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Charles Amarin Brand Archbishop of Archdiocese of Strasbourg Emeritus Church Roman Catholic Church See Archdiocese of Strasbourg In Office 1984 - 1997 Predecessor Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger Successor Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré Orders Ordination July 11, 1943 Personal details Born June 27, 1920
Mulhouse, FranceCharles Amarin Brand, (born June 27, 1920) is 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.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Archdiocese of Strasbourg
- Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
- Archdiocese of Monaco
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Catholic Church titles Preceded by
Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé
as Bishop of MonacoArchbishop of Monaco
1981–1984Succeeded by
Joseph-Marie SardouPreceded by
Leon Arthur ElchingerArchbishop of Strasbourg
1984–1997Succeeded by
Joseph DoreCategories:- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops
- French Roman Catholic priests
- Monegasque Roman Catholic archbishops
- 1920 births
- Living people
- French Roman Catholic bishop stubs
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