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| 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 Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | Through the Cross to light (Per crucem ad lucem) |
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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.