Claude Jean Pierre Dagens is a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of Angoul�me. Previously the deputy bishop of the diocese of Poitiers from 1999 to 2005, he is a specialist in Catholic doctrine, and was elected the twentieth member to occupy seat 1 of the Acad�mie fran�aise April 2008. He has written abundantly about the role of the Church in French society and its relationship with secularism. Because of his dialogue with members of Freemasonry, he has provoked the irritation of some Traditionalist Catholics. 

May 20th, 1940 in Bordeaux (Age 84)