Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church

Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church
Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church
Location Markham, Greater Toronto Area
Country Canada
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website http://www.chinesemartyrs.org/ Official website of the Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church
Administration
Parish Ontario
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Ontario
Province Canada

The Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church is a national Catholic church in the Greater Toronto Area for Chinese Catholics. Originally based in Scarborough and now based in Markham, it was the second Catholic church to cater to Chinese Catholics in the GTA. The church is named for the Chinese Martyrs, 120 Chinese and foreign missionaries and laypeople who died in China during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Tomb of St François-Regis Clet

See also

Other Chinese Catholic churches in the Greater Toronto Area

  • St. Agnes Kouying Tsao Catholic Church
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chinese Catholic Church
  • Saviour of the World Chinese Catholic Church

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Coordinates: 43°50′30″N 79°16′07″W / 43.84165°N 79.26872°W / 43.84165; -79.26872


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