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===Dicastery for the Clergy===
{{Main|Dicastery for the Clergy}}

The Dicastery for the Clergy is the department responsible for overseeing matters regarding priests and [[deacons]] not belonging to [[institute of consecrated life|institutes of consecrated life]] or [[society of apostolic life|societies of apostolic life]], as well as for the [[seminary|seminaries]] (except those regulated by the dicasteries for [[Dicastery for Evangelization|Evangelization]] and for the [[Dicastery for the Eastern Churches|Oriental Churches]]), and houses of formation of religious and secular institutes. It handles requests for dispensation from active priestly ministry, as well as the legislation governing presbyteral councils and other organizations of priests around the world.

The dicastery deals with matters within the competence of the Holy See concerning the general discipline concerning the diocesan council for economic affairs, the presbyteral council, the college of consultors, the chapter of canons, the diocesan pastoral council, the parishes, the churches, the associations of clerics and public clerical associations; to the latter it may grant the faculty of incardination, after consulting the competent dicasteries and receiving the approval of the Roman Pontiff. It deals with ecclesiastical archives and the extinction of pious wills in general and pious foundations. The current prefect is [[Lazarus You Heung-sik|Lazarus Cardinal You Heung-sik]].

==== Associated organizations ====

===== Pontifical Work for Priestly Vocations =====
The Pontifical Work for Priestly Vocations was established to encourage and coordinate efforts to promote vocations to the sacred priesthood of the Catholic Church. It is concerned primarily with setting forth a true and clear notion of the nature, the necessity, and the excellence of the priesthood; promotes the offering of Masses, Communion services, prayers and works of penance and charity to the end that God may grant many priestly vocations; and encourages the growth of the project that is established in each diocese for priestly vocations, and tries to have such projects set up where they do not already exist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Mission {{!}} Serra International |url=https://www.serrainternational.org/our-mission |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=serrainternational.org}}</ref> The president of the commission is the ''ex officio'' prefect of the dicastery.

===== Interdicasterial Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order =====
The Interdicasterial Commission for Candidates to Sacred Order is established within the dicastery responsible for the selection of candidates for Holy Orders, including their human, spiritual, doctrinal and pastoral training in seminaries and in special centers for permanent deacons, to their continuing formation, including their living conditions and ways of exercising the ministry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apostolic Letter issued "Motu Proprio" "Ministrorum Institutio" whereby the Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus is modified and responsibility for seminaries is transferred from the Congregation for Catholic Education to the Congregation for the Clergy (16 January 2013) {{!}} BENEDICT XVI |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/motu_proprio/documents/hf_ben-xvi_motu-proprio_20130116_ministrorum-institutio.html |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=vatican.va}}</ref> The president of the commission is the ''ex officio'' prefect of the dicastery.