Charles Binet

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His Eminence Charles Binet
Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Besançon
See	Besançon
Appointed	31 October 1927
Term ended	15 July 1936
Predecessor	Louis Humbrecht
Successor	Maurice-Louis Dubourg
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca (1927-36)
Orders
Ordination	22 October 1893
Consecration	24 August 1920 by Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon
Created cardinal	19 December 1927 by Pope Pius XI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Charles Binet
Born	8 April 1869 Juvigny, Second French Empire
Died	15 July 1936(1936-07-15) (aged 67) Besançon, French Third Republic
Buried	Besançon Cathedral
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Soissons (1920-27) Apostolic Administrator of Soissons (1927-28)
Motto	Da robur fer auxilium
Coat of arms

Styles of Charles Binet
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Besançon

Charles Binet.

Charles Henri Joseph Binet (8 April 1869 – 15 July 1936) was a French Archbishop of Besançon and Cardinal.

Biography[]

Charles Binet was born in Juvigny, France, and was educated at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, and at the . He was ordained on October 22, 1893, in Soissons. He worked in the diocese doing pastoral work until 1895. He served as a faculty member of the Seminary of Soissons until 1914, during which time he was also appointed as Diocesan archivist in 1900. He served in the French Army during World War I. He was appointed vicar general and archdeacon of the diocese of Laon on 13 February 1919.

Episcopate[]

Pope Benedict XV appointed him Bishop of Soissons on June 16, 1920. He was consecrated, August 24, 1920, cathedral of Soissons, by Cardinal Louis Luçon, Archbishop of Reims. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Besançon on October 31, 1927, but continued at the previous see as apostolic administrator until May 1, 1928.

Cardinalate[]

He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca by Pope Pius XI in the consistory of December 19, 1927. He died on July 15, 1936, and is buried in Besançon.

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