Basil Hume
Catholic cardinal (1923-1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Basil Cardinal Hume OSB, OM, MA, STL (2 March 1923 – 17 June 1999) was a British prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1976 and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales from 1979 until his death. Hume was elevated to the cardinalate in 1976.
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Archbishop of Westminster | |
Archdiocese | Westminster |
Province | Westminster |
Appointed | 9 February 1976 |
Installed | 25 March 1976 |
Term ended | 17 June 1999 |
Predecessor | John Carmel Heenan |
Successor | Cormac Murphy-O'Connor |
Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite (1976 - 1999) |
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Ordination | 23 July 1950 |
Consecration | 26 March 1976 by Bruno Heim |
Created cardinal | 24 May 1976 |
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Birth name | George Basil Hume |
Born | (1923-03-02)2 March 1923 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Died | 17 June 1999(1999-06-17) (aged 76) London, England |
Buried | Westminster Cathedral |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Parents | Sir William Errington Hume and Maria Elizabeth Hume (née Tisserye) |
Previous post | Abbot of Saint Lawrence's Abbey, Ampleforth (1963 - 1976) |
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