René Chambellant

René Chambellant (6 March 1907 – 1 September 1993) was a French dental surgeon, politician and neo-Gnostic patriarch. He was a leading figure of the neo-Gnostic movement in France in the immediate aftermath of World War II. In Oubangui-Chari, he was active in parliamentary politics in the 1950s. He was a member of parliament in the first legislature of the Central African Republic.

Patriach Chambellant was born in Reims, France.

A dental surgeon by profession, he worked at the dentistry section of the until 1954.

Politics in Central Africa Chambellant was elected to the Oubangui-Chari Territorial Assembly in the 1952 election, representing the First College (Europeans). On March 1, 1960 he was awarded the title of Knight of the Order of Central African Merit.