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Michael Czerny

| date of consecration = 4 October 2019 | place of consecration = St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City | elevated by = Pope Francis | date of elevation = 5 October 2019 | sources = }}

Michael F. Czerny (born 18 July 1946) is a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian Catholic prelate who has served as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development since 2022. He was under secretary of the 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. Provided by Wikipedia