Jean Marcel Honoré () (13 August 1920 – 28 February 2013) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a former

archbishop of Tours The Archdiocese of Tours (; ) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The archdiocese has roots that go back to the 3rd century, while the formal erection of the diocese dates from the 5th century. The ecclesiastical pro ...

. He was born in Saint-Brice-en-Coglès. He was ordained on 29 June 1943 after studying at the seminary in

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

, and from 1958 to 1964 was secretary general of the National Commission for Religious Education and director of the National Centre of Religious Teaching. He was made Bishop of Évreux in 1972 and Archbishop of Tours in 1981. Honoré was known as a specialist in the works of Cardinal Newman. Philosophy Documentation Center website, ''In Memoriam: Cardinal Jean Marcel Honoré (1920-2013)'', published in Newman Studies Journal, Volume 10, Issue 2, Fall 2013, page 101
/ref> In 1990, Honoré recognized the

Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb The Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb () is a Roman Catholic religious institute for women based in France. It is the world's first contemplative community to welcome those with Down syndrome into the consecrated life. History The Little Sis ...

as a public association of the Christian faithful. He went on to promote the group's cause in Rome. Honoré retired as Archbishop of Tours in 1997 at the age of 76. Honoré was created

cardinal Cardinal or The Cardinal most commonly refers to * Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae ***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

in 2001. Honoré died on 28 February 2013.

References

1920 births 2013 deaths Archbishops of Tours 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in France Bishops of Évreux 21st-century French cardinals Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II {{RC-cardinal-stub