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Michael Michai Kitbunchu
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Key facts
- 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 posts
- Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (since 1983) Protopriest of the College of Cardinals (since 2016)
- 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
- Born
- ( 1929-01-25 ) 25 January 1929 (age 97) , Sam Phran , Nakhon Pathom , Siam
- Denomination
- Catholic
- Parents
- Joseph Yuhong Kitbunchu (deceased) Maria Klueab Kitbunchu (deceased)
- Motto
- Through the Cross to light ( Per crucem ad lucem )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Thailand
- Place of birth
- Sam Phran
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Educated at
- Pontifical Urbaniana University
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Participant in
- 2005 conclave
- Image
- มีชัย กิจบุญชู.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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 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. As of 2025, Kitbunchu is the longest serving cardinal.
Early life and ministry
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michael Michai Kitbunchu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.