(ANS – Rome) – The Salesian mission in Portugal began in 1894, when three Salesians were sent from Italy by then-Rector Major, Fr. Michele Rua. They took charge of an existing orphanage, the São Caetano Institute in Braga. Soon after, the Sons of Don Bosco expanded their presence throughout Portugal. By 1910, they had already established Salesian houses in Lisbon, Porto, Viana do Castelo, the Azores, Macau, and even missions in India (Tanjore and Mylapore) and Mozambique.
(ANS – Rome) – The establishment of the Salesians of Don Bosco in the Africa Nigeria Niger (ANN) Province stands as a testament to the far-reaching missionary zeal of the Salesian Congregation. This mission traces its roots to "Project Africa," an initiative launched during the General Chapter of 1978 under the leadership of Fr. Egidio Viganò. In response, several Salesians courageously left their home countries to bring Don Bosco’s spirit and mission to Africa.
(ANS – Rome) – The first Salesians arrived in the Czech lands on September 28, 1927, then part of Czechoslovakia. Among these pioneer missionaries was a Czech Salesian, Venerable Fr. Ignác Stuchlý, who had hs formation process in Italy. In 1935, he became the first Provincial of the "Saint John Bosco" Province of Czechoslovakia.
(ANS – Rome) – Established in 1883, the Salesian Province based in São Paulo (BSP) initially had its headquarters at the Villa Colon Institute in Montevideo, Uruguay. In 1896, the headquarters was transferred to the San Joaquin High School in Lorena, São Paulo State, and in 1908 to the Coração de Jesus High School in São Paulo, where it was separated from the Uruguayan territory. Since then, BSP has given rise to two other Salesian Provinces in Brazil: the "St. John Bosco" Province, based in Belo Horizonte (BBH), established in 1947 and the "St. Pius X" Salesian Province, based in Porto Alegre (BPA), established in 1963
(ANS – Rome) – In 1925, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Salesian missionary dispatch, Fr. Cimatti and the first group of missionaries—consisting of six priests and three brothers, a total of nine members—were sent to Japan. They initially took over three parishes in Miyazaki, Nakatsu, and Oita in the Kyushu region from the Paris Foreign Missions Society, which had already been conducting missionary activities.
(ANS – Rome) – The first Salesian missionaries, personally sent by Don Bosco, arrived in Ecuador on January 12, 1888, beginning their mission in Quito on January 28 of the same year. They took charge of the Catholic Protectorate of Arts and Crafts, an institution dedicated to training artisans and technicians. Additionally, they established a festive oratory for poor children and began expanding their mission to other cities, reaching Riobamba in 1890 and Cuenca in 1893. This pioneering effort marked the beginning of the Salesian educational and pastoral mission, which remains active today across Ecuador’s three regions: the Coast, the Sierra, and the Amazon.