Blessed Sacrament Church (Seattle)

The Church of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic parish within the Archdiocese of Seattle serving Seattle's University District. It is the only parish in the archdiocese owned and operated by the Order of Preachers and is within the jurisdiction of the Western Dominican Province. The church building, its rectory, and parish school building were added to the National List of Historic Places in 1984. Damage from the 2001 Nisqually earthquake led to extensive repairs in 2010.[2] It ministers to the Catholic student population of the University of Washington through the Prince of Peace Newman Center, which is the fifth-oldest Newman Center and first to be run by the Dominican Order.[3]

Blessed Sacrament Church
View from 8th Ave NE
47°40′00″N 122°19′03″W
LocationSeattle, Washington
DenominationCatholic
Religious orderDominican
Weekly attendance1,100+ families
1,000+ students
History
FoundedDecember 6, 1908
Founder(s)Fr. Francis Driscoll, O.P.
DedicatedOctober 4, 1925
Architecture
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places,
Seattle Landmark
DesignatedJanuary 12, 1984 (NRHP)
March 2, 1981 (Seattle)[1]
StyleNeo-gothic
Administration
ParishBlessed Sacrament
DeaneryNorth Seattle
ArchdioceseSeattle
Clergy
PriorFr. Augustine Hilander, O.P.
AssistantFr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P.
Pastor(s)Fr. Dominic David Maichrowicz, O.P.
Chaplain(s)Fr. Jordan Bradshaw, O.P.
Fr. Marcin Szymanski, O.P.
Br. Paschal Strader, O.P.
Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Priory, and School
NRHP reference No.84003479
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

References
  1. "Landmarks and Designation". City of Seattle. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  2. "Blessed Sacrament, Newman Center mark 100 years" (PDF). The Catholic Northwest Progress. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  3. "What is Newman?". Western Dominican Province. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
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