Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit

Lawrence Thienchai Samanchit (; born 28 November 1931) is a Thai Roman Catholic prelate, who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Chanthaburi from 1971 until his retirement in 2009.

Early life, education and priesthood Samanchit was born on 28 November 1931 in Ban Huaphai, Chonburi Province, Thailand, at the Catholic family of Chinese descent and was baptized on 29 November 1931. He received his early education at Saint Philip-Jacob School and continued his studies at Darasamut School.

After completing his secondary education, he entered the minor seminary and later continued his philosophical and theological studies at the major seminary in Thailand in preparation for the priesthood. He was ordained to the priesthood on 29 January 1959 for the Diocese of Chanthaburi. He also commented publicly on issues affecting Christian women in Thai society.

Retirement On 4 April 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Chanthaburi in accordance with Code of Canon Law. He was succeeded by Silvio Siripong Charatsri.