Fr. Pathiaraj Rayappan New Director of Novices
Fr. Pathiaraj Rayappan has been appointed Director of Novices by the Salesian Provincial with the approval of the Rector Major Fr. Angel Fernandes Artime. This appointment was necessitated following the nomination of Fr. Jeromedhas Varuvel, who had carried out this... read more
Provincial Community Day 2015 in Mary’s Garden
On 17 January the lush green campus of the College of Agriculture in Sagayathottam was the cynosure of the Salesian Province of Chennai. Some 150 Salesians from the 52 communities in the province, along with a large number of young people, gathered around the... read more
Salesian Appointed Bishop of Kuzhithurai
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has today appointed Fr. Jerome Dhas Varuvel SDB, 63 years, the first bishop of the newly erected diocese of Kuzhithurai, southern Tamilnadu, which has come into existence by the bifurcation of the diocese of Kottar, one of the largest... read more
Novices Play Host to Salesians from Bangalore
On 17th December, Idaya Deepam Novitiate at Yellagiri Hills was graced by the presence of Fr Thomas Anchukandam, the provincial of Bangalore, and a group of 14 Salesians from the Provincial House in Bangalore. They came for a day out on Yellagiri Hills. The Eucharist... read more
Institute of Therapy and Spirituality launched in Chennai
‘Niraivagam’, the Don Bosco Institute of Therapy & Spirituality (DBITS), the renamed Counselling Services of the Chennai Salesian Province, was launched with a two-day workshop on ‘Student Psychology and Classroom Management’ for teachers on 29th November and 6... read more28 Salesian Cooperators make their Apostolic Promise in Chennai
Twenty-eight aspirant-Cooperators from the Province of Chennai made their “Apostolic Promise” in the Association of Salesian Cooperators (ASC) on Sunday 7 December at SIGA, Chennai, during a solemn Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr. Jayapalan Raphael SDB,... read more
De-addiction Centre Inaugurated at Jawadhu Hills
The Don Bosco De-Addiction Centre (DBDAC) at Jamunamathur in Jawadhu Hills, a Bicentenary Project of the Chennai Province, was blessed and inaugurated by Fr. Jayapalan Raphael SDB, the Provincial, on 23 November in the presence of a large gathering of religious... read more“Dreamer’s 200” – Inter-School Exhibition on Don Bosco
A bicentenary special from the boys of St. Bede’s, Chennai — an inter-school exhibition on Don Bosco, titled the “Dreamer’s 200”, was indeed a great hit. The event which drew participation from eight Salesian schools, both SDB and FMA, was inaugurated on 28th November... read more
Our Mission to the Migrants – Chennai Province Celebrates Salesian Mission Day 2014
“Sharing Christ’s love with the migrants” was the theme of the Salesian Mission Day 2014 celebrated at Don Bosco Missionary Aspirantate, Perambur, Chennai, on 23rd November. Nearly 200 Salesians and members of Missionary Groups from the various communities of the... read more
