Yves Castanou
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Yves Castanou | |
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 Yves Castanou | |
| Born | June 22, 1971 Reims, France |
| Alma mater | Polytechnique Montréal, Academy of Advanced Theological and Pastoral Studies |
| Occupation(s) | Pastor of Impact Christian center Brazzaville and Director general and Agence de régulation des postes et des communications électroniques in Republic of the Congo |
| Spouse | Habi Castanou |
Yves Castanou is a French evangelical charismatic Pastor of Impact Christian center Brazzaville and of Director general of Agence de régulation des postes et des communications électroniques in Republic of the Congo.
Biography[edit]
Yves Castanou was born in Reims, in France, on June 22, 1971.[1] In 1992, he joined Polytechnique Montréal, where he obtained an electrical engineering degree in 1996.[2] That same year, he married Habi, with whom he will have two children.[2] It was at the age of 23 in 1994 that he experienced a new birth. He will then follow a first biblical training in United Kingdom before joining the Biblical Institute and the Academy of Advanced Theological and Pastoral Studies in Paris.[2]
Career[edit]
Yves Castanou was a telecom engineer for Lucent Technologies in Denver in the United States.[3][4]
In 2002, he founded the church Impact Christian center with Yvan Castanou, his twin brother, in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris in France.[4]
He was officially ordained pastor with his wife Habi, in March 2004, by pastors André Thobois and Emmanuel Toussaint (World Protestant and Evangelical Council of Churches).[2]
In 2010, Yves Castanou was appointed, by presidential decree, Director General of the Agency for the Regulation of Posts and Electronic Communications in Republic of the Congo.[4] A function which does not prevent him from pursuing his pastoral vocation.
In 2012, he became pastor principal of Impact Christian center Brazzaville.[2]
On November 22, 2013, Yves Castanou was elevated to the rank of officer of the Congolese Order of Merit, on the occasion of the inauguration of the new headquarters of ARPCE.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Carat et Joëlle, Zoom sur le pasteur Yvan CASTANOU, l’amoureux du Saint Esprit, happypeople.africa, Congo-Kinshasa, April 10, 2018
- ^ a b c d e ICC, ICC Campus Brazzaville, impactcentrechretien.com, Congo, retrieved February 18, 2020
- ^ Quentin Loubou, Management et leadership : Yves Castanou partage son expérience aux jeunes, adiac-congo.com, Congo, June 1, 2019
- ^ a b c François Soudan, Congo-Brazzaville : Yves Castanou, berger des télécoms, jeuneafrique.com, France, November 15, 2011
- ^ SA, ARPCE (Agence de Régulation des Postes et des Communications Electroniques) : Le nouveau siège, un immeuble ultra-moderne, inauguré à Brazzaville!, lasemaineafricaine.net, France, November 26, 2013
Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr:Yves Castanou; see its history for attribution.
