Catalytic combustion burner made of porous material, comprising: - an end piece comprising: • a lower part of outside diameter φ 1 and delimiting a first cavity of diameter φ 2, said first cavity extending along a main axis and being adapted to receive a wick that is capable of soaking the end piece with a combustible composition, and • an upper part having a peripheral side wall comprising an inner face of essentially frustoconical shape and delimiting a second cavity of depth P, an outer face, an upper face of circular shape and a base, said inner face having a lower end of diameter φ 3 greater than φ 2 and an upper end of diameter φ 4 greater than φ 3, the upper end of said side wall communicating with the atmosphere and said lower end of said base communicating with said first cavity, • at least a part of said outer face of said peripheral side wall is doped with a catalyst, - a sleeve arranged in the extension of said lower part of the end piece and delimiting a third cavity extending said first cavity of said lower part, and - an insert arranged in said second cavity of the end piece and having a surface in contact with said base of the end piece, said burner being characterized in that said porous material is obtained from a composition comprising, as a percentage of the total weight of said composition, between 0 and 5% of at least one heat-conducting compound, with a thermal conductivity of greater than 60 watts per metre-kelvin, between 30% and 70% of at least one refractory compound, between 2% and 30% of at least one binder, and between 5% and 40% of at least one pore-forming agent, and in that all of said circular-shaped upper face is doped with said catalyst. - an end piece comprising: • a lower part of outside diameter φ 1 and delimiting a first cavity of diameter φ 2, said first cavity extending along a main axis and being adapted to receive a wick that is capable of soaking the end piece with a combustible composition, and • an upper part having a peripheral side wall comprising an inner face of essentially frustoconical shape and delimiting a second cavity of depth P, an outer face, an upper face of circular shape and a base, said inner face having a lower end of diameter φ 3 greater than φ 2 and an upper end of diameter φ 4 greater than φ 3, the upper end of said side wall communicating with the atmosphere and said lower end of said base communicating with said first cavity, • at least a part of said outer face of said peripheral side wall is doped with a catalyst, • a lower part of outside diameter φ 1 and delimiting a first cavity of diameter φ 2, said first cavity extending along a main axis and being adapted to receive a wick that is capable of soaking the end piece with a combustible composition, and • an upper part having a peripheral side wall comprising an inner face of essentially frustoconical shape and delimiting a second cavity of depth P, an outer face, an upper face of circular shape and a base, said inner face having a lower end of diameter φ 3 greater than φ 2 and an upper end of diameter φ 4 greater than φ 3, the upper end of said side wall communicating with the atmosphere and said lower end of said base communicating with said first cavity, • at least a part of said outer face of said peripheral side wall is doped with a catalyst, - a sleeve arranged in the extension of said lower part of the end piece and delimiting a third cavity extending said first cavity of said lower part, and - an insert arranged in said second cavity of the end piece and having a surface in contact with said base of the end piece,