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Structure

Since its creation in 2019, the IRFA comprises of a scientific committee which gives general directions and oversees works and publication:

  • P. Vincent SÉNÉCHAL, Superior General of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, PhD in Biblical Theology, missionary in Cambodia for eleven years.
  • P. Antoine de MONJOUR, IRFA coordinator, priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, missionary in Japan for 30 years.
  • Jean-Pierre BAT, archivist and paleographer (École nationale des chartes), PhD (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne), associate researcher at the CNRS and the Centre Jean-Mabillon, project leader at the Centre d’Analyse, de Prévision et de Stratégie (CAPS) of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
  • Rémi CHAIX, PhD, Tibetologist specialising in Eastern Tibet, member of the Centre for Himalayan Studies.
  • Éric DEROO, author, film-maker, former associate researcher at the CNRS, specialist in French colonial and military history.
  • Mr Yves GAZZO, currently Ambassador of the Order of Malta accredited to the European Union after a long career as an ambassador, President (h) of the Académie des sciences d’outre-mer.
  • Bertrand GOY, a graduate of ESSEC, former senior executive in industry, historian of primitive arts.
  • Catherine MARIN, PhD, specialist in the history of Catholic missions, lecturer (h) at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
  • P. Matthieu MASSON, priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, on mission in Hong Kong since 2009, architect specialising in the history of churches built in China.
  • Marie de RUGY, PhD, lecturer in contemporary history at the University of Strasbourg, specialising in the colonial period in South-East Asia

The IRFA team is made up of preservation professionals, and specialists in the history of Catholic missions :

  • The direction of the institute has been entrusted since its creation to Ms Marie-Alpais DUMOULIN. She is an archivist and palaeographer (Ecole nationale des Chartes).
  • The “archives and photos” department is made up of two archivists, one of whom is a specialist in databases, and an iconographer.
  • The “libraries” department includes the Asian library and the MEP general library, each staffed by a librarian.
  • The “digitization” department is managed by an archivist responsible for heritage digitization.
  • The “art and historical objects” department is managed by a collection manager.

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