Career
Ordained to the priesthood in 1951, Poutain was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Périguexe, France in 1985 and then succeeded to the diocese in 1988 retiring in 2004.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1951, Poutain was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Périguexe, France in 1985 and then succeeded to the diocese in 1988 retiring in 2004.
