General Director - Legionaries of Christ

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General Director

Fr. Carlos Gutiérrez López, LC

General Director of the Legionaries of Christ | 2026-2032

The new Director General is originally from Mexico (Hermosillo, Sonora). He is 51 years old. He joined the Congregation in 1999. He was ordained a priest in 2009. Fr. Carlos Gutiérrez has exercised his ministry in Chile, Italy, Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico, and until today he was Territorial Director of Northern Mexico. He has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, and industrial and systems engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology. He has a master’s degree in psychology from Divine Mercy University (United States). He has served as assistant to ECYD in Santiago, Chile (2001-2004), assistant to the general secretary, assistant to the territorial director for the apostolate in Colombia-Venezuela (2009-2012), superior of the community in Bogotá, territorial counselor for Venezuela, director of ECYD in Monterrey (2014-2015), coordinator of the general area of family and youth ministry, and territorial director of Colombia-Venezuela (2018-2022). Since 2022, he has served as Territorial Director of Northern Mexico.

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The General Director is responsible for governing the Congregation in such a way that it preserves its spiritual heritage and fulfills its mission in the Church, according to the will of God. Therefore, his priorities are:

To foster with special care the life of prayer, fervor, good spirit, integral formation, fraternal life in community, and the perseverance of the members;
To drive the consolidation, projection, and expansion of the apostolate;
To promote the vocational pastoral work of the Legion and the other members of Regnum Christi.

Competencies

The General Director is responsible for governing the Congregation in such a way that it preserves its spiritual heritage and fulfills its mission in the Church.

To foster with special care the life of prayer, fervor, good spirit, integral formation, fraternal life in community, and the perseverance of the members;
To drive the consolidation, projection, and expansion of the apostolate;
To promote the vocational pastoral work of the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi. To implement the guidelines and directives given by the General Chapter;
To ensure that all, especially territorial directors, rectors, superiors, and formators, fulfill their responsibilities according to the proper law;
To promote the consolidation, expansion, and institutional unity of Regnum Christi and work closely with its competent bodies regarding the preservation of the spirit, planning, apostolate, and economy;
To consolidate the stable assets of the Congregation, oversee the management of goods, and promote sound financial practices;
To promote appropriate institutional communication.