 In 1986 he entered the priesthood, becoming Père Jean-Rodolphe Kars.Since 1986 he has been Chaplain of Paray-le-Monial, a town in the Burgundy region of France.Although he possessed a varied and eclectic repertoire, ranging from Bach to Schönberg, Jean-Rodolphe then specialized in the works of Olivier Messiaen.