austraLasia

?

Shortcut

PrevPrev Article

NextNext Article

Larger Font Smaller Font Up Down Go comment Print Attachment
Views 1803 Comment 0

20180129_EAO.jpg


Annual SDB Statistics 2018, January 1


By Our Own Correspondent


RMG, 29 January 2018 -- Thanks to the regular and patient diligent work of all 90 provincial secretaries, of Fr. Stefano Vanoli (Secretary General) and Fr. Francesco Maraccani (former Secretary General, until 2002) – we have again our statistics update to the 31st December 2017, so called ‘Flash 2017’.


Our EAO region is among the three growing Regions of the Congregation together with Africa – Madagascar and South Asia, while the two Regions of America and two Regions of Europe are slightly diminishing in numbers.


Simple overview of the above table shows the steadfast growth of our Region: 1497 Salesians

  • Total of 1422 professed Salesians SDB (5 more than last year)

  • Total of 75 novices (25 more than last year)

  • Total of 208 Salesian Brothers, among them 53 temporary professed (5 less than last year)

  • Total of 325 Salesian candidates to the priesthood (7 less than last year)

  • Total of 892 Salesian priests (15 more than last year)

  • Total of 13 Salesian bishops

In the same time the Worldwide Salesian statistics show a decrease of 88 SDB

  • From the total of 14.748 SDB (2016) decrease to the total of 14.660 SDB (2017).

  • Total number of professed SDB is 14.264 (including the 131 Salesian bishops)

The good news is the stable number of 432 Salesian novices, same number as last year, backed with much less drop outs during the novitiate time than 10 years ago. We humbly acknowledge that our Congregation is still blessed with the highest number of novices among all male religious congregations with similar geographical distribution as in recent past: 191 novices in Asia – Oceania, 132 novices in Africa, 68 in Americas and only 41 novices in Europe.


According the specific categories of the confreres the world figures of SDB living in 134 countries:

  • Salesian Brothers - temporary professed: 212 (1 less than last year)

  • Salesian Scholastics - temporary professed: 1955 (10 more than last year)

  • Salesian Brothers – perpetually professed: 1426 (19 less than last year)

  • Salesian Priests perpetually professed: 9941 (128 less than last year)

  • Salesian Permanent Deacons: 19 (1 more than last year)

  • Salesian Scholastics perpetually professed: 629 (10 less than last year)

  • Salesian Bishops: 131 (3 more than last year)

According the geographical regions there are following numbers of Salesians (+novices)

  • UPS and RMG (‘Generalate’): 209 SDB

  • Mediterranean Region (Southern Europe and Middle East): 2951 SDB + 12 novices

  • Central and North Europe Region: 2301 SDB + 29 novices

  • Interamerica Region: 1730 SDB + 37 novices

  • America Southern Cone Region: 1263 + 31 novices

  • Africa Region: 1585 SDB + 132 novices

  • South Asia Region: 2770 SDB + 116 novices

  • East Asia – Oceania Region: 1422 + 75 novices

We know, that these are not only numbers. We are invited to read and interpret the 'Statistics' like the Word of God, as a message for our life and mission, for our animation and government.




20180129_EAO1.jpg


20180129_EAO.jpg

20180129_EAO2.jpg


Attach

Drag and drop your files here, or Click attach files button.

Maximum File Size : 0MB (Allowed extentsions : *.*)

0 file(s) attached ( / )

  1. 3632_Mary Help of Youth and Women's Day in Don Bosco Kep

    By Fr. Albeiro Rodas, SDB Kep City, Cambodia, May 25 - Fr. Gianluca Tavola, PIME missionary and Kampot Parish-priest, was the president of the Solemnity of Mary Help of Youth at the Don Bosco Birth's Monument in Kep City, while Mgr. Olivier...
    Date2015.05.26 CategoryCamb. Reply0 Views1821 file
    Read More
  2. 3637(II)_Deacons on the Feast of the Trinity

    Traditional Fijian Kava Ceremony By Fr. Bernie Graham, SDB Suva, Fiji - The annual ordination ceremony for students from the Pacific Regional Seminary, Suva, Fiji, where some members of the Australia-Pacific Province study, was held on Sund...
    Date2015.06.01 CategoryAUL Reply0 Views1820 file
    Read More
  3. 3789_A beautiful vocational story of a young Salesian Brother

    By Bro. Kaeser Saraphan, SDB Bro. Saraphan is the youngest Salesian Brother in Thailand, and the second Salesian vocation from the North of Thailand. Now he is studying Catechetics in Paranaque - Manila. I am Bro. Saraphan Kaeser, a Salesia...
    Date2015.11.04 CategoryTHA Reply0 Views1818 file
    Read More
  4. 4217(II)_Intercultural Novitiate in Cebu

    The gift of diversity in communion - international novitiate in Cebu By Our Own Correspondent Talisay City, the Philippines, 29 November 2016 -- During these 3 weeks many of the Salesian Novices around the world are quite happy, due the abs...
    Date2016.11.29 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views1815 file
    Read More
  5. 3860_99 years young fan of St. Callistus Caravario!

    By Don Bosco Past Pupils of Cuorgné Piedmont, Italy, 5 January 2016 - One of the two Salesian protomartyrs, Saint Callistus Caravario (1903-1930) was born in a small town of Cuorgné near Turin. He lived 21 years in Italy and 6 years in the ...
    Date2016.01.05 CategoryWorld Reply0 Views1809 file
    Read More
  6. 3782(II)_Bosconian shares the motivation for his baptism

    By Tangmo Dechachat, SYM Hua Hin, Thailand, October 28, 2015 - One year ago during the pastoral visit of Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai in Hua Hin, Salesian parish of St. Theresa of Lisieux were baptized 10 young people. Among them was also T...
    Date2015.10.28 CategoryTHA Reply0 Views1809 file
    Read More
  7. 4436(I)_Baptism in the UN Camp on the Independence Day (South Sudan)

    Letter of the missionary from Myanmar to South Suda By Dcn Francisco Biu Wau, South Sudan, 9 June 2017 -- Dear Friends of the EAO Region! Greetings from our community of Wau (South Sudan) on the Independence Day (June 9) of this beloved cou...
    Date2017.07.15 CategoryWorld Reply0 Views1806 file
    Read More
  8. 3821(I)_EAO-SDB (East Asia Oceania Region) and AP-SJ (Asia Pacific Conference)

    By Our Own Correspondent November 30, 2015 - Jesuits and Salesians, two largest religious Congregations in the Catholic Church. Also in the 'territory'of 'Our Region' we find these two Congregations with similar and distinct characteristics...
    Date2015.11.30 CategoryEAO Reply0 Views1804 file
    Read More
  9. 4625(II)_How many Salesians are in the EAO Region?

    Annual SDB Statistics 2018, January 1 By Our Own Correspondent RMG, 29 January 2018 -- Thanks to the regular and patient diligent work of all 90 provincial secretaries, of Fr. Stefano Vanoli (Secretary General) and Fr. Francesco Maraccani (...
    Date2018.01.29 CategoryEAO Reply0 Views1803 file
    Read More
  10. 4135(I)_10 New Lectors and 14 New Acolytes in SnDB

    By Cl. Jerome Quinto, SDB photos by Cl. Nobukazu Fukagawa, SDB Parañaque City, the Philippines, 15 September 2016—The memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows saw the installation to the ministries of 10 lectors and 14 acolytes in Seminaryo ng Don B...
    Date2016.09.17 CategoryFIN Reply0 Views1803 file
    Read More
List
Board Pagination Prev 1 ... 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 ... 544 Next
/ 544