Mediterranean Region

Salesian Regions

The Mediterranean Region represents the historical and geographic centre of gravity of the Salesian Congregation, including the places where Don Bosco lived and began his work. Today, this Region is configured as a laboratory of intercultural and interreligious dialogue, linking the shores of southern Europe with North Africa and the Middle East.

Structure and Provinces
The Region is characterised by a complex organisational structure, composed of twelve circumscriptions that reflect the richness of the local traditions and the specificity of the territories:
– Italy: Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta (ICP), Lombardy-Emilia (ILE), Southern Italy (IME), Sicily (ISI), North-East (INE) and Central Italy (ICC)
– Spain: Mary Help of Christians (SMX) and Saint James the Greater (SSM)
– Portugal (POR)
– Croatia (CRO)
– Middle East (MOR)
– North Africa (CNA)

Geographical extension
Salesian action develops in 22 countries, embracing contexts profoundly different from one another: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cape Verde, Croatia, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Lebanon, Lithuania, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Syria, Spain, Switzerland and Tunisia.

Presence and charismatic legacy
The Mediterranean Region counts on the presence of more than two thousand Salesians, who operate in more than three hundred houses. Besides safeguarding the places of origin, these communities are at the forefront in formal and informal education, with a vast network of schools, vocational training centres, universities, oratories and youth centres.
The commitment of the Salesians in this area today focuses on the new challenges of Europe and of the Mediterranean basin: the welcome and integration of migrants, the struggle against school dropout and support for the young in zones of conflict, as in the Middle East. In every work, the educational style is founded on the promotion of a culture of encounter and of peace, keeping alive the mission of Don Bosco in multiform and ever-changing contexts.

To access the documents of the Mediterranean Region, click HERE .