Santa Cruz Church ( Portuguese for 'Holy Cross Church'; , ), also known as Kudi Chin (, ), is a

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

church in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

. It is in Khwaeng (sub-district) Wat Kanlaya of the

Thon Buri District Thon Buri (, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. On the west bank of Chao Phraya River, it was once part of Thon Buri province. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Bangkok Yai, Phra Nakhon (across Chao P ...

on the west bank of

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, in the neighbourhood known as

Kudi Chin 250px, Santa Cruz Church and Kudi Chin community as seen from opposite side ( Pak Khlong Talat) Kudi Chin (, ) or Kadi Chin (, ), also spelled "Kudee Jeen", etc. is a historic neighbourhood in Bangkok. It is in Wat Kanlaya Sub-district, Thon Bur ...

. A church was first built on the site, which had been granted to a community of Portuguese Catholics, around 1770. It was then the main Catholic church in Bangkok, and served as the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Siam until 1821, when Assumption Cathedral was completed. The current building, in

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style, was built in 1913–1916 to replace a second structure from 1845.

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