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CALENDAR OF IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE PROVINCE |
1928 Salesians from the province of Madras are invited to take up the Immaculate Conception School at Bombay Tardeo Castle, Bombay.
1937 Fr. Maschio is called from Cherapunjee to become Rector.
1939 The Don Bosco's Madonna, a magazine to spread devotion to Mary Help of Christians is launched by Fr. Maschio.
1941 The school and boarding are shifted to Matunga.
1946 A school and oratory are established at Panjim.
1947 A parish is established at Valpoi in Goa (but is closed down in 1976).
1948 Msgr. B. Martins donates a 20 acre plot to Msgr. Scuderi at Odxel.
1948 The parish of Our Lady of Dolours, Wadala West, with a newly built school is entrusted to the Salesians.
1962 An apostolic school and boarding is established at Lonavla (Pune Dt.).
1962 Mr. Umberto Mascarenhas donates his property at Sulcorna, Goa, to Msgr. Scuderi.
1964 The Shrine of Don Bosco’s Madonna is consecrated and dedicated to Mary Help of Christians by Archbishop Hubert D’Rosario along with seven other Bishops.
1964 His Holiness Pope Paul VI visits the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians.
1965 A technical school is established at Kurla.
1969 Bombay is made a Visitatoria (a step to the formation of a province).
1969 An orphanage is established at Andheri East.
1970 A school and boarding for training missionaries for the North-east is established at Borivili.
1971 The Provincial House at Matunga is established.
1971 The technical section of Panjim is shifted to Fatorda.
1972 January 31st, THE PROVINCE OF BOMBAY IS OFFICIALLY ERECTED under the patronage of St. Francis Xavier. Fr. Denis Duarte is made Provincial.
1973 The technical school at Fatorda is established.
1974 The parish of Our Lady, Consoler of the Afflicted, and the Fatima High School at Yerwada are handed over to the Salesians.
1974 The Salesians are invited to take over the Divine Child Seva Kendra at Baroda (Gujarat).
1974 The parish of St. Jude, Malad is entrusted to the Salesians (but was handed back to the Archdiocese of Bombay in 1986).
1974 The Salesians take possession of "Hotel Europa" at Koregaon Park where a youth centre and study house are established.
1975 A parish, mission centre and formal as well as trade school are established at Chhota Udepur.
1976 Fr. Tony D’Souza is nominated Provincial.
1976 Bosco Boys’ Home, a non formal school for dropouts is established at Borivili.
1978 A Salesian Novitiate is established at Nashik.
1979 A Catechetical Centre is inaugurated at Koregaon Park.
1980 A Studentate of Philosophy, Divyadaan, is established at Pune.
1980 Fr. Tony accepts the added responsibility of organising "Project Africa" on behalf of the SPCI.
1981 Fr. Chrysanthus Saldanha is made Provincial.
1981 A parish at Wadala East is established.
1981 A parish, mission centre, school and boarding at Dakor, Gujarat, is established.
1982 In compliance with the request of the SPCI and the desire of the Rector Major, establishes the communities of East Africa as a delegation of the province of Bombay.
1984 A technical centre is established at Pinguli.
1984 The Salesians are invited to begin youth work in Bhopal (but are compelled to leave in 1996).
1984 Divyadaan shifts to Nashik.
1984 The Salesians are invited to look after the St. Thomas Boy’s Hostel in Khandwa on a two year contract (it was not renewed).
1985 Swami Premanand entrusts the Pope John XXIII High School, Quepem, to the Salesians.
1986 A boarding is started at Kawant, Gujarat.
1986 The Jesuits hand over the parish of St. John, Bhingar, to the Salesians.
1986 Don Bosco Youth Services is established
1987 A youth animation centre is begun at Benaulim.
1987 A school, technical institute and boarding are begun at Narukot.
1987 A Salesian presence at Odxel is resumed.
1987 Fr. Loddy Pires is made Provincial.
1988 Shelter - Don Bosco, an open-house for street children is inaugurated.
1988 Land at Savedi is purchased and the Salesians take up residence.
1989 The Salesians are entrusted with the management of the St. Joseph’s Vidyalaya and the running of the parish of Our Lady of Fatima at Jaitala.
1990 The school and parish of St. Francis Xavier, Tuem, are entrusted to the Salesians.
1990 A parish at Ahmedabad, is entrusted to the Salesians (but is handed back in 1997).
1991 An open school, boarding and youth centre are established at Sutgatti, Karnataka.
1992 A parish, mission centre and primary education are established at Alirajpur, M.P.
1992 St. Theresa’s, Betul, is entrusted to the Salesians.
1993 The Province Information Office is set up at the Provincial House.
1993 Fr. Joaquim D’Souza is nominated Provincial.
1993 A Mass-centre at Virar is entrusted to the Salesians.
1994 A non-formal technical school is established at Loutolim, Goa.
1994 The pre-novitiate is shifted to Pinguli.
1994 A parish and hostel for college boys are established at Kapadvanj.
1995 Tej-Prasarini, is officially recognised as a publishing house by the Provincial Chapter, '95.
1995 A parish and school at Sirsi is entrusted to the Salesians.
1995 The parish at Bhingar is trifurcated and St. Anne’s, Ahmednagar is given independent parochial status.
1996 Fr. Joaquim D’Souza is appointed Regional Councillor for Asia- Australia and Fr. Tony D’Souza is made Provincial.
1996 Fr. Aurelius Maschio expires on September 9th.
1997 A plot of land at Gorai with a residential facility for youth - animation camps is set up.
1997 The Fr. Maschio Memorial Foundation is inaugurated on September 9th at Matunga.
1997 December 29th, The National Boscoree, is held at Sulcorna.
1998 The Provincial Chapter, '98 begins with the inauguration of the new provincial House.
1998 The Chapter members submit a proposal for the division of the Province to the Rector Major.