Claude Jean Pierre Dagens (born May 20, 1940) is a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A prelate is a high-ranking member of the Clergy who either is an Ordinary or ranks in precedence with ordinaries He currently serves as bishop of Angoulême, having previously served as deputy bishop of Poitiers from 1999 to 2005. Angoulême is a commune in western France, capital of the Charente department. Poitiers is a town on the Clain River in west central France. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is a member of the Académie française since April 17 2008. L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language.
He is a specialist of catholic doctrine.
| Preceded by René Rémond |
Seat 1 Académie française 2008- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |