Michael Czerny

His Eminence Michael F. Czerny SJ
Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Czerny in front of Angels Unawares, 2019.
Church	Latin Church
Installed	23 April 2022
Predecessor	Peter Turkson
Other post(s)	Cardinal Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata (2019–present)
Orders
Ordination	9 June 1973 by Thomas Benjamin Fulton
Consecration	4 October 2019 by Pope Francis
Created cardinal	5 October 2019 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Michael F. Czerny (1946-07-18) 18 July 1946 (age 78) Brno, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Catholic
Previous post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Beneventum (2019) Under-Secretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (2016-2022)
Alma mater	Gonzaga University University of Chicago
Motto	Suscipe (Receive)

Styles of Michael F. Czerny
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Michael F. Czerny SJ (born 18 July 1946) is a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development since 23 April 2022, after serving as interim prefect for several months. He was under secretary of that dicastery's Migrants and Refugees Section from 2017 to 2022. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2019.

A member of the Jesuits, Czerny has worked to promote social justice in Canada, Latin America, Africa, and Rome.