Director,
Member of the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies (Cairo),
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Oasis Foundation (Milan)
⇒ Contact: directeur@ebaf.edu
Province of France
Born on 20 January 1949 in Tréguier (France),
Ordained priest on 24 June 1989.
Areas of expertise: Interreligious dialogue, political evolution of the Middle East, situation of Eastern Christians, history of the Dominican Order in the Muslim world.
Modern languages
– French (read, written, spoken)
– English (read, written, spoken)
– Italian (read, written, spoken)
– Spanish (read, written, spoken)
– Arabic, Breton (spoken)
Academic degrees
1973: Bachelor of Philosophy (Paris I Sorbonne).
1976: Master of Theology (Catholic Institute of Paris).
1977: Postgraduate doctorate in rural economy (IEDES, Paris I).
1978-1985: Teacher at the National Agronomic Institute of Algiers.
1985-1992: Lecturer at the Catholic University of Lyon, lecturer at the Institute of Political Studies, associate researcher at the Maison de l’Orient méditerranéen.
1990: Doctorate of University in Economy of the Development (University of Grenoble).
1993: Authorization to conduct research (Lyon 2).
Old functions
2015: Appointment as Director of the École biblique et archéologique française, second term in October 2019
2009-2014: Director of IDEO
2002-2009: Secretary General of the IDEO in Cairo (Institut dominicain d’études orientales)
2002-2009: Vicar Provincial of the Dominicans of the Arab World
1992-1998: Assistant for the Apostolic Life of the Master of the Dominican Order and General Promoter for Justice and Peace