Tac Say Church

Tac Say Church is located in Hamlet 2, Tan Phong Commune, Gia Rai District, Bac Lieu Province, the poet was established in 1925 and now has about 3,000 parishioners. The church is built with 3 floors, the first floor is for visitors and parishioners to rest and relax, the second and third floors have a large hall where the ceremonies take place. Many wooden statues in the church are made from high-value wood, of which the tallest statue, 2.5m high, was placed here in 2008.

The reason Tac Say church attracts many tourists to visit is because it is the final resting place of Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep. Father Truong Buu Diep was born into a poor, devout family in An Giang. At the age of 12, Father was sent to Nam Vang Seminary. After a long time working, being appointed to many different positions, in March 1930, Father was appointed as Tac Say Ambassador.

In 1946, the situation in Tac Say was extremely complicated, many local people had to move to other places. Although Father Tran Minh Ky - a Catholic leader in Bac Lieu province urged him to go into hiding until the situation was calm, Father Diep still refused to go. Until 1946, he and more than 70 other Catholics were arrested and he fought until his last breath to protect his parishioners.

Later, Father Truong Buu Diep's body was found in a pond with a bare body and a cut on the nape of the neck. The parishioners brought Father home and buried him in the holy room of Khuc Treo church. In 1969, Father's body was transferred to Tac Say church, where he had been in charge for 16 years.

It is rumored that many people have come to Tac Say church to ask Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep for help and get their wish. The good news is that more and more people are coming here to pay their respects to Father Diep, including those from overseas and more than 70% of the visitors who come here are not Catholic.