Tabernacle forced and sacred vessels stolen at Saint-Médard, Camphin-en-Carembault

On Friday, 2 October 2026, around 17:00, parishioners at Église Saint-Médard in Camphin-en-Carembault (Nord, France) found the altar crucifix and two candlesticks gone. The tabernacle had been forced and the chalice and ciborium inside, with consecrated hosts, stolen. Entry was by force through a rear door. Mayor Matthieu Lestoquoy filed a complaint with the Phalempin gendarmerie for theft and profanation; video-surveillance footage is to be analysed. The same day, Église Saint-Martin in Chemy, a few kilometres away, was also profaned. Le JDD reported the thefts; La Voix du Nord published on 3 October 2026.

Theft and profanation mapped to incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the Nominatim place_of_worship pin for Église Saint-Médard, Rue du 14 Juillet, Camphin-en-Carembault (50.5115100, 2.9888834). occurredOn is Friday 2 October 2026. Same-day filing as chemy-saint-martin-profanation-2026. La Voix du Nord, 3 October 2026: https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1742948/article/2026-10-03/deux-eglises-profanees-camphin-en-carembault-et-chemy-une-enquete-en-cours