Michael Michai Kitbunchu

His Eminence

Michael Michai Kitbunchu
ไมเกิ้ล มีชัย กิจบุญชู
His Eminence; Michael Michai Kitbunchu; ไมเกิ้ล มีชัย กิจบุญชู;
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok
	Cardinal Kitbunchu in 2023
See	Bangkok
Appointed	18 December 1972
Installed	3 June 1973
Term ended	14 May 2009
Predecessor	Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo
Successor	Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna
Orders
Ordination	20 December 1959; by Gregorio Pietro Agagianian
Consecration	3 June 1973; by Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo
Created cardinal	2 February 1983; by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	25 January 1929 (age 95); Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Joseph Yuhong Kitbunchu (deceased); Maria Klueab Kitbunchu (deceased);
Motto	Through the Cross to light (Per crucem ad lucem)
Coat of arms

Michael Michai Kitbunchu (Thai: ไมเกิ้ล มีชัย กิจบุญชู, pronounced [māj.kɤ̂l mīː.t͡ɕʰāj kìt.būn.t͡ɕʰūː, māj.kɤ̂ɫ-, māj.kɤ̂n-]; born 25 January 1929) is a Thai prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bangkok from 1973 to 2009 and was made a cardinal in 1983. He has been the Protopriest of the College of Cardinals since 14 December 2016. He is the first cardinal from Thailand. He was president of the Thai Episcopal Conference from 1979 to 1982 and from 2000 to 2006.