| 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]