DIRECTOR – OLIVIER POQUILLON, OP

DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL

⇒ Contact : directeur@ebaf.edu

Province of France

Born in 1966, in Paris
Entered the Order in 1994
Ordained a priest in 2001
Joined the convent Saint Stephen of Jerusalem in 2023

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Intercultural and interreligious dialogue, knowledge of the Arabic world and of the Middle-East, Eastern christians’ conditions, international organisations

SPOKEN LANGUAGES:
– French (read, written, spoken)
– English (read, written, spoken)
– Arabic (read, written, spoken)

EXPERIENCES:
Master of international international public law
2003-2004, Mossoul: Teacher at Université
2005-2006 : Auditor of the Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale
2008-2013 : Permanent delegate for the Dominican Order among United Nations
2013-2016, Strasbourg: Prior of the Dominican convent
2016-2019, Brussels: General Secretary for the Commission des Episcopats of the European Unione (Comece)
2019-2023, Mossoul: Manager of the UNESCO program “Reviving the spirit of Mossoul”