In December 1537 Beaton was made Bishop of Mirepoix in Languedoc on the recommendation of King Francis I, and in 1538 he was appointed a Cardinal by Pope Paul III, under the title of St Stephen in the Caelian Hill.
Beaton was made Bishop of Mirepoix in Languedoc on the recommendation of King Francis I. This was in December 1537. He was appointed a Cardinal by Pope Paul III. This was under the title of St Stephen in the Caelian Hill. This was in 1538.