
- Las Piedras - San Isidro, Uruguay, 1879
- Rosario - Paysandù, Uruguay, 1881
How many Salesians are in initial formation?
Prenovices: 521
Novices: 435
Postnovices: 942
Trainees: 676
Theology students: 740
Brothers in specific training: 68
What are the most distant places from Valdocco where the Salesians are present?
The three most distant places where there is a Salesian presence are:
- Massey, New Zealand: it is 18,576 km away.
- Suva, Fiji: 16,834 km.
- Engadine, Sydney, Australia: 16,669 km.