Jacques Gagey

Father Jacques P. Gagey (born 1954 in Vesoul) is a French Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Paris and author,[1] who serves as the World Chaplain and World Ecclesiastical Assistant of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting (ICCS), based in Rome,[2] and served as the Chaplain General of the Scouts et Guides de France.

Father

Jacques Gagey
Father Jacques with a portable altar built with Scout pioneering techniques
Born1954
Vesoul
NationalityFrench
OccupationAuthor
ReligionRoman Catholic
ChurchSt. Anne of the Butte-aux-Cailles
Congregations served
Diocese of Paris

Gagey was instrumental in the promotion of World Youth Day 1997 in Paris, the pilgrimage to Chartres and the pilgrimage to Vézelay.

He is pastor of St. Anne of the Butte-aux-Cailles in the 13th arrondissement of Paris and chaplain of the French National Coordination of Young Christian Professionals. On 1 September 2007, he succeeded Father Jean-Marie Mallet-Guy in the position of Chaplain General of the Scouts and Guides of France (SGdF). In November 2013, the Board of Scouts and Guides of France appointed a number of those involved in Scouting, including Gagey, as honorary members of the Scouts and Guides of France.

Having reached the end of his second term of three years as Chaplain General of the Scouts and Guides of France, Gagey became deputy ecclesiastical assistant of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting. In 2013, he was appointed chaplain of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting. He succeeded Father Leo A. White of the diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire as ecclesiastical assistant on 1 January 2014.[3]

In his position, he has traveled as far afield as Japan and Curaçao.[4]

References
  1. http://data.bnf.fr/11903835/jacques_gagey/
  2. Circular Letter (PDF). ICCS: 3. April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090710062223/http://www.cics.org/html/download/circular_letter/Circulair_Letter__Apr09_ENG.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2010-01-08. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Le P. Jacques Gagey, futur aumônier mondial des scouts catholiques". La Croix. 2013-07-12.
  4. "Report Fr. Jacques Gagey on his trip to Curaçao (Netherland Antilles) | ICCS – CICS".


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