Society of Saint Francis de Sales|
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| Abbreviation | SDB |
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| Nickname | Salesians of Don Bosco |
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| Formation | Dec 18,1859; 164 years ago (Dec 18,1859) |
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| Founder | John Bosco |
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| Founded at | Valdocco, Turin |
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| Type | Clerical Religious Congregation of Pontifical Right |
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| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
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Membership (2000) | 14,767 (9,847 priests)[1] |
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| Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB |
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Vicar of the Rector Major | Francesco Cereda, SDB |
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| Website | sdb.org/en |
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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.
References
- ↑ https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/ diocese/dqsdb.html
