Charles Binet Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Charles Binet
Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Besançon
See:Besançon
Appointed:31 October 1927
Term End:15 July 1936
Predecessor:Louis Humbrecht
Successor:Maurice-Louis Dubourg
Other Post:Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca (1927-36)
Ordination:22 October 1893
Consecration:24 August 1920
Consecrated By:Louis-Henri-Joseph Luçon
Cardinal:19 December 1927
Created Cardinal By:Pope Pius XI
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Name:Charles Binet
Birth Date:8 April 1869
Birth Place:Juvigny, Second French Empire
Death Place:Besançon, French Third Republic
Motto:Da robur fer auxilium
Coat Of Arms:Ecu-Binet.svg
Cardinal Name:Charles Binet
Dipstyle:His Eminence
Offstyle:Your Eminence
See:Besançon

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.the eldest of eight children of a farming family.[1] He was educated at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, and at the Seminary of Notre Dame des Champs. He was ordained on 22 October 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 16 June 1920. He was consecrated on 24 August 1920 at the cathedral of Soissons by Cardinal Louis Luçon, Archbishop of Reims. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Besançon[2] on 31 October 1927, but continued at the previous see as apostolic administrator until 1 May 1928.

Cardinalate

He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca by Pope Pius XI in the consistory of 19 December 1927.[3] He died on 15 July 1936 and is buried in Besançon.

Notes and References

  1. https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1927-ii.htm#Binet Florida International University, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section, Biographical Dictionary of Pope Pius XI (1922-1939), Consistory of December 19, 1927
  2. https://santosepulcro.co.il/en/saints/st-drausinus/ Santo Sepulcro website, St Drausius
  3. News: Time . 7 February 2024 . 1 . Time Incorporated . 2 January 1928 . 20 . en.