Charles Binet

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

His Eminence

Charles Binet
Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBesançon
SeeBesançon
Appointed31 October 1927
Term ended15 July 1936
PredecessorLouis Humbrecht
SuccessorMaurice-Louis Dubourg
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca (1927-36)
Orders
Ordination22 October 1893
Consecration24 August 1920
by Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon
Created cardinal19 December 1927
by Pope Pius XI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameCharles Binet
Born8 April 1869
Juvigny, Second French Empire
Died15 July 1936(1936-07-15) (aged 67)
Besançon, French Third Republic
BuriedBesançon Cathedral
Previous post
  • Bishop of Soissons (1920-27)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Soissons (1927-28)
MottoDa robur fer auxilium
Coat of arms
Styles of
Charles Binet
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeBesançon
Charles Binet.

Biography

Charles Binet was born in Juvigny, France, and was educated at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, and at the Seminary of Notre Dame des Champs. 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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