32°55′N 35°04′E / 32.92°N 35.07°E / 32.92; 35.07

Church of St John the Baptist
כנסיית סן חואן באוטיסטה
Location	Acre
Country	Israel
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Specifications
Number of spires	1

The St. John Baptist Church^[1] (Hebrew: כנסיית סן חואן באוטיסטה; Arabic: كنيسة القديس يوحنا, Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Ioannis Baptistae) sometimes simply called Church of St. John,^[2] is a Catholic church located in the town of Acre in northern Israel.^[3]

It should not be confused with the Franciscan ″Terra Sancta Church″ in the same city. It is very close to the coast, near the lighthouse.^[4]

The present church was built by the Franciscans of the Holy Land Custody in 1737,^[4] at the site of a former church dedicated to St. Andrew.^{[citation needed]} It works as a parish church for the Catholic community^[4] of Latin or Roman rite.^{[citation needed]} It was renovated in 1947.^{[citation needed]}