George Basil Cardinal Hume OSB, OM, MA, STL (March 2, 1923—June 17, 1999) was an English 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. Image File history File links Basilhume. ... Westminster Cathedral is the motherchurch of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster. ... The coat of arms of a Cardinal are indicated by a red galero (wide-brimmed hat) with 15 tassels on each side (the motto and escutcheon are proper to the individual Cardinal). ... The standard of the Archbishop of Westminster The Archbishop of Westminster heads the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, England. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... John Carmel Heenan (born in Ilford, Essex on 26 January 1905), was a priest in the Roman Catholic church in the 20th Centruty. ... Cormac Cardinal Murphy-OConnor (born 24 August 1932 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English prelate, the Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops Conference of England and Wales. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... Saint-Laurent, Saint Lawrence or Saint Laurence can mean many things; also St-Laurent, , St Laurence). ... Bold textTHIS IS THE PAGE THAT A.S. REALLY NEEDS!! THIS IS NOW MARKED!!! ] ps i like A.O. This article is about an abbey as a Christian monastic community. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The coat of arms of a Cardinal are indicated by a red galero (wide-brimmed hat) with 15 tassels on each side (the motto and escutcheon are proper to the individual Cardinal). ... St Benedict of Nursia (c. ... For other Orders see Order of Merit (disambiguation). ... The degree of Master of Arts degree is an undergraduate degree awarded by the universities of Oxford and Cambridge as well as by the University of Dublin. ... Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) is the title of an intermediate graduate degree with canonical effects in the Roman Catholic Church offered by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of sacred theology. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Look up prelate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “Catholic Church” redirects here. ... The standard of the Archbishop of Westminster The Archbishop of Westminster heads the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, England. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales is the Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... The coat of arms of a Cardinal are indicated by a red galero (wide-brimmed hat) with 15 tassels on each side (the motto and escutcheon are proper to the individual Cardinal). ...

Early life and ministry

George Haliburton Hume was born in Newcastle upon Tyne to Sir William Errington Hume and Marie Elizabeth (née Tisseyre) Hume. His father was a Protestant cardiac physician from Scotland, and his mother the French Catholic daughter of an army officer. He had three sisters and one brother. This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. ... This article is about the country. ... The Church of France is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ...

Hume initially contemplated joining the Dominicans, but instead he entered the novitiate of the Benedictine monastery at Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire at the age of 18. He had been a pupil at at Ampleforth College between the ages of 13 and 18. He took the name Basil when he received the habit, and he was solemnly professed in 1945. A novitiate (also called a novice) is a member of a religious order who has not yet taken his/her vows. ... For the college, see Benedictine College. ... Monastery of St. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire is the largest private Catholic mixed boarding school in the UK, and it is occasionally referred to as the Catholic Eton, a sobriquet also attached at different times to Beaumont (no longer open) and Stonyhurst College (both Jesuit schools) and which was Cardinal Newmans... A habit is the usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...

After studying at Ampleforth, Hume went on to study at St. Benet's Hall in Oxford, a Benedictine institution, where he graduated with a degree in theology.Thereafter, he earned a licentiate in sacred theology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. and of the St. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... For the college, see Benedictine College. ... A B.A. issued as a certificate A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ... Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) is the title of an intermediate graduate degree with canonical effects in the Roman Catholic Church offered by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of sacred theology. ... The University of Fribourg (French: Université de Fribourg; German: Universität Freiburg) is a university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland. ...

He was ordained a priest on July 23, 1950. Returning to Ampleforth to teach modern languages, he became its abbot in 1963. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Catholic deacon candidates prostrate before the... Priesthood in the Catholic Church is the second of the three orders of ordained ministry, Bishop, Priest and Deacon. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Episcopacy

On February 9, 1976, Hume was appointed Archbishop of Westminster, the highest ranking prelate in England and Wales, by Pope Paul VI. He was not an obvious choice for Archbishop as he had no experience running a diocese and as the first monk to hold the post since the 1850 restoration of the English hierarchy he was seen to be something of an outsider. Receiving news of the appointment during dinner, Hume later remarked, "I must confess I did not enjoy the rest of the meal"^[1]. is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The standard of the Archbishop of Westminster The Archbishop of Westminster heads the Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, England. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... St. ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... On 29 September 1850, by the Bull Universalis Ecclesiae, Pope Pius IX recreated the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England, which had become extinct with the death of the last Marian bishop in the reign of Elizabeth I. Westminster became the metropolitan see and its occupant the Catholic successor of the...

Hume received his episcopal consecration on the following March 25 from Archbishop Bruno Heim, with Bishops Basil Butler, OSB, and John McClean serving as co-consecrators, in Westminster Cathedral. A bishop in the Catholic Church is a member of the College of Bishops, is an ordained minister, and holds the fullness of the priesthood. ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Most Reverend Bruno Bernard Heim, JCD, PhD. Bruno Bernard Heim, JCD, PhD (5 March 1911 - 18 March 2003) was the Vaticans first Apostolic Nuncio to Britain and was one of the most prominent armorists of twentieth century ecclesiastical heraldry. ... The Bishop of Middlesbrough is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough in the Province of Liverpool. ... Principal Consecrator is a term used in the Roman Catholic Church to designate a bishop who ordains a priest to the episocal state. ... Westminster Cathedral from Victoria Street Westminster Cathedral in London, England, is the mother church of the Roman Catholic community in England and Wales and the Metropolitan Church and Cathedral for the Archbishop of Westminster. ...

Episcopal coat of arms of Basil Cardinal Hume

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During the weeks leading to the latter conclave, which surprisingly selected the non-Italian Karol Cardinal Wojtyła, Hume was considered papabile, or suitable to be elected pope. He could of been Pope, but the fecking Jesuits have it all sewn up between them, can you imagine it, a Polish Pope! Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   []; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of... Papabile ( Papabili) is an unofficial Italian term first coined by Vaticanologists and now used internationally in many languages to describe a cardinal of whom it is thought likely or possible that he will be elected pope. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Pope (from Latin...

Cardinal Hume's time in office saw Catholicism become more accepted in British society than it had been for 400 years, culminating in the first visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Westminster Cathedral in 1995. He had previously read the Epistle at the installation ceremony of Archbishop Robert Runcie of Canterbury in 1980. It was also during his tenure in Westminster that Pope John Paul II made a groundbreaking visit to England. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... An epistle (Greek επιστολη, epistolÄ“, letter) is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of persons, usually a letter and a very formal, often didactic and elegant one. ... Installation can be used to refer to Installation (computer programs) of an operating system or program. ... Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie of Cuddesdon PC MC (October 2, 1921 – July 11, 2000) was the 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991. ... The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   []; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of...

Styles of Cardinal Basil Hume, OSB
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In 1998, Hume asked John Paul II for permission to retire, expressing the wish to return to Ampleforth and devote his last years to peace and solitude, fly fishing and following his beloved Newcastle United Football Club The request was refused. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x741, 86 KB) Description: Vestments of a cardinal: red cassock, rochet trimmed with lace, red chimere, apostolical cross. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... Westminster Cathedral is the motherchurch of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Fly rod and reel with a wild brown trout from a chalk stream. ... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. ...

He was diagnosed with inoperable abdominal cancer in April 1999. On June 2 of that same year, Queen Elizabeth awarded him the Order of Merit. He died just over two weeks later in London, at age 76. After a funeral service broadcast live on national television, he was buried in Westminster Cathedral. John Paul II, in his message of condolence to the Church in England and Wales, praised Hume as a "shepherd of great spiritual and moral character"^[2]. The human abdomen (from the Latin word meaning belly) is the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other Orders see Order of Merit (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Requiem (from the Latin requiés, rest) or Requiem Mass (informally, the funeral Mass), also known formally (in Latin) as the Missa pro defunctis or Missa defunctorum, is a liturgical service of the Roman Catholic Church as well as the Anglican/ Episcopalian High Church and certain Lutheran Churches in... British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ...

Hume was seen as moderate in his theological positions, trying to please both liberals and conservatives^[3]. While condemning homosexual acts, for instance, he accepted the validity of love between gay people^[4]. Moreover, he was opposed to women priests^[5] but described most detractors of Humanae Vitae as "good, conscientious and faithful"^[6]. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... Ths article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection or profound oneness. ... In general religious use, ordination is the process by which one is consecrated (set apart for the undivided administration of various religious rites). ... Humanae Vitae (Latin Of Human Life) is an encyclical written by Pope Paul VI and promulgated on July 25, 1968. ...

Hume's success as Archbishop of Westminster—he was regularly named Britain's most popular religious figure in opinion polls—was attributed by some to the great humility and warmth with which he treated everyone he met, regardless of their religion or background.

Cardinal Hume Catholic School

The Cardinal Hume Catholic School has been recently opened in Wrekenton, part of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. It is replacing the aging St Edmund Campion School, and accommodates over a thousand students, in state of the art surroundings.Image:Http://www.cardinalhume.com/images/StEd view03 sm.JPG This article is about Gateshead, England. ... Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. ...

Legacy

Statue of Cardinal Basil Hume in Newcastle

• A statue of Cardinal Hume was erected in his home town of Newcastle and unveiled by the Queen in 2002.
• The Cardinal Hume Centre based in Westminster works to improve the lives of homeless young people, families, and other vulnerable and socially excluded members of society.
• The Cardinal Hume Rose is named after him.
• The Cardinal Hume Catholic School has been recently opened in Wrekenton, part of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

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Trivia

• He was a lifelong fan of jogging, squash and Newcastle United F.C.^{[7] [8]}
• Hume was the last Archbishop of Westminster to employ a Gentiluomo. The Gentiluomo was a form of ceremonial bodyguard who accompanied the Archbishop at formal occasions. As the role had become archaic, no new Gentiluomo was appointed after the death of Hume's Gentiluomo, Monsignor Anthony Canon Bartlett, OBE, in 2001.

References

1. ^ Time Magazine. Jogger's Progress March 1, 1976
2. ^ BBC News. Pope's Tribute to Hume - full text June 25, 1999
3. ^ Archdiocese of Westminster. Cardinal George Basil Hume January 11, 2005
4. ^ BBC News. Basil Hume: From Monk to Cardinal June 25, 1999
5. ^ Time Asia. Milestones June 28, 1999
6. ^ Time Magazine. Milestones June 28, 1999
7. ^ Ibid.
8. ^ Time Magazine. Jogger's Progress March 1, 1976

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See also

Anthony Howard, Basil Hume, the monk cardinal, Headline, 2005 (ISBN 0-7553-1247-3).

External links

• Cardinal Hume Secondary School
• BBC Coverage of the Cardinal's death
• Cardinal Hume Centre
• Archdiocese of Westminster's biography
• Statue of Cardinal Hume, Newcastle upon Tyne