Society of the Missionaries of Africa
Father Anselme Tarpaga, Provincial of the Maghreb,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Jean Fontaine
on Saturday, May 1st, 2021 in Tunis (Tunisia)
at the age of 84 years, of which 59 years of missionary life
in Tunisia, Yemen and France.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Download here the announcement of Father Jean Fontaine’s death
Milestones in the life of Father Jean Fontaine
| Born in St-André on 02/12/1936 | Spiritual Year | Missionary Oath | Priesthood ordination |
| in the diocese of Lille | 27/09/1955 | 27/06/1961 | 30/06/1962 |
| Nationality: French | Maison-Carrée (Algeria) | Carthage (Tunisia) | Comines (France) |
| 01/09/1962 | Inscrit Etudes IBLA | La Manouba | Tunisie |
| 01/10/1964 | Etudes IPEA | Roma, IPEA | Italia |
| 21/06/1965 | IBLA | Tunis, IBLA | Tunisie |
| 01/01/1972 | Grande Retraite | ||
| 10/01/1975 | Supérieur IBLA | Tunis, IBLA | Tunisie |
| 28/08/1978 | Année Sabbatique | Lyon | France |
| 14/09/1979 | IBLA | Borj Zouara | Tunisie |
| 01/07/1980 | IBLA | Bardo (Ras Tabia) | Tunisie |
| 27/06/1981 | IBLA | Tunis, Al-Djazira | Tunisie |
| 01/09/1984 | Séjour au Yemen | Yemen | |
| 01/07/1985 | IBLA | Tunis, IBLA | Tunisie |
| 01/10/1987 | Direct.Revue IBLA | Tunis, Morjania | Tunisie |
| 14/11/1991 | Ordre du Mérite Culturel Tunisien | ||
| 16/09/1993 | Session-Retraite | Jérusalem | Israël / Palestine |
| 14/02/1997 | Médaille Culturelle Tunisienne | ||
| 01/08/1999 | Mini Sabbatical >27.02.00 | ..Ottawa | Canada |
| 14/04/2004 | Session 60+ | Roma | Italia |
| 01/06/2008 | IBLA | Tunis,IBLA | Tunisie |
| 01/12/2010 | Apostolat | La Marsa | Tunisie |
| 02/10/2013 | Session Seniors | Roma | Italia |
| 01/05/2021 | Retour auprès du Père | Tunis | Tunisie |