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COMMUNITIES AND SALESIANS IN THE VICE PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (AFM)
The Salesians live in communities that are relatively autonomous, although accountable to the Provincial Superior and his Council. Each community has a Rector who is responsible for the spiritual well being of the members and the implementation of the mission. Decision making happens through House Council meetings.
The community at the Salesian Institute, Cape Town, is the oldest in the Vice-Province and was established in 1910. The solid building is a landmark on Somerset Road, on the corner of Chiappini Street. The present rector is Fr Michael Connell.
Click here to view the Salesian Institute Annual Report 2008.
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Learn to Live consists of an informal school for children up to the age of 16 from shelters as well as from the streets. It also has a few workshops where older youth learn Welding, Carpentry, Panel beating and Leather Work.
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The 16+ Outreach programme makes contact with youth on the street in order to win their trust and introduce them to the Hostel programme.
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The Don Bosco Hostel accommodates between 25 and 30 youth older than 16 who voluntarily enter an 18 month rehabilitation programme, popularly known as the School of Life, for youth who have spent years on the streets fending for themselves.
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The Green Point parish forms part of this community, with the presbytery at Cheviot Place, Green Point, and the churches of Sacred Heart in Somerset Road next to CWD and St Margaret Mary in Green Point. Fr Bart Walsh is the parish priest.
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Samsung Real Dreams Youth Employment Skills (YES) focuses on skills training for unemployed school leavers.
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(1896) 1926 St Bede
Archdiocese of Cape Town
Centre for youth at risk– Parishes – Repository
Salesian Institute
P.O. Box 870
Cape Town
8000 South Africa
Tel: 021 425 1424 Community
Tel: 021 425 2833 Rector
Tel: 021 425 1450 Administration
Fax: 021 419 1312
Email Rector: michaelc@theinstitute.org.za
Email Administration: office@theinstitute.org.za
Fr Michael Connell Director
Fr Pat Lonergan PP
Fr Patrick Naughton Bursar
Br Peter Simmonds
Fr Alberto Villalba Project Coordinator
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The Lansdowne Community is situated on Lansdowne Road, along the M5. Here the Salesians established an agricultural school in 1923. The farm was eventually closed in the late 1940’s and moved up to Daleside in Gauteng. The school – Savio College – continued until 1976. Since then part of the former school property has been used for a variety of youthful activities and at the moment it is used by the Santos soccer club.
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The parish of Our Lady Help of Christians was established in 1932 and the present church was built in 1960. The parishes of Hanover Park (1972) and Westridge (1977) are also staffed by members of the Lansdowne community. The present Rector is Fr Canice Dooley.
The Life Choices Project, a behaviour change and HIV/Aids education and awareness programme has been run from here since 2004 and Lansdowne is also home to the Provincial Planning and Development Office since 2206. |
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1932. Mary Help of Christians.
Parishes – SPDO and Life Choices project
Our Lady Help of Christians
Lansdowne
Fr Canice Dooley – Rector/parish
E-Mail: rector@salesians.org.za
Fr Tim Wrenn – Vice-Rector and PP
E-Mail: timwrenn78@hotmail.com
Fr Vincent Ford
Fr George Gallagher
310 Lansdowne Road, Lansdowne 7780.Cape
Tel/Fax: Parish (2721) 6962903/4
E-mail: olhc@salesians.org.za
Hermanus
Fr Bartholomew Walsh
In residence:
Fr Edmund O’Neill – Bursar, Episcopal Vicar for
Property and Development and Director of the SPDO.
Tel: (2721) 6960290
Offices: Chancery (2721) 4622417 and SPDO (2721) 6972455
E-mail: eddie@salesians.org.za and property@catholic-ct.org.za
director@salesians.org.za
Fr Eoin Farrelly – PP Westridge
St John Bosco Church, 41 Amadel Street, Westridge, Mitchells Plain,
7785, Cape.
Tel: (2721) 3747688
E-mail: boscocp@netactive.co.za
Fr Jacinto Dias – PP Hanover Park
Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 111 Hanover Park Avenue,
Hanover Park, 7780, Cape.
Tel: (2721) 6921375
E-mail: jacintosdb@salesians.org.za
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The Walkerville community (1949) with Fr Robert Gore as Rector, is situated on a farm along the Randvaal Road in the Walkerville district south of Johannesburg. It incorporates the Bosco Youth Centre, which is popular as a conference and retreat centre and is ideal for large groups of youth who love the wide open space and swimming pool.
The LoveMatters programme has been offered here for the past six years as a residential behaviour change programme and is popular among schools from all over Johannesburg, with teaching staff reporting noticeable positive changes in the students.
Fr Dino Miotto has been for 15 years the principal of the excellent Michael Rua Primary and Intermediate School nearby, which had been established for farm children from the area and is now classed as a public school on private property with a Catholic ethos. Being in a rural setting, over 800 learners are bussed there each day.
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(1949)1950 St John Bosco
Diocese of Johannesburg
Youth Pastoral Centre – Primary School – Parish – Vocations promotion
Bosco House
P.O. Box 25
Randvaal
1873 South Africa
Tel: 011 949 2360 Residence Tel: 011 949 2361 Youth Centre Cell: 082 847 0963 Rector Tel: 011 949 1722 Parish Fax: 011 949 1022 Email: boscoypt@iafrica.com Website: http://www.boscocentre.co.za
Tel: 011 949 2360
Residence Tel: 011 949 2361
Youth Centre Cell: 082 847 0963
Rector Tel: 011 949 1722
Fax: 011 949 1022
Email: boscoypt@iafrica.com
Website: http://www.boscocentre.co.za
Fr John Coleman
Fr Robert J Gore
Fr Stanisław Jagodzinski *
Fr Dino Miotto
Fr Ivo Pisacane
Bro Clarence Watts
** Divine Mercy Parish
P.O. Box 378 Walkerville 1876
Tel: 011 949 1722; Cell: 076 984 1185 |
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The Johannesburg community (1952) consists of the Robertsham parish with parish priest Fr Jeffery Johnson as Rector, and of Ozanam House on Nelson Road in Booysens. The Provincial Office and animating team is based here too. A large portion of the property has been let to the Catholic Institute of Education (CIE) to use as their headquarters for almost 25 years. Salesian Missions, comes under the Provincial Office and the office is also based there in Booysens. |
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Johannesburg - Booysens
(1952) 1967 2006 ST JOHN BOSCO
Diocese of Johannesburg
Provincial House– Centre for missionary animation – Parishes – Youth Centre
Ozanam House
P.O. Box 2335
Southdale
2135 South Africa
Tel: 011 680 1235 Vice-Province
Tel: 011 680 5803 Residence
Fax: 011 680 1680
Fr Jeff Johnson Rector / PP
Fr Francois Dufour Provincial
Fr Emmanuel K Kagimbangabo (AGL)
Fr Jonathan Daniels Vice Rector YPT
Salesians Missions
P. O. Box 1884 Southdale 2135
Tel/Fax: 011 476 8315
Email: missionoffice@bucknet.co.za Website: www.salesianmissions.co.za
Contact:
Fr John Coleman - Director or
Denise Hards - Administrator
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Johannesburg - Robertsham
1980 St John Bosco Church
Diocese of Johannesburg
Parish – Youth Centre
Salesian House
P.O. Box 82654
Southdale
2135 South Africa
Tel: 011 680 3900
Fax: 011 680 0007
Email: boscorob@telkomsa.net
Fr Jeff Johnson PP
Fr Roy Isaac (India)
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The Ennerdale community (2005) is situated on 7th Avenue in Ennerdale. It used to be the Salesian Novitiate until August 2008. Now the Novitiate for the Southern African and Zambian Provinces is located in Zambia. Together with the Salesian Sisters who run the Laura Vicuna in the nearby informal settlement of Finetown, the community are responsible for Developing the Don Bosco Educational Centre in Ennerdale. This Centre is being developed to incorporate the Declan Collins Educational Centre and the Laura Vicuna School.
The Ennerdale community is also responsible for the parish of All Saints (1969) where Fr Sean Murphy is the parish priest. It consists of three large communities based in Finetown, Lawley and Ennerdale itself.
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2005 BL. MICHAEL RUA
Diocese of Johannesburg
Novitiate (2005) – Parish – Youth Centre
Salesian Community
P.O. Box 287
Ennerdale
1826, South Africa
Tel/Fax: 011 855 5499
Parish: 011 855 1009
Email: salesian@iafrica.com
Fr Seàn Murphy *
Fr Peter Doherty
Fr Eugene Hennessy
*All Saints Parish
P.O. Box 541
1826 Ennerdale
Tel: 011 855 1009
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The Swaziland community (1953) with Fr Larry McDonnell as rector, centres mostly around Manzini, but also includes Malkerns. It is a well established and dynamic community, with primary and secondary schools, 5 residential homes for former street children, Likusasa Lifeskills Centre, Bosco Skills Centre, Bosco Study Centre, together with several other youth projects.
Click here to view a more detailed history of the establishment of Manzini.
Fr Hugh Boyle is parish priest at Malkerns, assisted by Fr Michael Whelton (1982) and several out-stations. He is also manager-chaplain of the Don Bosco High School for boys, while the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians supervise the neighbouring high school for girls. |
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MALKERNS (Swaziland)
Diocese of Manzini
(1982) St John Bosco
High Schools & Primary School Parishes, Convent MSMHC
Don Bosco House
P.O. Box 391
Malkerns
Swaziland - Southern Africa
Tel: 528 3225
Email: wheltonm@realnet.co.za
Fr Michael Whelton
Fr Hugh Boyle
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MANZINI (Swaziland)
(1953) 1967 Mary Help of Christians
Diocese of Manzini
Primary School & High School, Missionary Primary Schools, Residences for youth at risk, Youth Centre
Salesian House
P.O. Box 3286
Manzini
Swaziland – Southern Africa
Tel: 505 2020 Residence
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Email Rector: sdbosco@realnet.co.sz
Email: salesians@realnet.co.sz
Fr Mikel Garmendia
Fr Martin McCormack
Fr Lawrence McDonnell
Fr John Mehers
Br Charles Scollard
Bro Victor Ndlovu
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Fr Marian Kulig is the rector of the Lesotho community in Maputsoe (1980) on the border of South Africa near Ficksburg. The Community is responsible for St Luke’s Parish – one of the largest missions in the diocese of Leribe. There are pre-schools, primary and high schools which are animated in partnership with the Salesian Sisters, who also run the Mazzarello Craft Centre where girls with less academic aptitude learn sewing and tailoring skills.
The community is also responsible for a large oratory and for pre-novitiate formation. At present the Salesians at the invitation of the Archbishop, are establishing a new presence in Maseru which would include a large parish, schools and an Oratory. Fr Sebastian has been appointed as the Parish Priest.
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(1980) 1982 St Luke
Diocese of Leribe
Mission – Primary and High School
St Luke’s Salesian Mission
P.O. Box 85
Maputsoe
350 Lesotho – Southern Africa
P.O. Box 585
Ficksburg
9730 South Africa
Tel: 224 30308
Fax: 224 30596
Email: stluke@leo.ls
Fr Pawel Michalowski PP*
Fr Joy Sebastian Thekumcherikunnel
Br John Bhutana Thusi
Fr Marian Kulig Rector / PP
* Sacred Heart Mission, Ha Seleso, Maseru 00 266 59009693
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