St. Teresa's Church, Roman Catholic church in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

St. Teresa's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Kowloon Tong, built of light grey stone with red-tiled roofs. Its front facade has a large rose window with a circular stone frame, and below it a gabled entrance porch with three arches on columns. The design by Rev. Fr. Adalbert Gresnigt O.S.B. uses Byzantine round arches and a Latin cross plan, with a square tower topped by a red pyramidal spire.

In 1923, as Kowloon's population grew, Catholics sought a new church; land at Prince Edward Road and Waterloo Road was bought in 1928. Benedictine Father Adalbert Gresnigt designed it, and the foundation stone was laid on 23 April 1932, with consecration on 18 December 1932. It became a parish in 1949 and is now a Grade I historic building.

The church is one of the Catholic churches in Hong Kong licensed by the government for wedding ceremonies, and it hosts more weddings than any other church in the city. Its patron is St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and in 1997, for the centenary of her death, her relics were brought to the church. A statue of St. Christopher, patron of travellers, stands at the left corner of the front wall facing Prince Edward Road; a blessing of vehicles was once held there each 25 July.

You can reach the church on foot from Prince Edward Road West in the district, which makes it easily accessible from nearby areas. Services take place regularly throughout the week and on weekends, with special events held during religious holidays and occasions.

The church's bell tower is its emblem, but the bronze bell was sold during the war. According to parishioners, the bell still rang on schedule in the 1960s. Inside, a stone tablet at the entrance lists donors, including Benito Mussolini, whose son-in-law, Count Ciano, then Italian consul in Shanghai, gave in his name.