History and Developments
Brief Historical Outline of Establishments
The Salesian Society of St. John Bosco, Philippine South province was canonically established last May 30, 1992. Below are the year of establishment of our communities in Visayas and Mindanao.
1950s
1951 – Victorias, Negros Occidental, DBTI, established
1954 – Punta Princesa, Cebu, DBTC formerly Boys’ Town, established
1957 – Punta Princesa, Cebu, Lourdes Parish now Archdiocesan Shrine (2007), established
1970s
1976 – Lawaan, Talisay Cebu, Don Bosco Missionary Seminary, now Don Bosco Formation Center, established
1977 – Pasil, Cebu, Don Bosco Pasil, established
1979 – Victorias, Negros Occidental, St. Joseph Parish, established
1980s
1986 – Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, St. Louis School-Don Bosco, established
1988 – Banilad, Cebu, Don Bosco Boy’s Home, now in Liloan, established
1989 – Mati, Davao Oriental, Don Bosco Training Center and Sacred Heart Parish, established
1990s
1991 – Murcia, Negros Occidental, St. John Bosco Parish, established
1993 – Borongan, Eastern Samar, Training Center, established
1995 – Talamban, Cebu, Provincial House, established
1998 – Dumangas, Iloilo, Training Center, established
1998 – Lawaan, Talisay, Cebu, Retreat House, established
1999 – Quetta, Pakistan, Don Bosco Learning Center, established
2000s
2000 – Lahore, Pakistan, Don Bosco Learning Center, established
2008 – Maa, Davao City, Boy’s Town/Calinan, established
2016 – Pakistan Delegation, established