Jean Marcel (died December 1980) was the seventh Anglican Bishop of Madagascar from 1961 to 1969 when the diocese split into three. Marcel then became Bishop of Antananarivo until 1975.
Marcel trained for the priesthood at Dorchester Missionary College and was ordained in 1931. He was a tutor at St Paul's College, Ambatoharanana then priest in charge of Marovoay and then Ankadinondry. From 1952 to 1961 he was chaplain to the Bishop of Madagascar; and from 1956 an assistant bishop of the diocese. In 1961 he was appointed successor to Bishop Parfitt.
He died in 1980.
References
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- New Dioceses In Madagascar, The Times, 15 Novovember 15 1968; pg. 15; Issue 57409; col E
- Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- The Times, 15 May 1956; pg. 12; Issue 53531; col D Consecration in Lambeth Palace Chapel
- The Times, 20 March 1961; pg. 12; Issue 55034; col C Bishop Of Madagascar
- "Church Times, 26 December 1980, p 16". Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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| Preceded byThomas Richards Parfitt | Anglican Bishop of Madagascar 1961 – 1969 |
Succeeded byDiocese split |
| Preceded byInaugural appointment | Bishop of Antananarivo 1969 – 1975 |
Succeeded byEphraim Randrianovana |
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