Following the appointment of Fr. Fabien Lejeusne as Bishop of Namur,
the Superior General, at his Ordinary Council of December 2025, appointed
Father Nicolas POTTEAU
Provincial d’Europe
From January1, 2026,
for an initial 3-year term
Born in Roubaix (France) in 1979. First vows in 2006. Ordained priest in 2012. Chemical engineer (Hautes Études Industrielle, Lille). Doctorate in patristic theology (Saint Augustine and the Book of Isaiah).
Fr. Nicolas Potteau has already assumed many responsibilities: Superior of the community in charge of our youth hostel (Paris-François1er); Editor-in-Chief of “Itinéraires Augustiniens” and member of the Institut des Études Augustiniennes; Formator, Master of Novices, coordinator of the Internoviciates of Chevilly-Larue; Lecturer at the Catholic University of Lyon; Lycée Chaplain; Parish Vicar; Delegate to Provincial and General Chapters; Member of the Supervisory Board of Bayard; Member of the Province Council…
We warmly thank Fr. Nicolas POTTEAU for his generous availability, as well as Fr. Fabien Lejeusne, Fr. Iulian Danca, his vicar provincial, who has ensured continuity in recent months, and all the members of the outgoing Provincial Council for their years of service to the government of the Province.
We entrust their new missions to the Lord and assure them of our support and fraternal prayers.