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{{Short description|French Roman Catholic Priest}}
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| type = Priest
| type = Priest
| honorific-prefix = The Very Reverend Monsignor
| honorific-prefix = The Reverend
| name = Gilles Wach
| name = Gilles Wach
| honorific-suffix = [[Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest|ICRSS]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest|ICKSP]]
| image = Msgr_Wach.jpg
| image = Msgr_Wach.jpg
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<!---------- Orders ---------->| ordination = 24 June 1979
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| ordained_by = [[Pope John Paul II]]
| ordination = 24 June 1979
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| birth_date = 26 November 1956 (age 67)
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| ordained_by = [[Pope John Paul II]]
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| birth_date = 26 November 1956
| birth_place = [[Troyes]], [[Aube]], [[France]]
| birth_place = [[Troyes]], [[Aube]], [[France]]
| death_date =
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| residence =
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| nationality = French
| nationality = French, Gabonese
| alma_mater = Seminary of Gênes, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
| alma_mater = Seminary of Genoa, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
| title = Prior General of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
| title = Prior General of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
| predecessor =
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| coat_of_arms = [[File:Blason Mgr Gilles Wach Ornements.svg|190px]]
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'''Gilles Wach''' (born [[Troyes]], 26 November 1956) is a French Roman Catholic priest, co-founder and Prior General of the [[Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest]], a Traditionalist society of apostolic life of pontifical right.
'''Gilles Wach''' (born [[Troyes]], 26 November 1956) is a French Roman Catholic priest, co-founder and Prior General of the [[Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest]], a [[society of apostolic life]] of [[pontifical right]].


==Eccclesiastical career==
==Ecclesiastical career==
After finishing secondary school, he entered the seminary of [[Paray-le-Monial]], where he did a year of formation. He moved to the seminary of the Diocese of [[Gênes]], where he met Philippe Mora, who would be his friend and co-founder of the [[Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest]]. He was ordained a deacon by Cardinal [[Giuseppe Siri]] on 29 June 1978, and a priest by [[Pope John Paul II]], on 24 June 1979, among other 24 deacons, including his friend Philippe Mora.<ref>[http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/fr/angelus/1979/documents/hf_jp-ii_ang_19790624.html Jean Paul II Angelus, 24 June 1979 (French)]</ref> He pursued his studies in [[Rome]], residing at the [[Pontifical Irish College]] while studying for his doctorate in Theology at the [[Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas]], with his thesis on St. [[Francis of Sales]], ''Pédagogie de l'amour. L'éducation de la charité chez saint Francois''. During this time, he worked with Cardinal [[Silvio Oddi]], then Prefect of the [[Congregation for the Clergy]]. He joined the Traditionalist Opus Sacerdotale, a priestly association led by Abbé Pierre Lourdelet, at the late 1980s, and he played an important role in the foundation of the Opus Sacerdotale in [[Moissac]].
After finishing secondary school, he entered the seminary of [[Paray-le-Monial]], where he did a year of formation. He moved to the seminary of the Diocese of [[Genoa]], where he met Philippe Mora, who would be his friend and co-founder of the [[Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest]]. He was ordained a deacon by [[Giuseppe Siri|Giuseppe Cardinal Siri]] on 29 June 1978, and a priest by [[Pope John Paul II]], on 24 June 1979, among other 24 deacons, including his friend Philippe Mora.<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/fr/angelus/1979/documents/hf_jp-ii_ang_19790624.html Jean Paul II Angelus, 24 June 1979 (French)]</ref> He pursued his studies in [[Rome]], residing at the [[Pontifical Irish College]] while studying for his doctorate in Theology at the [[Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas]], with his thesis on St. [[Francis of Sales]], ''Pédagogie de l'amour. L'éducation de la charité chez saint Francois''. During this time, he worked with [[Silvio Oddi|Silvio Cardinal Oddi]], then Prefect of the [[Congregation for the Clergy]]. He joined the Traditionalist Opus Sacerdotale, a priestly association led by Abbé Pierre Lourdelet, at the late 1980s, and he played an important role in the foundation of the Opus Sacerdotale in [[Moissac]].


Wach was nominated Vicar General of the Diocese of [[Mouila]], in [[Gabon]], on 19 June 1989, by Msgr. Cyriaque Obamba, which he was until 1995. He became Vicar General emeritus on 15 August 1996, receiving the title of Monsignor.
Wach was nominated Vicar General of the Diocese of [[Mouila]], in [[Gabon]], on 19 June 1989, by Cyriaque Obamba, which he was until 1995, when he became Vicar General emeritus.


He founded the [[Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest]] in 1990, with Philippe Mora, a society of apostolic life, who became of pontifical right, in 2008. The ICKSP celebrates exclusively the [[Tridentine Mass|Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite]]. He has been Prior General of the ICKSP since his inception until 2008, when he was elected for a six years term. He would be reelected for another six years term in November 2014.<ref>[http://www.icrsp.org/Droit-Pontifical/rielezione.jpg Letter of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei" upon his reelection, 7 November 2014 (Italian)]</ref>
He founded the [[Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest]] with Philippe Mora in 1990, a society of apostolic life, which was granted pontifical right in 2008. The ICKSP celebrates primarily the [[Tridentine Mass|Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite]]. He has been Prior General of the ICKSP since its inception until 2008, when he was elected for a six-year term. He was reelected for another six-year term in November 2014.<ref>[http://www.icrsp.org/Droit-Pontifical/rielezione.jpg Letter of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei" upon his reelection, 7 November 2014 (Italian)]</ref> He was elected for a third six-year term on 24 August 2020.<ref>Feast of Saint Barthélemy Letter 24 August 2020, by Canon Guitard</ref>

On 24 June 2024, Wach, accompanied by [[Rudolf Michael Schmitz]], was received in a private audience with [[Pope Francis]]. According to the ICKSP, the Pope insisted that the institute "continue to serve the Church according to our own proper charism."<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://icksp.org.uk/blog/private-audience-of-the-prior-general-and-the-sovereign-pontiff/ | title=Private audience of the prior general and the sovereign pontiff | date=2024-06-25 | website=icksp.org.uk}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 19 October 2024

The Reverend

Gilles Wach

ICKSP
Prior General of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
Orders
Ordination24 June 1979
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born26 November 1956 (age 67)
Troyes, Aube, France
NationalityFrench, Gabonese
Alma materSeminary of Genoa, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Coat of arms

Gilles Wach (born Troyes, 26 November 1956) is a French Roman Catholic priest, co-founder and Prior General of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, a society of apostolic life of pontifical right.

Ecclesiastical career

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After finishing secondary school, he entered the seminary of Paray-le-Monial, where he did a year of formation. He moved to the seminary of the Diocese of Genoa, where he met Philippe Mora, who would be his friend and co-founder of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. He was ordained a deacon by Giuseppe Cardinal Siri on 29 June 1978, and a priest by Pope John Paul II, on 24 June 1979, among other 24 deacons, including his friend Philippe Mora.[1] He pursued his studies in Rome, residing at the Pontifical Irish College while studying for his doctorate in Theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, with his thesis on St. Francis of Sales, Pédagogie de l'amour. L'éducation de la charité chez saint Francois. During this time, he worked with Silvio Cardinal Oddi, then Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy. He joined the Traditionalist Opus Sacerdotale, a priestly association led by Abbé Pierre Lourdelet, at the late 1980s, and he played an important role in the foundation of the Opus Sacerdotale in Moissac.

Wach was nominated Vicar General of the Diocese of Mouila, in Gabon, on 19 June 1989, by Cyriaque Obamba, which he was until 1995, when he became Vicar General emeritus.

He founded the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest with Philippe Mora in 1990, a society of apostolic life, which was granted pontifical right in 2008. The ICKSP celebrates primarily the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. He has been Prior General of the ICKSP since its inception until 2008, when he was elected for a six-year term. He was reelected for another six-year term in November 2014.[2] He was elected for a third six-year term on 24 August 2020.[3]

On 24 June 2024, Wach, accompanied by Rudolf Michael Schmitz, was received in a private audience with Pope Francis. According to the ICKSP, the Pope insisted that the institute "continue to serve the Church according to our own proper charism."[4]

References

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  1. ^ Jean Paul II Angelus, 24 June 1979 (French)
  2. ^ Letter of the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei" upon his reelection, 7 November 2014 (Italian)
  3. ^ Feast of Saint Barthélemy Letter 24 August 2020, by Canon Guitard
  4. ^ "Private audience of the prior general and the sovereign pontiff". icksp.org.uk. 2024-06-25.
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