Dicastery for the Clergy

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The Dicastery for the Clergy is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing Catholic priests, deacons, and seminaries worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic ecclesiastical institution
department of the Holy See
dicastery of the Roman Curia
belongsTo Holy See
collaboratesWith Dicastery for Bishops
Dicastery for Evangelization
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
createdBy Pope Pius V
currentPrefect Lázaro You Heung-sik
currentPrefectStartDate 2021
dateOfEstablishment 1564
formerName Congregation for the Clergy
governedBy apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium
handles general norms for parish organization
issues concerning clerical state
requests for laicization of clergy
hasLeaderTitle Prefect
Secretary
Undersecretary
headquartersLocation Vatican City
jurisdiction Holy See
language Italian
Latin
name Dicastery for the Clergy
oversees Catholic deacons
Catholic priests
discipline of clergy
formation of clergy
pastoral ministry of clergy
seminaries
partOf Roman Curia
predecessor Sacred Congregation of the Council
religion Catholic Church
reorganizedBy Pope Francis
Pope Paul VI
reorganizedIn 1967
2022
responsibleFor catechetical norms at the universal level
dispensations related to clerical obligations
matters concerning diocesan clergy
promotion of priestly vocations
regulation of seminaries
subordinateTo Pope
supervises diocesan clergy worldwide
international seminaries under the Holy See
typeOfOrganization central administrative body of the Catholic Church
website https://www.clerus.va


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