Jean Honoré

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Cardinal coat of arms of Jean Marcel Honoré

Jean Marcel listen to Cardinal Honoré ? / i (born August 13, 1920 in Saint-Brice-en-Coglès , Ille-et-Vilaine , France ; † February 28, 2013 in Tours , Indre-et-Loire ) was Archbishop of Tours and Cardinal of the Roman Church . Audio file / audio sample

Life

Jean Honoré studied Catholic theology and received on 29 June 1943, the sacrament of Holy Orders . From 1943 to 1944 he was a chaplain in youth work. In a subsequent doctoral studies, he was with a dissertation on Cardinal John Henry Newman at the Institut Catholique de Paris to Dr. theol doctorate . He taught at the Collège Saint-Vincent in Rennes (1945) and Saint-Malo (1946–1947). From 1948 to 1958 he was a professor of dogmatics and catechesis at the seminary in Rennes. From 1958 to 1964 General Secretary of the National Commission for Religious Education and Director of the National Center for Religious Education. He was a consultant in the Second Vatican Council and was committed to age-appropriate pedagogy and adaptation to human realities. From 1964 to 1972 he was rector of the Catholic University in Angers .

Pope Paul VI appointed him on October 24, 1972 Bishop of Évreux . He received his episcopal ordination from the Archbishop of Rennes , Paul Cardinal Gouyon ; Co- consecrators were André Pailler , Archbishop of Rouen , and Henri-Louis-Marie Mazerat , Bishop of Angers . On August 13, 1981, he was named Archbishop of Tours by Pope John Paul II . In 1981 he took over the chairmanship of the Episcopal Commission for Schools and Universities. In 1983 he was appointed a member of the Congregation for Catholic Education by John Paul II . In 1985 Honoré was elected President of the Supreme Council of Bishops (UCO - Conseil supérieur des Evêques ). Honoré was instrumental in the development of the new catechism - under the direction of Cardinal Ratzinger. On July 22, 1997, Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation because of his age.

John Paul II accepted him on February 21, 2001 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle in the college of cardinals . From 2001 to 2002, Jean Honoré was chairman of the Commission of the Faith Commission of the Bishops of France. He did not take part in the 2005 conclave because the age limit was exceeded.

In an address of condolence to the incumbent Bishop of Tours, Bernard-Nicolas Aubertin OCist , Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute to Jean Honoré for his contribution to the creation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and as a faithful and selfless Shepherd who cared about the proclamation of the Gospel .

He published several books. In 2007 he was appointed commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres .

Works

  • together with Jean Daniélou and Paul Poupard: Le Catholicisme - here, demain. Buchet-Chastel, Paris 1974.
  • La Pensée christologique de Newman. Desclée de Brouwer, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-7189-0928-5 .
  • Newman - la fidélité d'une conscience. CLD, Chambray-lès-Tours 1986, ISBN 2-85443-106-5 (= Veilleurs de la foi. ISSN  0763-0107 ).
  • John Henry Newman - un homme de Dieu. Éditions du Cerf, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-204-07286-9 .
  • John Henry Newman - le combat de la verite. Éditions du Cerf, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-204-09122-0 (= Initiations aux théologiens, ISSN  0750-215X ).
  • La Pensée de John Henry Newman. Une introduction. Editions Ad Solem, Mayenne 2010, ISBN 978-2-940402-34-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Le Cardinal Jean Honoré s'en est allé. Vatican Radio, news from February 28, 2013 (French)
  2. ↑ Vatican: Pope pays tribute to the deceased cardinal. Vatican Radio, February 28, 2013, accessed February 28, 2013 .
predecessor Office successor
Antoine Caillot Bishop of Évreux
1972–1981 		Jacques Gaillot
Louis Ferrand Archbishop of Tours
1981–1997 		Michel Moutel
personal data
SURNAME Honoré, Jean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Honoré, Jean Marcel Cardinal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French clergyman and theologian, Archbishop of Tours and Cardinal of the Roman Church
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Brice-en-Coglès
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 2013
Place of death Tours , Indre-et-Loire department