Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (Latin: Societas Sancti Francisci Salesii), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, it’s founded in the late 19th century by Italian priest Saint Don Bosco to help poor children during the Industrial Revolution. The congregation was named after Saint Francis de Sales, a 17th-century bishop of Geneva.
| Society of Saint Francis de Sales | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | SDB |
| Formation | Dec 18,1859 |
| Type | Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Membership | 14,767 (9,847 priests)[1] |
| Rector Major of the Salesians | Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB |
| Vicar of the Rector Major | Francesco Cereda, SDB |
| Website | sdb |
Salesians Of Don Bosco Media
Painting of Mary Help of Christians. Located in the Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin, Italy.
Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco (2014–present)
Map showing the regional organization of the Salesians of Don Bosco, dotted with the location of the headquarters of Salesian provinces and vice-provinces
Lucas Van Looy (left), Bishop of Ghent
References
- ↑ https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/ diocese/dqsdb.html
