Jean-Arnold de Clermont is French Pasteur. He is president of the Council of the Protestant federation of France, elected on July 1st, 1999 and re-elected on March 22nd, 2003. Its mandate finished on June 30th, 2007. Claude Baty succeeds to him.

Born the October 22nd 1941 with Paris.

In 1967, Jean-Arnold de Clermont becomes Pasteur of the Church reformed of France (ERF).

It leaves to Bangui (Central African Republic) to the service the Protestant Église the Christ-King for four years. Engaged in the sector youth, it creates there the Center protesting for the Youth of Bangui. In parallel, the World Council of Churches (COE) the operations manager near the Sudaneses taken refuge in Central African Republic.

• On its return in France in 1972, it occupies the post of secretary to animation with the Service protesting of Mission - Défap, and this until 1978.

• Of 1977 with 1983, it takes of it the presidency of the department Information-Communication of FPF. (Services communication of the Churches and Protestant associations members of FPF)
• Of 1978 with 1985, it is charged with the parish of the Church reformed from France to Rouen.
• Of 1978 with 1994, he is member of the team of continuing education of the diocese of Rouen.
• In 1985, it is elected president of the North-Normandy District council of ERF.
• In 1994, it is charged with the parish with the Holy Spirit, street Roquépine with Paris.
• the March 20th 1999, it is elected president of the Council of the FPF of which he is member since 1984. Ninth president of the Protestant federation of France, Pasteur Jean-Arnold de Clermont took his functions on July 1st 1999. He will finish its 2nd 4 years mandate the June 30th 2007.

Multiple engagements:

• Foundation John Bost which, for 150 years, has dealt with a thousand of people suffering from heavy physical handicaps and mental.
• President during about fifteen years of the publisher of the reformed Church of France Shepherds and the Magi .
• Since 1992, It takes part in the dialog with the Churches Anglicans of British Isles, founded by the Standing Committee luthéro-reformed (CPLR) . (the CPLR gathers four Churches Lutherans and reformed France of the interior and the Alsace-Moselle).
• 1999, it represented already FPF with the Colloque on the Churches and the war of Balkans , organized by the World Council of Churches (COE) and the Conférence of the European Churches (KEK).
• He is president of the Conférence of the European Churches (KEK)

He is member of the committee of sponsorship of the French Coordination for the Decade of the culture of peace and non-violence.

Family

Jean Arnold de Clermont is the small son of Jacques Guerlain, directing company of perfumery Guerlain during many years which married Andrée Bouffet (1884-1965), girl of the prefect Gabriel Bouffet.