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Vietnamese Martyrs Parish (#23)

The former Vietnamese Martyrs Parish was home to many of Seattle’s Vietnamese Catholics for years—holding bilingual services, cultural festivals, elder and youth activities, and Vietnamese language school. It was formed in 1976 with about 50 Vietnamese refugee families and officially became Vietnamese Martyrs Parish with Father Dao as its pastor in 2010. In 2014, the parish outgrew its Seattle space, and many of the parishioners moved to a temporary location in Tukwila with plans to build a new church and classrooms. The old parish is one of several Vietnamese institutions slated for demolition for a new apartment development.