The priest implicated in this case is Father Pierre Jeanvoine, a priest appointed in 1948 as the director of the choir of the little singers of the Cross of Lorraine, within the Saint-Joseph institution in Épinal.
Published on March 16, 2026 at 19:38, Reading time: 2min
After a victim’s testimony to the Inirr (National Independent Instance of Recognition and Reparation) targeting a passing priest in the Vosges in the 1960s, the Diocese of Saint-Dié-des Vosges has issued a call to potentially identify other victims, as reported by ICI Lorraine on Monday, March 16.
The priest implicated in this case is Father Pierre Jeanvoine, a priest appointed in 1948 as the director of the choir of the little singers of the Cross of Lorraine, within the Saint-Joseph institution in Épinal. The sexual assault incidents reported by the victim concern the years 1966-1968. The clergyman then moved to Saint-Raphaël (Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon) in 1968, and then to Antibes (Diocese of Nice) in 1975.
In a statement, the Bishop of Saint-Dié, François Gourdon, and his counterparts from Fréjus-Toulon and Nice are calling on any other potential victims to come forward. “In the interest of justice and truth, it is our duty to call on any victim who wishes to be heard and/or benefit from a process of recognition and reparation,” they write. Those affected can contact the listening services of the dioceses of Saint-Dié, Fréjus-Toulon, and Nice, or directly contact the Inirr, an instance set up by the Catholic Church in 2021 to collect the testimonies of victims and offer processes of recognition and reparation.
“No matter how much time has passed, no violence, aggression, or abuse should be ignored, and no victim should be silenced. We want to strongly condemn such acts and express our support and deep compassion for the victims,” add the signatories of the statement.
