In the early years they settled in the district of Abajo el Puente (the current district of Rimac) in the city of Lima, but in 1897 the Salesians moved to Breña, at the time an area located on the outskirts of the city, today in the centre of the capital.

Among the first houses founded, in addition to those in Rimac (1891) and Breña (1897), there was a house in Arequipa (1896) and Callao (1898). The greatest fruit of holiness of this period was Bishop Octavio Ortiz Arrieta (Lima, 1878 - Chachapoyas, 1958), the first Peruvian Salesian, the first Salesian bishop in Peru and the first cause of holiness of the Province. Today he is recognised by the Church as Venerable.

1963 marked an important step forward in the history of the Province, since by the will of the then Rector Major, Fr Renato Ziggiotti, it ceased to be a binational Province (Peru and Bolivia), and the Bolivian houses went on to form their own Province (BOL) placed under the patronage of Our Lady of Copacabana.

Since then, Salesian work has extended to locations such as Monte Salvado (1984), San Lorenzo (2001) and Pucallpa (2009), among others. And the greatest fruit of holiness of this second period is Fr Luis (Luigi) Bolla, a missionary among the Shuar and Achuar of Peru and Ecuador. On 12 August 2021, the Archbishop of Lima,  Carlos Castillo, issued the decree that began the process of beatification and canonisation and Fr Luis Bolla is currently recognised by the Church as a Servant of God.

In terms of numbers, the Province has 83 Salesians: 3 brothers, 2 clerics and 74 perpetually professed priests; 2 brothers and 2 clerics in temporary profession.

The Salesians have several works and projects at the service of local communities and young people in Peru, distributed across nine regions: Arequipa, Ayacucho, Callao, Chosica, Cusco, Huancayo, Kuyuntsa, Monte Salvado, Lima (five houses), Piura, Pucallpa and San Lorenzo. Each of these communities and homes carries out different apostolates and services to young people, all included in the broader Salesian mission to educate and evangelise young people.

United in the spirit of Don Bosco and oriented to Christ, the Salesians live their specific apostolic mission together with the Salesian Family, recognising themselves in the Salesian Family Charter of Identity. The following collaborate with them: the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians(FMA), the Association of Mary Help of Christians  (ADMA) the Association of Salesian Cooperators (ASC), the World Confederation of Past Pupils of Don Bosco (EXA-DB), the World Confederation of Past Pupils and Past Pupils of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (EXA-FMA), the  "Damas Salesianas" Association (ADS), the Secular Institute of Volunteers of Don Bosco (VDB), the Volunteers with Don Bosco (CDB), the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus.

Among the most important projects in the  Saint Rose of Lima Province are:

-           The "Fundación Don Bosco": a non-profit social organisation belonging to the PER Province. It was officially established on 9 May 2006. The foundation cares for the country's poorest and most needy young people, with particular attention to ensuring their education, through the management of funds, programmes and development projects.

-           The "Casas Don Bosco" project, a complete educative and pastoral service aimed at adolescents and young people living in conditions of extreme poverty and social risk, accompanying them with a view to prevention, offering opportunities and in an atmosphere of familiarity and love.

A video is available on ANSChannel's YouTube channel. With images, numbers and graphics it gives an account of the Salesian service among Peruvian young people, especially those most in need.

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