15,037 Worldwide, We are Salesians!

The latest statistics have recently been published that paint the picture of who the Salesians are all around the world.  As of the end of 2014, there are 15,037  Salesians serving in 131 countries on six continents around the world. The Salesians still remain the 3^rd largest religious missionary organization in the world, dedicated to continuing the work of St. John Bosco to bring the love of Christ to the young and the poor. 

The number of the Salesians included 426 novices, 2,620 seminarians,  1,742 coadjutor brothers, 18 permanent deacons, 10,231 priests,  and 122 bishops. The greatest concentration of Salesians can currently be found in the Mediterranean Region, while the smallest region is made up of the areas of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay . In our own North American provinces, the numbers helped to highlight the work that we do around the US and Canada. The two American provinces counted 166 men in U.S. East and Canada and 95 men as a part of U.S. West.

We join together to continue to pray that God and Mary Help of Christians will continue to guide the works of Salesians around the world. We also pray for a continued increase in vocations; that those who are discerning a vocation with the Salesians will be filled with the Holy Spirit, and understand God’s call in their lives to be like St. John Bosco.  Mary Help of Christians, pray for us!