The WYD Seoul 2027 Local Organizing Committee (LOC) was established with the aim of providing young people around the world with an opportunity to discover their true role in the Church and society, listen to the voices of others, and experience solidarity and community through the World Youth Day to be held in Seoul in 2027.
The president of the LOC is Archbishop Peter Soon-taik Chung, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seoul, with Bishop Paul Kyung-Sang Lee serving as the General Coordinator. In addition, Bishop Job Yobi Koo and Bishop Timothy Gyoung-Chon Yu help the LOC as the Episcopal Coordinators.
To ensure the LOC, together with the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, can efficiently support WYD and manage future Catholic events for young people, the WYD Seoul 2027 Foundation was established in 2024 to be its judicial arm and is headed by Bishop Paul Kyung-Sang Lee.