Assumption Cathedral

The Assumption Cathedral is the principal Catholic church of , located at 23 Oriental Avenue, New Road, in the Bang Rak District of . It is the main church of the Archdiocese of Bangkok.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: principal Roman Catholic church of Thailand
  • Also known as: “Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok”
  • Address: กรุงเทพมหานคร

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Assumption College and Mandarin Oriental.

School
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is a Roman Catholic all-boys private school in , Thailand. The school was founded by Father Emile-August Colombet on 16 February 1885, and is the first school founded by the Order of Brothers of Christian Instruction of St Gabriel.

Resort
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, Bangkok is a five-star hotel in owned in part and managed by Hotel Group. Located on the , the original structure was the first hotel built in when it opened as The Oriental in 1876. is situated 130 metres northwest of Assumption Cathedral.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 140 metres south of Assumption Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Si Phraya and Khlong San.

Quarter
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is one of the five khwaeng of Bang Rak District, Bangkok. In 2019, it had a population of 10,699.

Suburb
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is one of the 50 districts of , . On the west bank of , its neighboring districts across the river are Phra Nakhon, Samphanthawong, , Sathon, and Bang Kho Laem.

Quarter
is a khwaeng of District on 's side. It is the location of the district office.

Assumption Cathedral

Latitude
13.72311° or 13° 43′ 23″ north
Longitude
100.51516° or 100° 30′ 55″ east
Inception
1821
Open location code
7P52PGF8+63
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32005418
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q2495658
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Assumption Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “易三仓礼拜堂”
  • Chinese: “易三倉禮拜堂”
  • Chinese: “聖母升天主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Nanebevzetí Panny Marie v Bankoku”
  • Dutch: “Assumption Cathedral”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Bangkok”
  • Dutch: “OLV-ten-Hemel-Opnemingskathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه الصعود”
  • French: “Cathédrale de l’Assomption de Bangkok”
  • French: “cathédrale de l’Assomption”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Bangkok”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale dell’Assunzione”
  • Japanese: “アサンプション大聖堂”
  • Korean: “성모 승천 대성당”
  • Polish: “Katedra Wniebowzięcia NMP”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Успения Пресвятой Девы Марии”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Успения Святой Девы Марии”
  • Russian: “Успенский собор”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Asunción (Bangkok)”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Asunción”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ng Asuncion, Bangkok”
  • Thai: “โบสถ์อัสสัมชัญ”
  • Thai: “วัดอัสสัมชัญ”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารอัสสัมชัญ”
  • Urdu: “ازمپشن کیتھیڈرل، بنکاک”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Đức Mẹ Hồn Xác Lên Trời, Băng Cốc”

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