He lost faith and stopped practising at the age of 16. in 1984, he discovered the charismatic renewal within a prayer group of the Emmanuel community.

He completed his military service as a mechanical officer in the Marine Nationale, after which, he travelled around Asie from 5 months and then worked as an engineer in Sudan and in France.

[2][3] As a member of the Communauté de l'Emmanuel, he was ordained as a priest on June 27, 1992, for the archidiocese of Paris.

From 2001 to 2003, he also served as spiritual director at the Catholic seminary in Paris and was in charge of the Saint-Martin-de-Tours formation house, which hosts Parisian seminarians from the Emmanuel community.

From 2004 to 2007, he was sent on mission to the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon where he was appointed as parish priest in solidum at Sainte-Maxime and Cogolin.