Charles Amarin Brand
His Excellency Charles Amarin Brand | |
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Archbishop of Strasbourg | |
Charles-Amarin Brand in 1988 | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Archdiocese of Strasbourg |
In office | 1984 - 1997 |
Predecessor | Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger |
Successor | Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré |
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Ordination | 11 July 1943 |
Consecration | 13 February 1972 |
Personal details | |
Born |
Mulhouse, France | 27 June 1920
Died |
31 March 2013 92) Toulouse, France | (aged
Charles-Amarin Brand (27 June 1920 - 31 March 2013) was a French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Brand was born in Mulhouse, France and was ordained a priest on July 11, 1943, from the Archdiocese of Strasbourg. He was appointed auxiliary archbishop of the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon on December 28, 1971, as well as titular bishop of Uthina, and was ordained bishop on February 13, 1972. Brand was then appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Strasbourg on November 18, 1976. Brand would be appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Monaco from July 30, 1981, to July 16, 1984, when he would appointed Archbishop of Archdiocese of Strasbourg. He would serve at The Archdiocese of Strasbourg until his retirement on October 23, 1997. He died in 2013.[1]
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Preceded by Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé as Bishop of Monaco |
Archbishop of Monaco 1981–1984 |
Succeeded by Joseph-Marie Sardou |
Preceded by Leon Arthur Elchinger |
Archbishop of Strasbourg 1984–1997 |
Succeeded by Joseph Dore |
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