(ANS – Rome) - The Salesian Province of St. Paul [THA] includes Thailand, Cambodia, and the People's Democratic Republic of Laos (PDR Laos).

(ANS – Rome) – The Province of Tiruchy (INT), located in the southern tip of India, was officially inaugurated on August 5, 1999. This historic moment was marked by the installation of Fr. James Theophilus as the first Provincial, an event presided over by Fr. Joachim D’Souza. The decision to establish a new province arose from the vast expansion of the Chennai Province, which led to the need for better governance and pastoral animation. Earlier, on March 25, 1999, the Rector Major, Rev. Fr. Juan E. Vecchi, with his General Council, officially approved the bifurcation of the Chennai Province, giving birth to the new entity of Tiruchy.  

(ANS – Rome) – The origins of the "Mary Help of Christians" Vice Province of Africa Congo-Congo (ACC) date back to the extraordinary General Council meeting held in early October 2011. The General Councillors present began analyzing the Salesian reality in a significant part of Central Africa, initiating a profound process of reflection and discernment.

(ANS – Rome) – The Province was founded on August 30, 1963, and was canonically established by the Rector Major, Fr. Renato Ziggiotti. "By virtue of the special faculty granted to us by the aforementioned Rescript, we, Fr. Renato Ziggiotti, Rector Major of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, after careful consideration and with the consent of the Superior Chapter, divide or separate the Province of 'Our Lady of Guadalupe' in Mexico and canonically establish a new Province with the title 'Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians,' with its headquarters in the city of Guadalajara, in accordance with other legal provisions and clauses attached to the said Rescript" (Turin, August 30, 1963).

(ANS – Rome) – The Salesians’ arrival in Argentina was the beginning of their missionary journey. On December 14, 1875, the first ten Sons of Don Bosco set foot in the country. After that, they split up, with some venturing all the way to Patagonia.

(ANS – Rome) – The Salesian presence in the territory of what is now the Central Africa Province (AFC) dates back to the colonial era of the Belgian Congo when various religious congregations were engaged in the country's evangelization and education (late 19th – early 20th century), often in collaboration with the colonial government.