Jean Marcel Honoré () (13 August 1920 – 28 February 2013) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a former archbishop of Tours.Jean Marcel Cardinal Honoré, Catholic-Hierarchy.org 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.Catholic News Agency website, Honoré, Jean Marcel 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
In 1990, Honoré recognized the Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb 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.Ouest France website, Rennes: Cardinal Honoré, ordained in Rennes, has died, published February 28, 2013 Honoré was created cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Honoré died on 28 February 2013.
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