(ANS - Rome) – From 1864 onwards, Don Bosco was in correspondence with St Daniel Comboni (1831-1881) - passionate missionary in Africa, and Archbishop Charles Lavigerie (1825-1892) - the great apostle of Algeria, concerning possible Salesian initiatives in Africa. To them he promised, “My sons will go to Africa.” The first foundation in the African continent was established in 1891, three years after the death of Don Bosco, when a group of French Salesians arrived in Algeria. Slowly other countries (such as DRC, South Africa, Egypt, and other North African countries) began to see Salesian presences.

(ANS – Rome) – The "Saint Adalbert" Province, headquartered in Piła, was established by decree of the Rector Major, Fr. Egidio Viganò, on December 16, 1979. This new province was formed from the Salesian communities in northwestern Poland, which were previously part of the "Saint Stanislaus Kostka" Province of Poland-Warsaw.

(ANS – Rome) - The Salesian Province of St. Paul [THA] includes Thailand, Cambodia, and the People's Democratic Republic of Laos (PDR Laos).

(ANS – Rome) – The Province of Tiruchy (INT), located in the southern tip of India, was officially inaugurated on August 5, 1999. This historic moment was marked by the installation of Fr. James Theophilus as the first Provincial, an event presided over by Fr. Joachim D’Souza. The decision to establish a new province arose from the vast expansion of the Chennai Province, which led to the need for better governance and pastoral animation. Earlier, on March 25, 1999, the Rector Major, Rev. Fr. Juan E. Vecchi, with his General Council, officially approved the bifurcation of the Chennai Province, giving birth to the new entity of Tiruchy.  

(ANS – Rome) – The origins of the "Mary Help of Christians" Vice Province of Africa Congo-Congo (ACC) date back to the extraordinary General Council meeting held in early October 2011. The General Councillors present began analyzing the Salesian reality in a significant part of Central Africa, initiating a profound process of reflection and discernment.

(ANS – Rome) – The Province was founded on August 30, 1963, and was canonically established by the Rector Major, Fr. Renato Ziggiotti. "By virtue of the special faculty granted to us by the aforementioned Rescript, we, Fr. Renato Ziggiotti, Rector Major of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, after careful consideration and with the consent of the Superior Chapter, divide or separate the Province of 'Our Lady of Guadalupe' in Mexico and canonically establish a new Province with the title 'Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians,' with its headquarters in the city of Guadalajara, in accordance with other legal provisions and clauses attached to the said Rescript" (Turin, August 30, 1963).