Supreme Patriarch of the Rattanakosin Kingdom | |
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สกลมหาสังฆปริณายกแห่งกรุงรัตนโกสินทร์ | |
![]() Insignia of the Supreme Patriarch | |
since 12 February 2017 | |
Style | His Holiness |
Member of | Sangha Supreme Council |
Appointer | King of Thailand and countersigned by the Prime Minister |
Term length | Lifetime |
Formation | 2325 BE (1782/83 CE) |
First holder | Ariyavongsanana (Sri) |
The Supreme Patriarch of Thailand or Sangharaja (Thai: สังฆราช; RTGS: Sangkharat) is the head of the order of Buddhist monks in Thailand. His full title is Somdet Phra Saṅgharāja Sakalamahāsaṅghapariṇāyaka (Thai: สมเด็จพระสังฆราช สกลมหาสังฆปริณายก; RTGS: Somdet Phra Sangkharat Sakonlamahasangkhaparinayok; 'the Supreme Patriarch, the Head of all Members of the Sangha').