Jean Honoré Explained

Type:cardinal
Honorific-Prefix:His Eminence
Jean Marcel Honoré
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Tours
Archdiocese:Tours
Appointed:13 August 1981
Term End:22 July 1997
Predecessor:Louis Henri Marie Ferrand
Successor:Michel Paul Marie Moutel
Other Post:Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle
Ordination:29 June 1943
Consecration:17 December 1972
Consecrated By:Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon
Cardinal:21 February 2001
Created Cardinal By:John Paul II
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Name:Jean Marcel Honoré
Birth Date:1920 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Saint-Brice-en-Coglès, France
Death Place:Tours
Nationality:French
Religion:Catholic
Motto:cor ad cor loquitur
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Jean Marcel Honoré.svg

Jean Marcel Honoré (13 August 1920 – 28 February 2013) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a former archbishop of Tours.[1] [2] He was born in Saint-Brice-en-Coglès.

He was ordained on 29 June 1943 after studying at the seminary in Rennes, 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.[3] Honoré was known as a specialist in the works of Cardinal Newman.[4]

In 1990, Honoré recognized the Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb as a public association of the Christian faithful.[5] He went on to promote the group's cause in Rome.[5]

Honoré retired as Archbishop of Tours in 1997 at the age of 76.[6] Honoré was created cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Honoré died on 28 February 2013.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhonore.html Jean Marcel Cardinal Honoré
  2. Web site: Biographical Dictionary of John Paul II (1978-2005), Consistory of February 21, 2001 (VIII) . . Florida International University website, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section .
  3. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55121/honore-jean-marcel Catholic News Agency website, Honoré, Jean Marcel
  4. https://www.pdcnet.org/nsj/content/nsj_2013_0010_0002_0101_0101?file_type=pdf 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
  5. News: Religious Sisters with Down syndrome: the joy of shared contemplative life . Cyprien . Vet . 24 July 2019 . 31 July 2019 . Vatican News .
  6. https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/rennes-35000/rennes-le-cardinal-honore-ordonne-rennes-est-decede-471282 Ouest France website, Rennes: Cardinal Honoré, ordained in Rennes, has died, published February 28, 2013
  7. Web site: French Cardinal Honoré dead at 92 . CatholicCulture.org . 28 February 2013 . 10 March 2013.