Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
Coat of arms of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
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| Abbreviation | ICRSS |
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| Motto | Veritatem facientes in caritate ("Live the truth in charity") |
| Formation | 1990 |
| Type | Catholic |
| Headquarters | International Seminary, Gricigliano, Italy |
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Key people
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Gilles Wach — Founder, Prior General Philippe Mora - Co-founder, Rector of the Seminary R. Michael Schmitz - Vicar General |
| Website | institute-christ-king.org |
The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (Latin: Institutum Christi Regis Summi Sacerdotis) is a society of apostolic life of pontifical right in communion with the Holy See of the Catholic Church. The institute has the stated goal of honoring God and the sanctification of priests in the service of the Catholic Church and souls. An integral part of the institute’s charism is the use of the traditional Latin liturgy of 1962 for Mass and the other sacraments. It has undertaken the restoration of a number of historic church buildings.
The institute's rule of life is based generally on that of the secular canons. The institute has its own choir dress, adopted in 2006, which was given to members by the (Cardinal) Archbishop of Florence. Its stated mission is the defense and propagation of the reign of Christ in all areas of human life, both private and social.
The institute was founded in 1990 by Gilles Wach and Philippe Mora in Gabon, Africa, where the institute still has missions, notably in the capital Libreville. Its canonical status was of diocesan right until October 7, 2008. On that date it was granted the status of pontifical right by decree, titled "Saeculorum Rex", of the Pontifical commission Ecclesia Dei, on the occasion of the visit of Camille Perl, vice-president of the commission. Deacons and priests are incardinated into the institute, whose prior general has the right to call to orders. The institute is currently based in Gricigliano, Italy in the Archdiocese of Florence. The international seminary of St. Philip Neri is also located there.
Wach currently serves as prior general and Mora as rector of the seminary. Both received their priestly formation under the late Cardinal Siri of Genoa. As of 2016 the institute numbered over ninety-five priests. The Institute also includes clerical oblates, who go through formation but are not ordained as priests, and who help in the several apostolates of the Institute.
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