Brief Historical Outline of Establishments
The Salesian Society of St. John Bosco, Philippine South province was canonically established last May 31, 1992. Below are the year of establishment of our communities in Visayas and Mindanao.
1950s
1952 – 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
1977 – Lawaan, Talisay Cebu, Don Bosco Missionary Seminary, now Don Bosco Formation Center, established
1979 – Pasil, Cebu, Don Bosco Pasil, established
1979 – Victorias, Negros Occidental, St. Joseph Parish, established
1980s
1989 – Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, St. Louis School-Don Bosco, established
1989 – Banilad, Cebu, Don Bosco Boy’s Home, now in Liloan, established
1990s
1992 – Murcia, Negros Occidental, St. John Bosco Parish, established
1993 – Mati, Davao Oriental, Training Center, established
1995 – Talamban, Cebu, Provincial House, established
1998 – Lawaan, Talisay, Cebu, Retreat House, established
1998 – Borongan, Eastern Samar, Training Center, established
1998 – Mati, Davao Oriental, Sacred Heart Parish, established
1999 – Liloan, Cebu, Boys’ Home, established
1999 – Lawaan, Talisay Cebu, Sacred Heart Novitiate, established
2000s
2008 – Lahore, Pakistan, Technical and Youth Center, established
2008 – Maa, Davao City, Boy’s Town/Calinan, established
2008 – Quetta, Pakistan, Learning Center, established
2006 – Dumangas, Iloilo, Training Center, established
2009 – Murcia, Negros Occidental, Diocesan Shrine of St. John Bosco, established
2015 – Pakistan Delegation, established
2023 – Dissolution of Pakistan Delegation, reintegration to FIS